Judy Mullen has received a call from the Rockford (RFD) Airport regarding our upcoming flight to attend the AQS Quilt Show in Paducah. An airline has agreed to fly us there as a day trip for $130 round trip on Friday, April 23 and Saturday, April 24. The airplane seats 100 passengers. Paperwork will be forwarded to the US Dept. of Transportation on Monday, Feb. 22, for their approval of our proposed charter flight. Approval is usually granted within 7 to 10 days and after that is received and reviewed, tickets will be available for sale. Watch for a future email with instructions on how and when to purchase your airline ticket and your show tickets.
The RFD Airport has asked as many of the quilters who showed an interest in our trip to write a brief letter of support to them. They wish to present these letters to the airline agreeing to fly us, the Dept. of Transportation, as well as to the RFD Airport Board of Directors. They ask for a brief, few sentence note stating our desire to attend the AQS Quilt Show, The National Quilt Museum, and especially the convenience of flying from RFD for the day. If you intend to purchase a ticket for a spouse or relative as well as yourself, you may wish to include that in your note. Send your email to Zach Sundquist at RFD Airport by February 22nd.
Judy has a meeting scheduled at 9:00 a.m., on Tuesday, Feb. 23rd, with the airport and hopes to come away with a lot more information to share.
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