PR Newswire
DALLAS, Ga., April 28, 2015
DALLAS, Ga., April 28, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A survey of Dallas voters conducted during the week of April 20, 2015 shows that over 73% believe that the U.S. government should act to end subsidy violations and stand up for American workers. This nonpartisan, issue-based poll of 471 Dallas voters was conducted by Premiere Political Communications, of Austin, Texas on behalf of Americans for Fair Skies.
Dallas voters broadly agree that the U.S. government needs to act to end aviation trade agreement violations:
For over 10 years, the governments of Qatar and the United Arab Emirates have subsidized their airlines, Qatar Airways, Etihad, and Emirates, with over $42 billion in violation of the Open Skies aviation trade agreements they signed with the U.S. These subsidies have resulted a significant distortion of the private, open marketplace, allowing these airlines to artificially lower the cost of seats, dumping excess seat capacity on routes, undermining the principles of fair competition outlined in the trade agreements and threatening U.S. aviation jobs.
"The poll shows that Dallas voters are ready to see the U.S. government stand up for aviation workers and find solutions to aviation trade violations that threaten the viability of a critical national industry and the hundreds of thousands of jobs it creates," said Captain Lee Moak, President of Americans for Fair Skies. "The time for consultations between nations to resolve this issue is now."
For a complete breakdown of poll results, please visit http://fairskies.org/april-2015-poll-results.
Press contact: Michael Robbins, 202-549-4121, americans@fairskies.org
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SOURCE Americans for Fair Skies