[JYO] Washington Post Article - Business has tripled?

From today's Washington Post Article...

"It's unbelievable," said Doug McNeeley, manager of the Leesburg airport. 
Business has tripled, he said, because his field is outside the exclusion 
zone. In the last week he has handled dozens of calls from corporations 
across the country seeking to rent parking spaces. All 238 are filled. 
"They've got planes packed everywhere," he said.

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Dear Doug,

I have got to believe that this portion of the article was misquoted or out 
of context. Business has tripled? Do you mean parking spaces or JET A sales? 

I have heard from all three flight schools and many private owners that are 
virtually shut down and going broke fast. Three sales from Mid-Atlantic 
Mooney are on hold because of the restrictions. Even Piedmont Hawthorne said 
that Avgas fuel sales are off by two-thirds.

I have compiled a list of losses and provided them to AOPA as they are going 
to go before congress next week to try and get some airspace and financial 
relief for General Aviation.

Thanks,

Ed M. Levine
AOPA ASN Volunteer for JYO

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