Worcester Regional Airport

The Massachusetts Port Authority Board of Directors unanimously approved a three-year $1.3 billion spending plan Thursday, which will yield $18 million for the Worcester Regional Airport. The plan invests about $300 million into new projects like roadway optimizations, runway rehabilitation, and net-zero carbon emission initiatives.

Every year, WBJ's editorial staff makes 10 predictions for news events in the coming year. Turns out, 2021 was almost impossible to predict, as we got three right.

American Airlines will stop providing direct service from Worcester Regional Airport to Philadelphia in the new year, the Massachusetts Port Authority confirmed Wednesday afternoon.

A $2.1-million rehabilitation project is underway on the northern end of Taxiway B at the Worcester Regional Airport, the Massachusetts Port Authority announced on Monday.

JetBlue Airways teased a Wednesday announcement related to the Worcester, but ahead of a midday press conference, direct flights from Worcester Regional Airport to New York City, as well as Fort Lauderdale, Fla. were already available for booking, beginning Aug. 20.

The Worcester Regional Airport has lost all of its commercial service due to the coronavirus pandemic, but 93% of respondents to a survey conducted by Massport and the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce said they would be likely or very likely to use the airport if more direct service was available.

The Worcester Regional Airport may be without any commercial service as soon as Oct. 1, with Delta Air Lines planning to suspend service to the city next month.

Worcester Regional Airport will receive $1.3 million to help it cope with the coronavirus pandemic fallout, part of the Airport Grant Program in the $2-trillion CARES Act, the Federal Aviation Administration announced in a press release on Tuesday. 

Rectrix Aviation, which flew seasonal commercial flights from Worcester Regional Airport to Hyannis starting in 2017, has suspended its commuter shuttle service.

Worcester Regional Airport has an economic impact of $97 million, according to a study released last month by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.