The Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport is trying to get the word out...that its air fares are competitive with those in other cities.

Airport Manager Terry Moore Thursday presented to the county commission...data from travel websites offering air fares which are close to, or even less than, fares from cities such as Charleston or even Columbus.

"I actually encourage people to look at united.com, because they don't charge you a service fee on that particular site, so the prices are actually lower," Moore says. "We'd also like to emphasize, parking at the airport is free now, so the prices are lower than if you go to some of the places where you have to pay for parking."

The airport plans to publicize those deals in future print advertisements.

We also have a link available to that flight information through the airport's own web page...just click on the "Hot Button".