The largest seasonal airline at Martha’s Vineyard Airport will not start its summer schedule until June, with flights to Washington, D.C. beginning on June 12 and flights to New York starting on June 26.
The county commission voted to return longtime member Don Ogilvie to the airport commission, and picked Dona Flamme, a Chilmark resident and pilot, to take a second seat vacated by Kristin Zern.
A longtime member of the Martha’s Vineyard Airport commission is looking to return for another term as four candidates vie for two seats on the board.
Last year, 81,666 passengers came through the airport, setting a new high point in the terminal’s 66-year history.
Last week, the airport unveiled some of the first conceptual designs for a major airport terminal renovation, which would bring a permanent structure for departures.
Plans for a major renovation of Martha’s Vineyard Airport are one step closer to getting off the ground after the airport received a $15 million grant last week.