East Tennesseans for Airfare Competition (ETAC) is a nonprofit business coalition created for the purposes of bringing low-fare air service to McGhee Tyson Airport and educating the community on how to support and keep low fare service in our region.
To learn more about ETAC contact etac.org@gmail.com
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ETAC works with the Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority and airlines to bring competitive air fares to McGhee Tyson Airport.
Out of the 84 communities that submitted grant proposals, the DOT awarded just nineteen grants. The total amount awarded across the nineteen communities was $6,445,450. The grant received by the ETAC and MKAA will aid in the community’s efforts in trying to bring additional low-fare service to the region’s most demanded markets from
“The Small Community Air Service Development Grant Program is highly competitive, with many worthy communities submitting proposals,” said Kirk Huddleston, Chairman of the Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority Board of Commissioners. “Without the support of our leaders in Washington, the State of
“We would like to thank Senator Lamar Alexander and Senator Bob Corker, Representative John J. Duncan, Jr., Representative Zach Wamp and Representative Lincoln Davis, Governor Phil Bredesen, Tennessee Department of Tourist Development Commissioner Susan Whitaker, Knoxville City Mayor Bill Haslam, Knox County Mayor Mike Ragsdale, the Knoxville City Council and the Knox County Commission, Chambers of Commerce, and the business community.”
FREE PARKING is available at McGhee Tyson for the first 30 minutes to all visitors.
Laptop Stations are available in the concourse area of McGhee Tyson Airport. Pull out seats are attached to the desk areas at the gates and offer a handy place to work before boarding your flight.