02/03/2022
In an extraordinarily rare move, the FAA dropped the hammer on the Town of East Hampton tonight and publicly called them out on their deceitful and misleading claims that they would be opening the purported “New Airport” in just 3 days after closing HTO. In summary the FAA said “At the meeting, we emphasized that the deactivation of the airport has genuine consequences. Once an airport is deactivated, it cannot be reopened with the same facilities and procedures simply by reactivating it. While this may not be intuitively obvious, we explained our regulatory structure and need to maintain safety protocols; and how this impacts the ability to reopen quickly. We explained the concrete actions that are taken upon deactivation; actions that, once taken, cannot simply be reversed. ... In summary, once the airport is deactivated, it could not immediately return to its prior operating status. While the FAA will endeavor to expedite its processes, you should be aware that it may take approximately two (2) years to restore the current capability to the airport if it is deactivated depending on any potential environmental analyses."
Now let’s see what the media says about this rogue municipal government that is knowingly and intentionally lying to the community.
