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The Lincoln Airport Authority passed a resolution Thursday saying it would only pay Red Way its final invoice after the failed airline reimburses the 670 people still awaiting refunds.
The Lincoln Airport Authority on Thursday authorized the final payment of federal COVID-19 relief money to the defunct airline Red Way — on one condition.
Red Way sent an email to customers saying it can't pay refunds because the Lincoln Airport is withholding a final payment. Airport officials say that's not the case.
In two months, Lincoln's Red Way Airlines tore through the majority of its American Rescue Plan Act dollars, and then failed.
In two months, Red Way tore through the majority of American Rescue Plan Act dollars -- $1.5 million each from the city of Lincoln and Lancaster County.