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As East Hampton Airport Closure Approaches, Legal Challenges Stall, But Others May Loom

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The largest private jets will be banned under new rules that will take effect at East Hampton Airport if the town's planned transition goes into effect next Tuesday night. The town must clear legal challenges between now and then.

The largest private jets will be banned under new rules that will take effect at East Hampton Airport if the town's planned transition goes into effect next Tuesday night. The town must clear legal challenges between now and then.

authorMichael Wright on May 11, 2022
In less than a week, East Hampton Town plans to close East Hampton Airport, for 33 hours, then reopen it as a new airport with a battery of new restrictions... more

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