Bringing passenger flights back to Salem won’t be cheap, city report says

Seats in the passenger terminal at the Salem Municipal Airport (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter)

Getting Salem’s airport ready for commercial passenger flights will cost the city millions, with any payoff from increased revenue likely years down the road.

That’s according to a report from airport manager John Paskell due to be presented to the Salem City Council this week.

Paskell presented the reportto the city’s airport advisory commission during a July 20 meeting, outlining the…