REDMOND, OR -- Mayor George Endicott says there has been a 90-per cent drop in air passenger traffic at the Redmond airport. He says there will be a 60-per cent decrease in of flights with Alaska cancelling all flights to Portland in the month of May. Endicott says the almost 9 million dollars from the federal government can be used for payroll, utilities, operating expenses and capital expenditures. Endicott says the money should cover the airport budget for about a year