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Calls to make airport charges fairer after Rex cancels Whyalla to Adelaide flights

The federal government security screening subsidy is set to end in July. (ABC Eyre Peninsula: Jodie Hamilton)

There are calls for the federal government to make security funding for country airports more equitable after Rex Airlines cancelled its service in a regional South Australian city.

A government subsidy on security screening in airports is set to end by July, meaning councils will have to foot the bill or pass the cost onto airlines.

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