### Question
How is the term significant business interest defined?


### Answer
The term **significant business interest** is defined in *49 U.S.C. § 40117* as the following:

> an air carrier or foreign air carrier that had no less than 1.0 percent of passenger boardings at the airport in the prior calendar year, had at least 25,000 passenger boardings at the airport in the prior calendar year, or provides scheduled service at the airport

#### Citation:
  - *49 U.S.C. § 40117*
  - Heading: **SUBTITLE VII-AVIATION PROGRAMS > PART A-AIR COMMERCE AND SAFETY > subpart i-general > CHAPTER 401-GENERAL PROVISIONS**

