Valais residents will vote for the first time on the future of Sion airport, in a bitter campaign that has just kicked off
On 29 November, they will decide whether to keep subsidising the ageing airfield, which has struggled since the army pulled out at the end of 2018.
Opponents say commercial and private flights make up 70 percent of movements and 94 percent of passengers, campaigning under the slogan "no public money for private jets".
The cantonal government counters that nearly four in five flights serve the public interest and deserve funding.
Over 3,800 signatures put the issue on the ballot.
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