The Government of Canada has announced up to $6M in funding over 3 years to help the four Atlantic provinces improve and strengthen intra-regional air services as the sector continues to recover from the pandemic to support Atlantic Canada's economic growth, tourism, and connections.
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Added on 2025-03-12
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Newfoundland and Labrador
- canada.ca
The majority of airport authorities have seen an increase in the number of travellers in the region. At the Stanfield and Moncton airports, the recovery rates are 95% and 98.1%, respectively. According to a specialist in the aviation industry, the reason it has taken so many years to return to normal is mainly due to the shortage of workers in the aviation sector.
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Added on 2025-02-09
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Newfoundland and Labrador
- Radio-Canada Atlantique
Flair Airlines has announced it is dropping both Deer Lake and St. John’s as destinations for 2025. The company says it is scaling back or cutting service in some Canadian markets in an effort to bring more frequency to other routes and are unsure if they will return to the province at some point in the future.
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Added on 2024-11-27
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Newfoundland and Labrador
- vocm.com
The N.L. Government is celebrating the extension to 2027 of Westjet’s successful direct St. John’s-London Gatwick route started in 2024 in addition to adding two new direct European routes: Dublin, Ireland, and Paris, France that will run from May through October.
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Added on 2024-11-18
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Avalon Peninsula Region, NL
- www.gov.nl.ca
The Canadian airline industry has been reducing flights particularly to small and medium-sized areas. While average passenger capacity at Canada’s 30 biggest airports is 98% of 2019 levels, COVID saw a drop in flight school enrolment and a shortage of pilots.
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Added on 2024-08-11
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Newfoundland and Labrador
- cbc.ca
WestJet has decided to cancel its route between St. John's and Hamilton, Ont. as of July 1. The new route was announced in March and had just started running on May 17. The cancellation was announced as part of WestJet's broader plan to discontinue Hamilton operations.
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Added on 2024-06-10
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Avalon Peninsula Region, NL
- cbc.ca