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Air Canada is eliminating its remaining flight from the Fredericton International Airport, effective January 23.
The daily flight to and from Montreal is the last remaining commercial flight in the Fredericton International Airport. The news means all commercial flights to and from the Fredericton airport will be gone as of January 23.
Krista Ross, CEO of the Fredericton Chamber of Commerce, says that she is hopeful Air Canada will resume service later in the spring.
“It is disappointing news, but understandable under the circumstances,” said Ross in an interview. “We are confident that when regulations are less stringent and health protocols allow that we will have Air Canada back.”
HALIFAX Air Canada has announced they are suspending operations at another Maritime airport. A spokesperson from Air Canada confirmed to CTV News on Tuesday that the airline will suspend operations out of the Fredericton International Airport, effective Jan. 23. “This decision was not taken lightly and we regret the impact on our customers and communities, but it is increasingly difficult to continue to operate in this challenging environment,” said Pascale Déry, Air Canada’s Director of Media Relations for Quebec-Eastern Canada-Europe. The decision to suspend operations in Fredericton is just the latest in a series of blows to commercial air service in Atlantic Canada.
Greater Moncton airport survival plans: layoffs, debt and holding out for better days
The province s busiest airport is strapped for cash, laid off a quarter of its staff and is putting off major repairs, but it s doing better than most.
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The airport laid off 26% of its staff and is increasing some fees but hasn t dipped into credit line, yet
Posted: Dec 16, 2020 5:56 PM AT | Last Updated: December 17, 2020
A Cargo jet plane unloads at the Moncton International Airport. Bernard LeBlanc said domestic cargo shipping is one of the only areas of growth for the authority in 2020.(Shane Magee/CBC)