06-23-2016, 01:24 PM
(06-22-2016, 10:58 PM)SammyOES Wrote: This is a pretty huge blow. Especially because the planes did seem to have good passenger loads and the reason given will apply to a lot of other airlines the region would want to try and attract.
(06-23-2016, 09:59 AM)jgsz Wrote: This is very disappointing. So what's next?
Will the Region subsidize another airline to fly out of YKF? I think many residents would be opposed to that idea.
I'm hoping business leaders, academics and politicians can get together to discuss their YKF needs and to develop strategies to make it happen.
Perhaps a small startup like NextJet (are they still flying??) can be nurtured so it can offer flights to some Canadian and American cities.
I don't know why residents would be opposed to a subsidy if we got another airline in... The money paid to AA was a refund of airport fees... so if they never flew in, we would never of earned that money in the first place. Instead, we got benefits to the local economy, and once the 2 year period elapsed, we started collecting the fees. I'd say its a win-win.
Flights are near full, so I'm surprised by this decision. If it is the Canadian dollar at fault, then why are they keeping YYZ over YKF? Airline industry is so frustrating!
Coke