10-01-2014, 10:27 PM
(10-01-2014, 10:18 PM)Spokes Wrote:(10-01-2014, 10:15 PM)Urbanomicon Wrote:(10-01-2014, 08:41 PM)mpd618 Wrote:(09-30-2014, 08:45 PM)Urbanomicon Wrote: I remember hearing a year or two ago about a proposed major upgrade to YKF to handle overflow from YYZ. Has anybody heard any updates on this?
Earlier this year, there was a master plan process with several options that would guide investment in expansion of the airport. A bunch of people in the airport vicinity complained about any and all expansion. More importantly, Bearskin cancelled their Ottawa-based service right around then. In that environment, council didn't support the expansion options.
That is disappointing. Hopefully this (or something similar) will be back on the table in a few years, especially with the addition of American Airlines. It's a shame to think that such a major potential boost to the region's economy and continued growth was derailed (at least in part) due to a few noise complaints. Not that I'm unsympathetic to the property owners, I just think a compromise could have been reached.
Didn't you hear, it's an election year