Region of Waterloo International Airport - YKF

[SammyOES]

Do we know a forecast for passenger volumes out of the airport with Flair stuck in limbo? It seems like we've spent a lot of public money to support an investment that doesn't really benefit too many locals...

I couldn’t find good numbers for how much money the region supports the airport (particularly operating + capital combined) but this is the benefit:

Key findings of the report show that YKFs total 2023 annual operations generated:

$390 million in total economic output
1,360 jobs and $100 million in wages, including 660 jobs at YKF
$170 million in Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
$28 million in tax revenue (local, provincial and federal)

So not sure I’d say it doesn’t benefit too many locals.