(04-16-2021, 03:48 PM)danbrotherston Wrote: I'd say it's more than slightly...we're in the middle of a global pandemic that has cut air travel to nothing.
It's insane that we are making such a huge investment right now.
Given that we apparently can't afford to provide childcare, I think this is a gross missuse of money.
I don't think it's insane. Ticket sales are making it very clear that there's a huge pent-up demand for air travel. If we suddenly spike to above-2019 levels (which I consider very likely in 2022) there's not going to be capacity at Pearson. This spike in demand is a rare opportunity for new airlines to get off the ground, if we want to ever get YKF to being a large enough self-sustaining airport this is the time to do it.
Every business that 2020 was a bad time for, will likely see a record-setting 2022 as demand swings back the other way.
There's plenty of valid complaints about the childcare decision, but the regional budget isn't zero-sum (taxes can be increased).