07-21-2015, 10:30 AM
A new control tower and a new destination (Orlando) is great news. However, I can't be the only one who feels shortchanged when it comes to our airport.
Kitchener-Waterloo's high-tech fever: "Internationally, their reputation is off the charts"
Too bad that internationally, Waterloo Region is not the easiest place to get to. Pearson (YYZ) is close but during winter storms or rush hour traffic the drive may take over two hours. And when you include the mandatory three hour early arrival for international flights we may as well drive to Kingston or Detroit. And that's just not good enough. But I suspect airlines look at the map and conclude that we are well served.
Waterloo Region is also building an LRT. Only four cities in Canada have an LRT: Calgary, Toronto, Edmonton and Ottawa. Hamilton may get one and London isn't even on the map regarding an LRT yet they both offer more flights to more destinations that YKF. And Hamilton is even closer to Toronto than we are. What gives?
What do we have to do to get more airlines and more destinations?
Kitchener-Waterloo's high-tech fever: "Internationally, their reputation is off the charts"
Too bad that internationally, Waterloo Region is not the easiest place to get to. Pearson (YYZ) is close but during winter storms or rush hour traffic the drive may take over two hours. And when you include the mandatory three hour early arrival for international flights we may as well drive to Kingston or Detroit. And that's just not good enough. But I suspect airlines look at the map and conclude that we are well served.
Waterloo Region is also building an LRT. Only four cities in Canada have an LRT: Calgary, Toronto, Edmonton and Ottawa. Hamilton may get one and London isn't even on the map regarding an LRT yet they both offer more flights to more destinations that YKF. And Hamilton is even closer to Toronto than we are. What gives?
What do we have to do to get more airlines and more destinations?