Atlantic Canada airport thread

[new kid in town]

Originally Posted by EnvisionSaintJohn

Nice of them to fly right over YSJ … we can wave to them as they fly by!

Honestly though, I’m not that worried YSJ being left out of this, as most of the destinations are places I’d be driving. Where I’m hopeful, is that this shows the NB government is at least willing to subsidize routes to NB airports.

Our local leaders and airport executives should be lobbying for a subsidized route of our own, perhaps a Saint John<–>St. John’s route, as Halifax isn’t the only airport in Atlantic Canada with transatlantic routes.

Originally Posted by EnvisionSaintJohn

There's already a market for flights between Saint John and Toronto, and now Saint John and Halifax. The passengers exist in all three markets. Is it that ridiculous to want to see something to make up for the shafting YSJ got from being left out of the PAL pilot program?

If government subsidized a "milk run" between St. John's, Halifax, and Toronto, via Saint John, it would more than make up for Saint John (and St. John's) being left out of the PAL pilot program.

I'm a little confused about where you stand really about this PAL program. Additionally, didn't Saint John get a regional connection flight through PASCAN months before this PAL program was announced? It's possible the potential air traffic for the PAL program coverage is already occupied by PASCAN.