“There’s certainly opportunity here for our market and in Saskatchewan and I think we’ll see more service and routes announced this year for sure,” said Justin Reves, manager of customer experience for the Regina Airport Authority.
“We’re also hoping this Calgary news, the loss of Air Canada, this opens up the doors for an ultra-low-cost carrier like Lynx … or perhaps Swoop or Flair to return to the market, because it just creates more opportunity for them.”Sask. premier calls Sunwing’s move to end all Saskatchewan flights ‘irresponsible’
Saskatchewan airports are still digging themselves out of debt caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, but hope that 2023 or 2024 is the year that operations return to full capacity. Pre-COVID, the Regina airport used to have about 20 to 25 flights a day, but now, they only have about 15 to 20 flights a day. They are working to bring that number back up this year.The Saskatoon Chamber is taking the loss of Air Canada flights as a major hit to the city.
“For the last 20 years, Calgary has been that hub,” said Jason Aebig. “It’s a major loss to our business community and our research community and our academic community as well.”While Flair and WestJet might be able to take Saskatchewan residents to Calgary, they cannot connect passengers to Air Canada and the rest of the network beyond the city.Without any competition on the runway, Aebig expects fares for flights to increase.
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