Ready, set, go: Air travel taking off again at Lethbridge Airport – Lethbridge
Air journey has been minimal out and in of the Lethbridge airport for the reason that COVID-19 pandemic hit.
WestJet says demand has not too long ago began to choose up and the airline will now have two each day flights out of Lethbridge.
“That provides vacationers a lot extra connection, to attach onwards from Calgary,” mentioned Morgan Bell, supervisor of public relations with the airline.
The extra flights shall be useful not solely to the airline but additionally the communities it serves in line with Bell.
“We are able to speak about friends going outbound from Lethbridge nevertheless it’s simply as necessary to Lethbridge for sporting occasions, neighborhood occasions, live shows, enterprise simply on the whole for the at circulation to be coming again in.”
Trevor Lewington with Financial Improvement Lethbridge mentioned the rise in air visitors is sweet information for the native financial system.
“Regional airports are important to the native financial system, it’s actually necessary for enterprise travellers to have the ability to connect with different flights and journey to different facilities so actually necessary from an outbound perspective but additionally simply as necessary for us, after all, is the potential for tourism, individuals coming to see household,” he added.
Bell mentioned the rise in service isn’t fairly the place it was earlier than the pandemic, which was three flights a day, nevertheless it’s an incredible begin.
“If demand isn’t there and other people don’t use the service then these are issues that we now have to have a look at however that’s at all times final resort,
“We need to fly the flights, we need to join individuals,” Bell defined.
A press release from the Metropolis of Lethbridge reads partly “Air journey numbers, together with on the Lethbridge Airport, are nonetheless nowhere close to pre-pandemic ranges however are at the moment demonstrating optimistic traits. We stay centered and dedicated to our aim of positioning the airport to be a big financial driver for the town shifting ahead.”
Air Canada, who halted service out of Lethbridge in early 2020 mentioned in an electronic mail to World Information they don’t at the moment have plans to renew scheduled service on the Lethbridge Airport, pointing to fleet availability as the explanation.
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