Quebec City? Hmm… I assume most maritimers would rather go to Montreal, especially if they don’t speak French, which most in Halifax don’t. I guess there’s some demand for Quebec Citiers to visit the maritimes though.
Moncton including on this route could have made a lot of sense… Pascan already has a three airport route between Bathurst<->SJ<->Halifax.
Quebec City<->Moncton<->Halifax would have made even more sense, with the whole French Connection and all. This route would also make sense if Halifax, Moncton, or Quebec City got a direct flight to Casablanca. There’s been a huge influx of Moroccans and North Africans in general coming to Moncton and Quebec City, and probably Halifax to some extent too. All three cities are closer to Casablanca than Montreal, the only Canadian city with a direct flight to Casablanca. Halifax is especially a shorter distance from Casablanca than Montreal is, but Moncton is quite a bit closer as well.
Airlines are always looking for ways to save money on fuel, a Halifax or Moncton direct flight to Casablanca could actually make sense within a decade or two if Francophone immigration from North Africa continues as such high levels to Quebec, NB. I think it would also be a much interesting place to take a vacation than Mexico, the Caribbean, or somewhere in the US like most Canadians go. It's also a great launching point for a vacation to Europe. There's not a singe transatlantic flight to or from NB at the moment, a Moncton to Morocco flight could be quite ground breaking development for tourism and immigration, as we have a lot more people immigrating to NB from Morocco and Algeria than we do from England and France.
Moncton was the seventh largest French speaking or bilingual CMA in Canada according to the last census. Moncton is now the 5th largest French or Bilingual CMA in Canada after Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec, and Sherbrooke, and is the fastest growing French or bilingual CMA in Canada. Moncton is on track now to surpass Sherbrooke at some point in the not so distant future. The difference is, Moncton is quite separated from all those other large French or Bilingual CMAS, but closer to North Africa. The Airlines could save quite a bit off their carbon footprint if they could get a flight between Moncton and Casablanca up and running a few times a week. It's not like people going onto Montreal or elsewhere in Canada couldn't book this flight either. Moncton is a whole 707km closer to Casablanca than Montreal... meaning a direct flight between Moncton and Casablanca could save over 1400km of flight time and carbon emissions for each passenger going between Moncton and Morocco. The number of newcomers to NB from Morocco and the Maghreb region is not negligible, and it's only poised to keep on growing.
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