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Originally Posted by MonctonRad
Having thrown my support behind a return of regional air service to YHZ, I feel compelled to state that I do not want to see this happen at the risk of loss of direct service to other Canadian cities.
For example, I really appreciate the fact that Moncton has service to Calgary and Edmonton via WestJet, and to St. John's via PAL. There is a risk that if passengers start to use connecting flights to YHZ to get to western Canadian destinations such as Calgary, then WestJet might simply choose to replace the Moncton direct flight with a fifth daily direct flight from Halifax. In such a case, YQM would end up losing in the bargain.
We must tread carefully.
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Passengers in Moncton have always connected through other cities in the past to get to western Canada either through YUL or YYZ. I hardly believe a single daily flight to YHZ on a 50 seat dash 8 is going to have any impact on the Westjet flights to YYC and YEG. Why would anyone trying to get to Calgary want to connect through YHZ when they could go nonstop?
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