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[Coldrsx]

Northern air services take flight
Ron Chalmers, The Edmonton Journal
Published: 2:37 am

EDMONTON - Scheduled air service between Edmonton City Centre Airport and three northern Alberta communities resumes this week, four months after Peace Air stopped flying.

Daily flights between Grande Prairie and City Centre start today on Swanberg Air. On Monday, Peace River started receiving daily service via Northern Air, while Nor-Alta Aviation started daily flights to and from High Level.

These scheduled City Centre flights replace the service previously provided by Peace Air, which closed May 20 after 45 years as a charter and short-haul operator. "When we were informed that Peace Air was ceasing operations, we immediately launched a public request for proposals to award those routes," Edmonton Airports spokeswoman Traci Bednard said Monday.
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The three companies are starting with once-daily service in each direction but more flights could be added, she said.

Peace Air owner Albert Cooper has said his company was hurt by declining oilpatch activity and rising costs for fuel and maintenance.

He had criticized Edmonton Airports for limiting scheduled service at City Centre to aircraft with capacity of no more than 10 passengers.

The Commuter Air Access Network of Alberta welcomed the renewed service but continued its call for Edmonton Airports to support "open skies" by allowing scheduled service between City Centre and communities across Alberta, with 19-passenger aircraft.

George de Rappard, executive director of CAANA, said that lifting restrictions could connect City Centre to Cold Lake, Calgary, Lethbridge and Medicine Hat.

The authority has no such plan, Bednard said. Edmonton voters decided in 1995 that air service should be consolidated at the International Airport.

Consolidation has helped Edmonton International attract more non-stop flights to other major cities, she said.

Services with small aircraft between City Centre and Grande Prairie, Peace River, High Level -- and Fort McMurray via Air Mikisew -- are not expected to compromise that goal, Bednard said.

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© The Edmonton Journal 2007

[Coldrsx]

August was another busy month at Edmonton International Airport. In fact, it was our busiest month, ever!

HIGHLIGHTS
- 595,047 passengers reported (508,207 in August 2006)
- The busiest month in EIA history

GROWTH %
- Overall 17.09% (August) and 18.33% (YTD)
- Domestic 14.59% (August) and 15.15% (YTD)
- Transborder 15.62% (August) and 19.65% (YTD)
- International 185.14% (August) and 93.37% (YTD)

-International growth was driven by Air Canada's daily flight to London Heathrow, Air Transat charter flights to London Gatwick and Frankfurt and Westjet flights to Puerto Vallarta

[Coldrsx]

^phenomenal numbers once again...but i cannot believe the DOM increases......jebus.

we should be around 6.18 million end of year or so...up from 5.2 in 2006. WOW!

[rapid_business]

suddenly your 6 mil. projection looks safe. Got those numbers anyone?

[fortroad]

There is a news story on Global tonight regarding more airlines wanting to use the city centre airport, allowing more passengers on planes.
They had better not. I was wishing it would be phased out.. Maybe they should build a airport close to the military base and close the cc airport once and for all!

[Rocket252]

Just saw the story.

Again this issue comes up.

This has to be put to bed once and for all.

[murman]

Originally Posted by fortroad

There is a news story on Global tonight regarding more airlines wanting to use the city centre airport, allowing more passengers on planes.
They had better not. I was wishing it would be phased out.. Maybe they should build a airport close to the military base and close the cc airport once and for all!

And once again, Edmonton is haunted by the ghost of "ain't got the b@lls".

[CMD UW]

/\ This issue always seems to conveniently come up around election time....

It's dead, don't worry about it.

[feepa]

^^ Is this issue coming back up due to the new mayoral candiadate Don Koziak and his ties to the hotel around the YXD?

[Coldrsx]

^this issue only comes up when personal issues are at stake/involved.

[fortroad]

You know, I think this should be a safety issue. Planes flying close to high density areas.. it is a disaster waiting to happen. I don't care what some pleople want, the day a plane hits the CN building or cleans out the kingsway mall there will be people screaming to close the airport all together.

[IKAN104]

And what's worse is that we already voted to close it and yet it remains open. Do we need another plebiscite?

[DAVEinEDMONTON]

Worse...planes have already hit the hospital but it does not seem to matter. As much as I would get behind this arguement to close the airport due to the high density it does not seem to be an important factor as lots of airports are in dense urban areas.

[CMD UW]

Originally Posted by Coldrsx

^this issue only comes up when personal issues are at stake/involved.

You're exactly right. Too bad that the only people who really care are those associated with businesses near the CCA.

[alberta raised]

August numbers
August 2007 595,047 August 2006 508,207 17.1%

[CanadianCentaur]

Hot damn! I love those numbers!

[CMD UW]

Unbelievable figures YEG is delivering....

[Coldrsx]

^numbers are there, but where is the next "phase"?

WE NEED:

-the hotel
-5 more gates
-much expanded US clearance area
-more retail/food
-more parking
-any transit

[Jasper and one o nin]

last time i was at the airport (August) It looked like they were working on apron expansion where the de icing and new concorse or finger will go.

[Coldrsx]

^yup, i believe it is a drive through for 2 plane capacity...