Mounting pressure on feds to save Regina air traffic control tower

Regina / 980 CJME
Feb 2, 2021 9:48 AM
The Government of Saskatchewan is joining the chorus of voices urging Ottawa to act and preserve the Regina airport’s air traffic control tower.
As COVID-19 has decimated the aviation industry, NAV Canada has started service level reviews in seven cities, including Regina. The end result could be the closure of Regina’s tower as a cost-cutting measure.
In a letter to federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, Saskatchewan’s highways minster, Fred Bradshaw, said any such decision should not be made in the middle of a pandemic.
“Saskatchewan supports your government’s recent decision to enact restrictions on international air travel, but as these are intended as temporary measures, it is all the more reason that a decision on the future of air traffic control at YQR should not be made at this time,” Bradshaw wrote.

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