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It will take “several years” for the pandemic-battered Ottawa airport to restore its full complement of pre-COVID routes and get delayed infrastructure projects back on track, officials said this week after the facility presented a 2020 financial summary that was awash in red ink.
Ottawa International Airport Authority CEO Mark Laroche didn’t sugar-coat the impact of the pandemic on the facility’s bottom line during the airport’s annual general meeting on Thursday.
“We knew the impact (of COVID-19) would be devastating,” Laroche said. “What we could not have predicted was the magnitude.”
Noting total passenger volumes plummeted nearly 75 per cent compared with 2019, Laroche said the airport racked up a net loss of $51.2 million last year after posting a surplus of $5.1 million the previous year.
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Low-cost air carrier Flair Airlines said Tuesday it plans to add twice-weekly flights between Ottawa and Kelowna, B.C., to its growing list of routes that are slated to start service again this summer.
The company said the route will launch on Aug. 4, offering flights on Wednesdays and Saturdays. One-way fares will start at $59 including taxes and fees.
The Edmonton-based carrier said it expects to fly to 19 destinations by the end of summer. Flair is adding 13 aircraft to its fleet this year as it ramps up for an expected resurgence in air travel as vaccinations roll out and people feel more comfortable about flying.