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Nav Canada will not recommend cancelling air traffic control services at the Fort McMurray International Airport.
A Thursday statement from the company, which is tasked with operating Canada’s civil air navigation system, said other methods of streamlining operations will be studied.
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“After considerable consultation with airlines, airports, industry associations, local officials and internal stakeholders, NAV CANADA has elected to limit changes to services across the country,” said the statement.
“The pandemic continues to put pressure on our airport and this helps restore some optimism for us and the region,” said Steenstra. “Keeping Air Traffic Controller services positively impacts economic development activities, including tourism development in our region, and it also preserves highly skilled jobs.”