Province gives $5M to WAA
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A near $5-million boost from the province will help with the hunt for new flight routes and reconnecting networks, according to the Winnipeg Airports Authority.
The provincial government announced $4.8 million in funding to the WAA Friday. It comes from Manitoba’s $50-million Pandemic Long-Term Recovery Fund.
“We’re very much in recovery mode… and working very closely, continually with all of our airline partners to attract new routes, new destinations, (and to) restore that connectivity,” said Nick Hays, the WAA’s president.
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Nick Hays, president and CEO of Winnipeg Airports Authority.
“This funding announcement today… is really going to help us compete.”
Hays wouldn’t elaborate on which flight paths Winnipeg Airports Authority is trying to reconnect to YWG. He also wouldn’t detail which airliners the WAA is in discussions with.
The money comes as Winnipeg Richardson International Airport reports surges in traffic. June 20 saw more than 11,000 travellers, the highest single day total since the pandemic’s onset in Manitoba, according to a July WAA release.
August had seen 10,439 visitors as of Thursday, up from the 6,256 of August 2021 and the 2,238 of August 2020. Nearly 14,000 people had travelled through YWG in August of 2019.
“WAA is a crucial partner to Manitoba’s economy,” Economic Development Minister Cliff Cullen said in a news release. “More convenient and direct flight options will benefit Manitoba businesses’ ability to attract talent and investment and contribute to our economy.”
WestJet announced earlier this week it’s upping its number of flights in Winnipeg. It will resume twice-weekly trips to Phoenix on Halloween and once-weekly commutes to Montego Bay, Jamaica, on Dec. 17.
The WAA’s second quarter consolidated revenue reached $33 million, an increase of 65 per cent from the same time last year. In 2019’s second quarter, the WAA hit $33.5 million in consolidated revenue.
— staff