Air travel picks up but regulations continue to act as barriers
Global News
Right now there are about 60 flights going through the airport each day and there are now 15 destinations, including a single international flight.
At its peak in 2019, Halifax Stanfield International Airport was welcoming hundreds of flights a day from 46 destinations. When the pandemic hit in 2020, air travel was largely halted — Halifax’s airport was reduced to a domestic airport and at its lowest, it was servicing five or fewer flights a day from just four destinations.
Slowly, things are improving.
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“We did see an uptick in July,” said Jocye Carter, chief executive of the Halifax International Airport Authority.
“But in August, September and October, we definitely saw increased numbers. The month of August was the equivalent of January through the end of July.”
Right now, there are about 60 flights going through the airport each day and there are now 15 destinations, including a single international flight, after the airport was approved to resume international service in September.
“A lot of it’s based on demand,” Carter said.
“A lot of folks thought once you regained international service, then all the flights would just start flying that day.”
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