When fully vaccinated Americans can begin travelling to Canada for pleasure August 9, Regina and Saskatoon won’t see any of that air traffic, at least not directly. Both of Saskatchewan’s largest airports have been left off a list released from the federal government that shows cities who will be allowed to welcome direct international flights. […]
Saskatchewan residents will once again have the opportunity to travel to hot destinations this coming winter, as Sunwing has announced it will be flying out of Regina and Saskatoon once again. Initial flights will begin in Regina Dec. 10 and operate until April of 2022. Regina’s schedule is as follows; – Between Regina and Cancun, […]
Regina-Wascana Member of Parliament Michael Kram has call this week’s federal funding announcement for the YQR International Airport “a drop in the bucket.” The feds announced 65 million dollars in funding for airports in November, but earlier this week, earmarked two-point-six million dollars for the Regina airport. Kram says the airport is operating at just […]
The Regina airport faced its fair share of difficulties during 2020. The Regina Airport Authority released its 2020 annual report Wednesday which shows a growing debt level and increasing requests for financial support from the federal government. James Bogusz, president and CEO of the Regina Airport Authority, admitted during the airport’s virtual event that their […]
The Regina Airport Authority (YQR) and the City of Regina officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Friday. The MOU will serve as a guideline for how the two groups work together going forward. Mayor Sandra Masters says while the city and YQR have always worked collaboratively, this MOU better aligns the two organizations. “We’re […]
Nav Canada has decided to not close air traffic control towers or flight service stations across Canada, including the tower at the Regina International Airport. The announcement was delivered in a news release late Thursday morning stating the company is committed to no site closures at seven airports that were under a service review. The […]
Already in a fight to keeps it’s air traffic control tower, the Regina Airport Authority could now be facing the possibility of losing it’s “international” designation. M.P for Regina-Wascana, Michael Kram, said a Transport Canada document he obtained listing 13 international airports, did not include either Regina or Saskatoon. Kram says it would be very […]
Regina Mayor Sandra Masters has signed a letter asking Nav Canada, and Federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, to not close YQR’s air traffic control tower. The letter was also signed by the mayors of Whitehorse, Prince George, Fort McMurray, Windsor, and Sault Ste. Marie, whose airports face the same fate. We are battling for our […]
The proposed closure of the air traffic control tower at the Regina International Airport would be devasting, says the Airport CEO. James Bogusz says for the airport to have any hope of seeing pre-pandemic flight volumes return to YQR, the tower needs to be in place. The discussion comes after NavCanada notified YQR that due […]
Like most other Saskatchewan businesses, 2020 was a very challenging year for the Regina Airport Authority. President and CEO James Bogusz said before March things were essentially “booming”. However at the height of the pandemic passenger levels at Regina’s Airport were down to two percent of normal numbers. Bogusz says that resulted in some very […]
