Sask. business, political leaders disappointed in Air Canada decision to axe Calgary-Saskatoon/Regina routes

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Sask. business, political leaders disappointed in Air Canada decision to axe Calgary-Saskatoon/Regina routes
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“Air connections play a critical role in recovery and growth. I am working actively with our Airport Authority, the Province, Tourism, and the local business community to have a co-ordinated strategy with Air Canada and all airlines to respond and ensure that we actually expand these vital connections, instead of lose them,” Clark said in a prepared statement.

“We are disappointed, but not surprised, that Air Canada has cut direct flights from Regina and Saskatoon to Calgary given that the airline is reducing the size of their Calgary hub and has cut many flights to other Alberta and B.C. communities,” he said in a statement.Article content “Without that link, it is going to cost those businesses, those institutions a great deal more time and a lot more money to conduct the same business that they were doing previously,” he said.

Travellers looking to connect to Air Canada’s Star Alliance and code share partners for international travel through Toronto or Vancouver will have to spend more time and money, he added.

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