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Flair planning to reduce service to YOW next summer, airport says

Flair Airlines plans to cut some flights to Ottawa next summer, an airport spokesperson confirmed this week. The ultra-low-cost airline recently informed Ottawa International Airport

Porter Airlines adding direct service from YOW to Boston, Newark, Quebec City and Thunder Bay in 2023

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The new flights are slated to begin on March 27, the Toronto-based airline announced Wednesday.

Holiday travel is back in full flight in Ottawa, but transatlantic routes remain on YOW’s wish list

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T.O.-based Pivot Airlines to launch Waterloo-Ottawa route next February

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Airline says it chose Waterloo as its southern Ontario base rather than Toronto because smaller terminals “offer a better, more seamless and hassle-free alternative for

Airport’s outlook ‘a lot brighter’ after recent passenger gains, official says

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After being at less than 10 per cent of pre-COVID levels earlier in the year, passenger volumes at YOW have climbed to within 50 per

Airport will take years to recover from ‘devastating’ 2020, CEO says at annual meeting

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Ottawa International Airport Authority CEO Mark Laroche didn’t sugar-coat the impact of the pandemic on the facility’s bottom line.

Airport has high hopes feds will fund LRT terminal despite no budget mention

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Airport officials “weren’t expecting anything explicit” in the feds’ latest spending plan, spokesperson says.

Facing a $70M deficit, Ottawa airport calls on feds to fund LRT station, rapid COVID-19 testing

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Airport authority boss Mark Laroche says just one million passengers are expected to pass through the Ottawa terminal in 2021, down from 5.1 million two