Lost Flight May Be Returned To Islands
Posted By admin on November 30, 2009
The aerial link between the regional airports in Mont-Joli and on the Magdalen Islands which had been interrupted in June 2009 may start up again this winter.
The aerial link that was created in October of 2008 was interrupted because there were insufficient numbers of passengers using the option. Exact Air needed at least five passengers per flight to make the service profitable. The average flight carried only three passengers.
The director of the Intermunicipal Regie for Regional airports, Carole Duval, believed that the flights could return early in 2110, because the subsidy from the Minister of Transport, not been completely used up. According to Mrs Duval, there were little things needed to obtain the equilibrium. It will be necessary to look for other clientele in addition to those they have. They are considering the institutional networks might help a little there.
Within the group of flights, aerial traffic has been stable in 2009, notably thanks to Pascan Aviation, Mrs Duval said. The liaison of Saint-Hubert, Québec, Mont-Joli, and Sept-Îles, Pascan Aviation worked well. The aviation company used their 16 passenger Jetstream in the place of the 9 passenger Pilatus.
A feasibility study on lengthening of the runway will be accomplished over the course of the next year.
The president of the Regie, Gilbert Pigion, believes that it will help in pursuing the financial research. “When we will have the correct numbers, we will adjust the report for the program that we have presented, and we will also see to making other requests for other programs which also exist.”
The Intermunicipal Regie wishes to accomplish this project, which is evaluated at a little over one million dollars, without the financial contribution of the municipalities of the region.
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