‘Saskatchewan is getting less and less accessible’: Airlines cancel service to province | 24CA News

Saskatchewan residents are discovering it tough to go away the province by aircraft after Sunwing’s abandonment for the month of January and Air Canada’s cancellation of flights to Calgary.

“It looks like Saskatchewan is getting less and less accessible,” stated Saskatoon resident Anthony Wood.

Wood is from Leicester, England. He and his household of 4 incessantly fly to the United Kingdom, a visit that may value $4,000 to $7,000 for flights alone.

“We have families that are kind of sick right now and, you know, having more of a quicker way to get back home for me is extremely important,” Wood stated, explaining he has an aunt battling most cancers.

The six-hour drive from Saskatoon to Calgary is simply over 600 kilometres, whereas freeway journey from Regina is a seven-hour journey over 750 kilometres.

“We prefer to fly to Calgary. It’s a little cheaper on airport taxes. It’s a little bit more relaxing than in the main hub of Toronto,” Wood stated.

“Both my wife and I were extremely shocked when they cancelled the Calgary trip cause every time we’ve been on that flight it’s always, always been full.”

Air Canada is cancelling all flights between Saskatchewan airports and Calgary. Direct service will finish on Jan. 16.

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Air Canada to cancel flights from Regina, Saskatoon to Calgary

“They are concentrating on the routes that are the most profitable for them,” stated Barb Crowe with Ixtapa Travel. “And, you know, with two flights a day out of here to Calgary, maybe that just wasn’t profitable.”

While the Air Canada possibility is off the desk, different airways are nonetheless capable of make the journey to Calgary. However, with little competitors left out there, costs have gone up a number of hundred {dollars}.

The airports have been so irritating these days that Wood and his household are contemplating driving to the United States and flying out of Williston, N.D.

“I get a little bit of their frustration, but we still have the service,” stated Crowe. “The service is still here with WestJet. They just won’t have that option with Air Canada and, you know, maybe they’ll need to start their points with WestJet.”

Saskatchewan residents are capable of depart the province by practice as nicely, however at the price of effectivity.

A practice from Saskatoon would require a passenger to re-route by bus from Edmonton to Calgary however requires an additional day, because the practice arrives in Edmonton after the final bus has already departed for the night.

Regina residents would want to drive 150 kilometres to Melville, Sask., to catch the closest practice.

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