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of the fastest in north America—and with
that comes a demand for air travel,” says
O’Connor.
It is estimated by 2043, the region will fa-
cilitate 110 million passengers annually.
The NDA will participate in completing a
catchment and demand study of the re-
gion to identify opportunities for future
point to point growth in leisure, business
aviation and short-haul markets at regional
airports.
“We believe it is essential to prepare for
this growth by use of capacity because we
already have transportation option to link
the regions and support the local econo-
mies,” says O’Connor. “That is important
and a big move for us and we just keep
moving it forward.”
The next step is to open the scheduled ser-
vice to Montreal, then Ottawa, and then
into the trans-border market with flights to
and from NewYork City.
ATTRACTING BUSINESS
“When I came in here, the commission
mandate was to operate the airport as a
viable commercial entity, with its primary
purpose being meeting the needs of com-
mercial and corporate aviation within the
