Regina Conservative MP Michael Kram continues to lobby the federal government on the future of the air traffic control tower at the Regina International Airport. Kram is criticizing the decision by NAV Canada to tear down infrastructure at a time where the sector has already been hit hard because of COVID-19. Kram says this decision […]
The main runway at the Regina Airport had to be closed Tuesday morning after an incident Airport president and CEO James Bogusz says it happened around 10:30 when a privately owned Piper 42 aircraft land on the runway. Emergency crews had to be called out because the plane ended up on its belly. Only one […]
A couple flights that landed at the Regina International Airport between July 4 and July 6 had passengers who later tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. The government’s COVID-19 web page indicates that Air Canada flight 7947 on July 4 from Toronto and WestJet flight 296 on July 6 from Calgary are the affected flights. […]
Activity at the Regina airport basically remains at a standstill with very few people coming in and out. It has been that way since the pandemic started in March as people stopped flying. It has put the airport in a very perilous situation financially with cash reserves being depleted more and more each day. Airport […]
The CEO of the Regina International Airport says there is less traffic going through the facility these days and while fears about COVID-19 have a role, it is not the only thing. “This situation hasn’t helped.” Bogusz said. “We’ve already seen declines in passenger traffic here and across the country because of the grounding of […]
The Regina International Airport is continuing to try and establish a direct route to an American city like Denver, Chicago or Minneapolis. As those efforts continue, people in southern Saskatchewan can now get to different spos in the United States since an airport has opened three hours south the Queen City in Williston, North Dakota. […]
Passengers on a Swoop Airlines flight from London Ontario to Edmonton got an unexpected trip to Regina, after the plane was forced to land Wednesday night. Smoke inside the aircraft prompted the emergency landing at YQR. Airport President and CEO James Bogusz says they were notified of the approaching aircraft around 11:30 p.m. “Just before […]
It has been the desire of travellers and the Regina Airport to once again establish direct service from the Queen City to an American destination on a daily basis. The head of the Regina Airport Authority is hoping a decision by Regina Council on Monday night puts them one step closer to achieving that mission, […]
Those flying out of Regina Friday could have some delays because of some localized network issues which is impacting the processing of passengers. A tweet from the airport says techs are working on the issue which is impacting both Westjet and Air Canada Some boarding passes and luggage tags are being processed as usual, but […]
