Airport CEO optimistic heading into New Year

Red Deer Regional Airport CEO Graham Ingham is feeling optimistic as 2019 winds down and 2020 is set to take flight.

Among other things, Ingham says it remains a primary goal to bring back passenger service to Alberta’s fourth busiest airport.

“Having been down this road before with a somewhat poor track record, both the airport and any potential airline will be exercising caution when it comes to re-establishing any kind of passenger service,” he says in a video update shared on Friday.

“It does appear that any potential opportunities will be more or less seasonal with a focus on western destinations such as Kelowna, Abbotsford and Comox.”