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The Greater Moncton International Airport lost a direct flight to the U.S. in 2014 when United Airlines discontinued service to the New York City area.
Given the current exchange rate, officials are not optimistic about securing another U.S. link in the short term.
Airport president/CEO Bernard LeBlanc believes a direct link to Newfoundland is more feasible since most connections to Halifax are to get to the Rock.
“To me that’s where I see a great potential for Moncton to have a direct flight to Newfoundland that supports all of New Brunswick and P.E.I. and avoids a quick jump (to Halifax) to get there,” he notes.
The Greater Moncton Airport continues to be successful in offering direct flights to sunshine destinations in Mexico, Cuba, Jamaica and Dominican Republic.
LeBlanc adds staggered March Breaks in the Maritimes help draw customers from throughout the region.
The Greater Moncton Airport is the second largest in the Maritimes after Halifax Stanfield Airport and last year attracted more than 680,000 passengers – the highest total to date.
The airport also had more than one million kilograms of cargo which was the largest volume and revenue in its history.
