A12 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, July 28, 1999

lt's going to cost more to fly

PEOPLE USING the two major airlines at the Terracc-
Kitimat airport will pay at least $13 more for a return trip
through the facility beginning Aug. 15.

The increase follows a switch in the way the new airport
authority is calculating the amount of money il needs Crom
passengers in order to operate the facility,

separate item. It's using the figure of $6 for what pas-
sengers already pay, so the $19 new fee, minus that $6
works out to a net increase to passengers of $13.
Canadian’ Regional spokesman Dean Brawn said the air-
line is simply passing through-what it is being charged.
“We're not making anything off this,’ said Brawn. “It’s

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Right now, the authority charges the airlines a ‘fee based the airport which sets the fee.’ | 2 I 3 4 Tenze ante 6 Tenace 7 ee retrain
on the size and weight of a plane and-a fee to usc the ter- _Listing the fee as a separate item will let passengers now Sheena Junior Minor Pi anon asin peat Gow sory oa —
minal based on the number of seats on the plane. what the amount teally is, he added, Secondary paseball Northwest T Banavnior Protective Soviy ,
Canadian Regional Airlines, one of two passenger air- ‘If passengers haven't paid the fee through their travel soar Assotiali Bune Sheed A ero lk #425 Salta eeotcn Negea talCael 1-~Terccatving
lincs using the airport, says ihat works out to $6.65 a pas- agent when buying a licket, it will be collected at the air- eae Reger Je Loa Association
senger, This. cost is now included in the airline ticket, port, Brawn said. 8 9 Terrace { 0 iz { Tenace | 3. s Brothers 1 Kirsnen Chabof
But the new fee system is based on the number of pas- —_ Airport authority chairman Frank Hamilton said it bad no Caledonia Senior Minor Ae Canadan Feds as apse and Big Sister of : i :
sengers the airline carries and the airport authority. says it reason to dispute what figure Canadian Regional says it is Hocke ist etanraies — Terece Aan hy | :
needs $16 for cach return (rip. being charged to-use the airport. Scrat Pent Assoiaton Baley Sheena tegen "9 Orde al Payal Wispia Tit Counil | Tora ssnatin i
Canadian Regional is passing that cost along, plus GST. And he ‘noted that the new passenger fee reflects what _ Region “" Tena lca Soy ‘
and approximately 9 per cent.in commission it will: pay the airport needs in order to operate. 15 16 1 7 { Tera Beak 19 vera tnt D()uistenoa y) Canada Parenis :
travel agents to collect the fee when tickets are bought. Part of the fee replaces not only the old fee structure but Canaan Sain Cus Pevety Goup 0 tea Ore :
At $16.a return trip, the GST works out to $1.12, Add subsidies from the federal goverment which disappeared second Seo Terrace arayedstooain ere Soniet Aa an
$1.44 for the travel agent fee and the total is $18.56. Cana- when ownership of the facilily was transferred to the new Parent Auxliaty Minor Hockey BukleySheena ‘Duums Soce'y Kineties Ciba Nsgpa a Corel Tene Stang Cb :
dian Regional is rounding up that amount to $19, authorily this spring. Association Region Terrace enact i
Canadian Regional will then deduct what passengers al- | Hamilton said the authority needs to build up a pool of a ;
ready pay to fly from its ticket prices and list the fee as a money for minor and major capilal expenses at the airport. 22 28. ace 24 im 25 wae 2 Gtecalite crear 20 ee
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AFTER NEARLY 17 years as manager of —_ Laurent Served five years as a cily coun- D9 40 31
the airport here, Darryl Laurent isleaving. _cillor from 1988 to 1993 and is a director _— Terrace Canadian
His last day of work is Aug. 6 and he with the local Social Credit constituency Geir Si Minor Fane a
starts a new position Aug. 16 as manager of associalion. Seared Sto Hockey BulkleySkaena
the Penticton airport. Laurent was a long term Transport Cana- Assocation Region

Laurent: oversaw substantial improve-
ments and additions to the airport here be-
ginating in the late 1980s, not the least of
which was a new flight services station
towcr, an-expansion of the passenger wait-
ing area'and inside baggage claim area.

da employee of over 33 years but that
ended this spring when the airport was
taken over by 4 local society,

The Penticton airport is still owned and
managed by Transport Canada but it is also
on the list for an eventual switch to a local

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The airport also added Air B.C, to its reg-
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