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Air Canada dumps Victoria International service

Air Canada’s decision to move
out of Victoria by July 6 is part of
a trend by the air carrier to halt

service to smaller cities, says
Wayne Hannan, chief shop steward
for the International Association

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All CANADA closed down its Victoria International Opera-

TIONS

Software delays airport radar

The new radar system at Victoria International Airport, due
to be in use next month, still needs software to operate the
system.

The software is expected to arrive in time to start using the
system next fall, says Victoria Control Tower manager Jim
Allardyce.

Originally he expected to start training on the new system in
April. The radar dome, located on top of Mt. Newton, provided
a beautiful picture when tested, he said.

“We're very pleased with what we see.”

The new facility will give the airport direct radar, instead of
the secondary radar relayed from Vancouver which is now
used by the control tower.

The test of the new radar system revealed another problem
— trees that grew during construction now block its sightline.

The Ministry of Transport is negotiating with provincial
parks for permission to top some of the trees in John Dean
Provincial Park.

Commercial development manager Des Easthom said the
parks board is concerned about too many trees being topped.
Another possible alternative is raising the radar dome,
Easthom said.

of Machinists and Aerospace Wor-
kers.

Hannan represents 10 of the 20
employees affected by Air Can-
ada’s closure of the Victoria oper-
ation.

Profits on Air Canada’s two
Victoria flights, one to Vancouver
and one to Calgary, have declined
in recent years, the company noted
in a press release.

Although staff were also told
that low profits prompted the
move, Hannan equates the-Victoria
closure with Air Canada’s earlier
decision to eliminate service to
smaller cities in Eastern Canada.

“I don’t know why it’s still
called Air Canada,” Hannan said,
predicting the airline will elimi-
nate service to other small airports.

“We feel Air Canada doesn’t
want to fly into Victoria, period.”

He noted the company regis-
tered profits of $150 million last
year. The revenue from Victoria air
cargo alone exceeded $1 million,
Hannan said.

Earlier, staff were told there
would be a dinner held in appreci-
ation of the air cargo profit, Han-
nan said.

~The station to us appears to be
doing quite well.”

Airport commecial development
manager Des Easthom said Air
Canada is concentrating more on
national and intemational flights,
leaving regional routes to the
smaller carriers.

“We're an end of the line air-
port,” Easthom said.

Loss of Air Canada service to
the airport will have little impact,
he said.

Additional flights by Air B.C.
and Time Air will ensure the same
number of seats are available for
passengers, Easthom said.

The former Air Canada routes
will be taken over by Air Canada
connector carrier, Air B:C., which
will offer a new daily flight from
Victoria to Vancouver and a daily
flight from Victoria to Calgary.

Other airlines have requested
more operational space, so the
space being vacated by Air Canada
will continue to be used, Easthom
said.

Air Canada will maintain a
ticket office, manned by five
employees, in Centennial Square,
Victoria.

Many of the Victoria airport
Staff have worked for Air Canada
for the past 20 to 25 years. The
company is offering either reloca-
tion or severance packages, Han-
han said. Company representatives
will meet with employees late in
March to discuss options.

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