'We’re a piece of that puzzle, but we will not be put together for a while,' says St. John’s International Airport director of business development and marketing | SaltWire

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“Lack of pilots, lack of flight attendants, lack of everything. It’s evident to anyone who travels, you can see the differences in airports,” says Deborah Bourden, chair of Hospitality N.L. From evancareen

St. John’s International Airport workers prepare a plane for departure Monday. Keith Gosse/The TelegramPeople looking to fly in or out of Newfoundland and Labrador this summer will continue to have their options limited compared to the past, and it's a situation that may be slow to change, airport and tourism officials say.

Bragg said one thing they have been working on is trying to get an international connection back to the airport, which it hasn’t had since 2019 when the Air Canada flight to London was nixed because the Boeing 737 MAX passenger airliner was grounded. “That’s not to say we’re not working very, very hard, it’s just managing expectations with the traveling passengers in the market,” she said.

It’s becoming clear there is an issue that has no simple solution, she said, echoing some of Bragg’s comments about the struggle’s airlines are facing.

 

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