VIDEO: (Dec. 5, 2013) The city’s executive committee has grounded Porter Airlines’ hopes to expand operations at Billy Bishop Airport, until at least February. Mark McAllister reports.
TORONTO – The Toronto Port Authority is seeking up to $100 million in federal funding for infrastructure improvements at the Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport.
The port authority says it has presented a preliminary estimate for improvements related to airport access and related vehicle traffic to the federal Building Canada Fund, on behalf of the City of Toronto.
The TPA is a self-funding federal agency but its chairman, Mark McQueen, says its financial resources will be strained by the cost of a proposed runway extension and normal spending requirement.
The runway extension is part of a controversial proposal from Porter Airlines, which wants to begin using Bombardier CSeries jets at airport on Toronto’s waterfront.
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The port authority says it has been asked by city staff to attend a public meeting on Monday as part of a series of public consultations on Porter’s request.
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