James Richardson International Airport

• Winnipeg airport logged 4 million passengers in 2023, a first since the pandemic

  Air travel numbers in Winnipeg are now close to a 100 per cent of the levels seen before the pandemic, as the city's airport logged over four million travellers last year.

  Canada

  Feb 6
  
• Sunwing cancels Winnipeg flights to 2 Mexican hot spots

  Sunwing Airlines confirmed Friday that it has cancelled direct flights from James Richardson International Airport to both Los Cabos and Mazatlan, Mexico.

  Consumer

  Jan 20, 2023
  
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• RCMP seize suitcase full of cash at Winnipeg airport

  A 20-year-old man from St. Catharines, Ont., was arrested in the departure area at the Winnipeg airport after a suitcase full of cash was discovered.

  Crime

  Mar 4, 2022
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• Chicago-bound flight from Dubai makes emergency stop at Winnipeg airport

  Winnipeg's James Richardson International Airport had an unexpected visit when a Boeing 777 aircraft made a sudden stop en route to Chicago.

  Canada

  Feb 7, 2022
• Winnipeg’s domestic travel takes flight as airport gets ready for international travellers

  The airport will be able to accept international flights again on August 9, as Canada opens up its borders to non-essential travel for fully-vaccinated U.S. visitors.

  Canada

  Jul 24, 2021
• Winnipeg flight options fewer this winter: ‘We’re a smaller airport now’

  Snowbirds need not worry yet, but some smaller, sunny-destination airlines won't be operating out of YWG this winter.

  Consumer

  Sep 26, 2020
• Stella’s closing restaurant at Winnipeg airport citing drop in customers due to coronavirus

  The airport eatery is slated to shut Oct. 16 and will be the second Stella's location to close since coronavirus arrived in Manitoba in March.

  Economy

  Sep 18, 2020
• Winnipeg airport sees 95% drop in passengers during coronavirus: WAA

  Numbers from the Winnipeg Airports Authority show the city's airport had fewer than 56,000 people go through its gates during the second quarter of 2020, down from 1.1 million over the same period of 2019.

  Health

  Jul 28, 2020
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• Winnipeg man arrested after refusing to wear mask on plane from Vancouver

  Manitoba RCMP are investigating a second incident with an unruly passenger on a plane set to land at Winnipeg's Richardson International Airport.

  Crime

  Jun 24, 2020
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• Winnipeg Airports Authority offers advice for holiday travellers

  The advice includes advising travellers to arrive at the airport early and not wrap their gifts before going through security.

  Canada

  Dec 23, 2019