Winnipeg Airport

• Winnipeg Airports Authority secures $100M bond as passenger traffic, revenue continue dropping

  Passenger traffic at the Winnipeg airport continued a downward spiral in the opening months of 2021, even sinking lower than the final months of 2020.

  Economy

  May 3
• Low fare airline Swoop returns to Winnipeg

  Canadian budget airline Swoop returned its low-cost flights to Winnipeg on Sunday.

  Consumer

  Apr 25
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• Winnipeg Humane Society takes stand against export of horses for slaughter

  Video of over a hundred horses sitting on the freezing tarmac of Winnipeg's airport has led animal rights activists to call on the federal government for change.

  Feb 10
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• Holiday air travel: the stats and the advice against it

  "The messaging right now has to be don't plan to travel or have visitors from outside of Manitoba coming for the holidays."

  Canada

  Nov 26, 2020
• 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
• Winnipeg airport projects $45-million deficit this year, calls for government help

  Winnipeg Airport CEO Barry Rempel said it could take about five years before travel numbers return to pre-pandemic levels.

  Sep 9, 2020
• Masks are mandatory at Winnipeg airport starting Wednesday

  Starting Wednesday, masks will be mandatory for all people who enter Winnipeg's airport.

  Health

  Jul 27, 2020
• 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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• Coronavirus: Layoffs coming to Winnipeg airport as traffic drops

  The Winnipeg Airport Authority confirmed Friday that layoff notices would be coming to staff shortly.

  Economy

  Jun 19, 2020
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• Airline announcements provide hope for air travel industry, says Winnipeg Airports Authority

  As Manitoba continues to open up amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Winnipeg Airports Authority is cautiously optimistic about the future of the air travel industry.

  Consumer

  Jun 16, 2020