Winnipeg Airports Authority

• 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
• Devastating 2020 for Winnipeg airport as passenger numbers hit near 50-year low

  The Winnipeg Airports Authority says just 1.3 million passengers came through the Winnipeg Richardson International Airport, the lowest total since 1971.

  News

  Apr 29
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• 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
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• 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 Airports Authority ‘working’ with Amazon on potential warehouse in city

  Retail giant Amazon is in talks with the Winnipeg Airports Authority to build a warehouse in the city, the WAA confirmed.

  Economy

  Sep 10, 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
• Air travel from Manitoba to the U.S. may be legal, but experts say there may be complications

  After months of isolation, if you've been wanting to visit friends of family in the United States to visit friends or family, you can now do that, even though the Canada/U.S. land border remains closed.

  Health

  Aug 18, 2020
• Manitoba updating land-use policies surrounding Winnipeg airport

  "This is an important and long-overdue step forward for Manitoba's largest airport and the area surrounding it," said Municipal Relations Minister Rochelle Squires.

  Politics

  Aug 12, 2020
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• 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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• 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