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Bernard LeBlanc On Why The Moncton Airport Is An Important Economic Driver

Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast

English - March 10, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 52.3 MB
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Don Mills and David Campbell chat with Bernard Leblanc, the CEO of the Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc International Airport, about the impact of the pandemic and the efforts underway to rebuild its routes and increase cargo traffic. They also discuss how important the decision to move to a community-based airport authority was to improve infrastructure and service in air transportation across Canada.

When the airport released its last economic impact study in 2016, it showed the Moncton airport was a significant economic driver, employing about 500 people full-time and generating around $665-million in economic activity.


"There's a huge benefit in having an airport and that's why no region or municipality wants to give up their airport," said LeBlanc.

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