JUNE 2017 H business elite canada 3 type aircraft, but they were limited in the destinations they could serve due to the length of the runway. Essentially, they couldn’t take enough gas to service the markets the travelling public wanted or needed to go” says Graham Ingham, CEO of Red Deer Regional Airport. “With the extension, we’ve increased the capabilities of those aircrafts and the markets they are able to serve.” The extension is the first step in a business development strategy to position itself as one of Canada’s top regional airports. The next steps include a terminal, as well as a parking lot expansion in order to support the anticipated growth over the next few years. With the provincial economy showing signs of stabilizing more than two years after oil prices began to fall, and with business output showing signs of improvement.
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