Planes are flying in Wabush again, but Labrador MP says airport closure was ‘embarassing’

Labrador MP calls for urgent review following Wabush Airport fiasco – The Independent

Flights in and out of the Lab West airport were suspended earlier this week, then restored, without explanation from authorities

Planes are flying in Wabush again, but Labrador MP says airport closure was ‘embarassing’

Passenger flights have resumed on their normal schedule at the Wabush Airport, a day after service was suddenly suspended. Labrador MP Philip Earle says he moved quickly to resolve the issue, but the disruption was of deep concern to thousands of people living in a remote part of the province. The CBC’s Zach Goudie has more.

Labrador MP requests ministerial review into Wabush Airport shutdown

MP for Labrador, Phillip Earle, has written Minister of Transportation Steven MacKinnon, requesting a ministerial review and long-term resolution regarding the Wabush Airport shutdown. In the letter MP Earle expressed his ‘deep frustration and concern’ about the recent shutdown of the Wabush Airport, because of a lack of firefighting and crash-rescue services. MP Earle has requested that Transport Canada undertakes a ministerial review of how th…

Commercial Flights Resume at Wabush Airport

Commercial flights have resumed in Labrador West after several were canceled because of a situation regarding the lack of firefighting and crash rescue services for larger aircraft. The former MHA for the region, Jordan Brown, dealt with that issue many times during his two terms in office. Now the mayor of Labrador City, Brown told the Tim Powers Show on VOCM yesterday that one thing led to another at the federal level with the classification o…