Quebec plan to cap regional airfares fall short, Indigenous leaders say – CBC
May 06, 2022
Many routes in northern Cree and Inuit communities not eligible
Officials in some northern Quebec Indigenous communities say a provincial plan to cap some regional round-trip airfares at $500, needs to include the most expensive routes in the province — and needs to include much more detail before it can be put in place.
Quebec’s transport minister, François Bonnardel, announced the Quebec Regional Air Transport Plan last month, promising an investment of $261 million dollars over the next five years.
The aim is to bring down the cost of traveling to some outlying regions, stimulate tourism and economic growth and get Quebecers flying again, said Bonnardel on April 19, adding it would be in place by June 1.
