Thursday, September 13, 2012

New Vancouver Seaplane Terminal Means More Cost to Island Travelers

 

 NANAIMO - The price for convenient travel off Vancouver Island just got a bit more expensive. Earlier this week, Harbour Air and the Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre finally reached an agreement that will move Harbour Air to the newly constructed floatplane terminal attached to the Vancouver Convention Centre.

Canada's largest seaplane company had disputed making the move to the new terminal, citing increased rental fees and safety concerns. But with an expiring lease on its existing facility, the company finally agreed to move its ticketing and administrative operations to the new terminal.

In order to help subsidize the cost, the airline will be forced to increase the price of all tickets in-and-out of Vancouver's Downtown Harbour by $9.50.

The fee increase will take place as early as next Monday, September 17th with Harbour Air hoping to move into the new terminal by the end of the year.

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