Things
are going well these days at Saint John Airport which is reporting a ten
per cent increase in passenger traffic for the first half of the year.
That represents the highest rate of growth of any airport in the
Atlantic region.
The
airport also announcing Sunwing is planning its seventh season with
direct flights and vacation packages next year from Saint John to
Mexico, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic starting in February.
The
economic impact of the Airport on the Saint John economy is estimated at
66 million dollars as well as the creation, directly and indirectly, of
570 jobs.