"through the hard work of Southern Air and dispatch, a viable routing through YXS was continued"?

There has to be some kind of major carrot being offered for this photo-op. A carrier going out of its way just to reschedule a landing in a never-before-used hick town? How much extra time on the ground did Southern Air have to spend to make this PG visit work...versus getting up and at 'em pronto after their "operational issues" and refueling in their (presumably) normal stopover in Alaska.

I take everything about this landing with a major grain or two of salt. This is the same airport authority that fed us a cockamamie story about "thousands of stories at YXS every day" (despite the fact only a few hundred people fly in and out every day) and from non-existent people...and also told us how successful Horizon Air daily flights to Seattle were going to be.

Oops...there he is again...
Cant find good in anything. Whats he going to say when the airport is a huge success?...maybe "too many damn planes landing here, a person just can't get any peace and quiet to write their "Chicken Little" blog comments.

Oops, there he is again...a sheep who bleats to whatever drum the lying politicians he no-doubt voted for tells him to...with no questions asked.

Go get your flu shot now like a good lad, and maybe if you're lucky they will let you be in the same room with the Olympic torch!

Yeah tombstone81.

Now lets complain about Canfor and what an evil company they are, the potholes in PG, how corrupt City council is, and of course with the fresh snow how none of the streets are cleared.

The same old comments on Opinion 250 once again....or should I copy and paste something from two weeks ago.

gimmeabreak,Goldenbear

Thats why its called "OPINION 250" guys,if you dont like the bitching then dont come to this sight!

"There has to be some kind of major carrot being offered for this photo-op. "

Of course there is. The whole airport expansion has been under the microscope lately, and maybe some media hoopla will dull the spotlight a little bit.

From the tomb:...a landing in a never-before-used hick town?"

If we never build anything this town will always be just a hick town! Hick towns don't have websites were bitching and grumbling goes on and on!

Bitching is fine, especially since at the end of the day things usually turn out pretty good! Case in point: The endlessly bitched about roundabout at the Cameron Street Bridge! It's a success, as is the bridge!

Airport runway extension: A+

This is an OPINION site folks. Let's not abuse it by posting insults instead of points of view. If Ben and Elaine chose to edit every comment (as we have been warned about) then this sometimes lively and interesting site will probably pass into obscurity. Let's help keep it 'free'
metalman.

did the 747 come?

"did the 747 come?"

Indeed it did arrive, about half past 8 am.

Great sight, smooth and slick!

The landing of a 747 Cargo jet in Prince George for refueling is a big step forward for the city of Prince George and Northern B.C.We have the potential land to develop support services, we are less than 15 hours by road to Boeing Inc. the major manfacturer of jumbo jets, and Prince George is on the East west jet stream which means that planes can use less fuel enroute to there destination. I too give all those who brought about this development an A+.