Prince Rupert's Airport Plans Won't Conflict with P.G's

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Edmonton and Prince Rupert are  taking advantage of the  Memorandum of Understanding signed   between their  two cities and Prince George.

The Manager of the Prince Rupert Airport says his counterparts in Edmonton are  already working together to come up with  plans to  deal with  increased traffic expected in the wake of the opening of the new port. 

The two parties will get together next month to discuss ideas. 

Prince George is still waiting for funding to expand its runway to  handle cargo flights in conjunction with  the opening of the new port. 

The  discussions  on the  Prince Rupert Airport  are not  expected to impact the Prince George  project says P.G. Airport Authority Chair Jim Blake "It would be a tough proposition to establish an extended runway in Prince Rupert to handle cargo coming into the new port.  The biggest stumbling block is the fact that Prince Rupert is not on the great circle route and Prince George is. Coupled with that is the difficult terrain that they (Prince Rupert) must develop."

While the Prince Rupert Airport may not be suitable for cargo flights,  an upgrade  just might be what is needed to handle tourists who want to link with a cruise ship docked at the new port.

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