1996 News Releases
12/19/96

An Airport Improvement Fee (AIF) will be collected from passengers to fund an expanded and renovated Air Terminal Building at Edmonton International Airport.

12/12/96

Effective May 27, 1997, Martinair Holland will be returning to Edmonton with summer charter service to Europe’s gateway airport - Amsterdam Schiphol.

12/04/96

Edmonton Airports officials today announced that the Edmonton architectural firm of Barr Ryder will lead a group of four companies which will design the redeveloped Air Terminal Building at Edmonton International Airport.

12/03/96

Federal Express Canada Ltd. is pleased to announce the launch of regularly scheduled Boeing 727 service to the Edmonton market.

11/28/96

Effective December 1, 1996, travelers to Edmonton International Airport will have an improved shuttle bus service as a convenient and economical option.

10/16/96

Plans are advancing rapidly toward a $200 million expanded and rebuilt Air Terminal Building at Edmonton International Airport.

10/15/96

One year after Edmontonians voted to consolidate scheduled passenger traffic at the International Airport, Edmonton is starting to see results and they are positive, says Scott Clements, President and CEO of Edmonton Airports.

07/08/96

Spirits were high at airports and bus terminals across the country today as the travelling public was greeted by strolling magicians, clowns, musicians and a host of other entertainers.

07/04/96

The International Airport almost doubled its traffic in June, Edmonton Airports announced today.

06/27/96

For the first time in Edmonton, a CASCAR-sanctioned car race will take place on September 21-12, at the Edmonton City Centre Airport.

05/29/96

Effective Saturday June 1, all scheduled air passenger traffic arriving and departing from Edmonton will do so at the Edmonton International Airport.

04/22/96

A committee led by the City of Edmonton and Edmonton Airports to improve ground transportation to the Edmonton International Airport reviewed its progress at a meeting Friday.

04/16/96

The Edmonton International Air Show will be ready to climb to a new altitude in one month -- May 18 and 19, the Victoria Day long weekend.

04/11/96

Passenger air traffic in Edmonton -- at both the International and Municipal Airports -- was up markedly in the first quarter of 1996, Edmonton Airports announced today.

04/09/96

Edmonton Airports today announced that a consortium representing three taxi fleets -- Co-op, Yellow and Prestige -- successfully bid on the contract to serve the International Airport.

04/09/96

The British Airways Concorde supersonic jet will come to Edmonton this May.

04/01/96

Beginning today, Edmonton’s airports will operate as a single system as the lease that transfers the operation of the Municipal Airport to Edmonton Airports takes effect.

03/28/96

Tickets to ride on the famous Concorde supersonic jet are now on sale in Edmonton.

03/07/96

Edmonton Airports today took the first step toward a higher quality of taxi service at the International Airport.

02/15/96

A task force charged with the responsibility of identifying and prioritizing improvements in ground transportation to the Edmonton International Airport met for the first time today.

02/13/96

Hudson General Aviation Services Inc. today announced that it will be returning to Edmonton International Airport after a seven-year absence to provide ground handling services to new air carrier WestJet Airlines.

02/11/96

Greyhound Lines of Canada Ltd. announced today it has reached an agreement with Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter Ltd. of Kelowna, B.C., that will provide the opportunity to link Greyhound’s existing bus service with Kelowna Flightcraft’s air network.

02/07/96

Edmonton Airports today released details of the renovations to Edmonton International Airport terminal building which will be required to accommodate passengers from the Municipal Airport on June 1st.

02/05/96

WestJet Airlines is pleased to announce that today their reservation center will be officially open for business and will commence commercial flight operations within western Canada on Thursday, February 29, 1996.

01/31/96

Today Edmonton Airports and the Calgary Airport Authority released the results of a joint study undertaken to identify areas in which the two parties could benefit through cooperative initiatives.

01/15/96

It was announced today that the consolidation of flights from the Edmonton Municipal Airport to the Edmonton International Airport will take place on June 1, 1996.

01/11/96

Peter Watson, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Edmonton Airports, today welcomed John Bowes, appointed by the Municipal District of Sturgeon, and Iris Evans, appointed by the County of Strathcona, to the Edmonton Airports Board.

01/03/96

Canada 3000 has released its spring flight schedule serving Edmonton International Airport, including new and improved services to Halifax, London Gatwick, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Honolulu.

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