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Why the future of Toronto’s Billy Bishop airport could be in jeopardy.

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[airdad]

I think it's a great asset to Toronto and helps people avoid Pearson airport that gets congested.

[rileydkalesnikoff]

It is a great airport it would be idiotic to close it

[JohnKanuck]

The Island airport is a blessing! I used to use it frequently between Ottawa - Toronto and boy, it sure saved a lot of time a hassle! Sometimes I could even WALK from the airport to my meetings! Never give up that airport!

[daniellittle]

It's a top ten airport. Fix the lease fiasco first, and just do the work. 🙂❤🇨🇦✈

[ianchissy]

Billy Bishop is the best airport on the continent. Beyond the efficiency of a more nimble smaller airport compared the bloated mess of Pearson, there’s few airports that are a short walk from a public transit catchment of millions of people. It took decades just to build a half-baked train link to Pearson, whereas Billy Bishop is a right next to GO trains, subways, streetcars, bike paths, or just a short sidewalk trip. Classic Toronto city hall shooting themselves in the foot, it’s embarrassing.

[rok]

This is the plan: close the airport, sell the land to developers, collect kickbacks and secure place on the board of directors.

[SeaTrekkie]

This is simple, you want to close Billy Bishop and use it for something else, then build a second international airport in Pickering. Ohhh you don't want to do that, then improve Billy Bishop to take jets. Pick you battles. People who don't want Billy Bishop, a few Torontonians living on the island and waterfront, or Pickering most of that city. We need governments to show leadership, put on their big boy/girl pants and get shit done for the majority not placate a few.

[weldonyoung]

Obviously Toronto City staff are not into flying - are they jealous that all the executives get those perks?
Didn't the video state a cost of about $65million - what's that, the cost of an aircraft?

[rm]

Only people who want it closed is wealthy waterfront condo owners and sleep useless city bureaucrats

[waynelust]

Shutting down the island airport will make Toronto traffic even worse.

[you_want_some_gamer]

Jets like the airbus A220 and Embraer E190 Family of aircraft. Are actually quieter than the current dash-8 flying out of that airport right now.

[thexchox]

Expand the airport. Bring back 33/15! Build a bigger terminal. Extend the lease. Actually just sell all the land to Porter.

[joelorincz]

Keep it open. Pearson cant take any more volume

[diegosuarez]

Keep YTZ operating! It’s a great alternative to Pearson and creates many jobs

[chizzymomentum]

Only senseless people want it closed!!!! Let’s extend the runway.. and serve people better!!!!

[AirShark]

Pearson is bursting at the seams. Billy Bishop is taking a sizable load off of Pearson, and doing so with a very convenient airport. The Q400s are already super quiet, but the next generation of jets (Embraer E2 series and Airbus A220) are even quieter and can land at short runways. Just a small extension to the runway at Billy Bishop will allow these quiet jets to operate from the airport.

But I have ZERO expectations on future governments to even touch the idea of letting jets fly there again in an actionable manner.

[Ozinater]

It’s the same braindead bad actors that have been calling for the airport to be shut down for the last 20 years (No Jets TO et al). Buttonville is permanently closed, Downsview is permanently closed. Just for general aviation and corporate traffic ALONE (no scheduled commercial flights into these airports), the GTA needs the island airport. The value of having a secondary airport for a city this populated cannot be understated. Pearson is a nightmarish experience for many, plus it does not have the infrastructure to support any kind of meaningful expansion at the moment (hours spent on the ground waiting for gates, bussing people to and from the infield terminals- I used to work for the airports authority that runs Pearson). It is critical that we invest in the continual improvement of the island airport.

[tomnautilus]

wtf that airport is literally one of the best things in Toronto

[Vicstarz]

Toronto needs to wake up and let Billy Bishop grow. It’ll be great for the economy and all these useless people who are in counsel and live along the waterfront are constantly making up excuses not to let the airport grow. Transport Canada already approved the runway extensions years ago. Both runways should be extended to allow the safety aspect to be there and have the quieter jets to operate on the island. It’ll definitely give more options for Toronto to choose which airport to go to and the destinations it’ll unlock. Replacing the airport for a park or recreational centre is a complete joke.

[darrenpaches]

Closing Edmonton's municipal airport has worked out really well. Big piles of dirt. A couple of leftover hangars have been burnt. Restricted travel to the downtown of a provinces capital. Airmedivac ambulance travel has been extended. Air museum hangar for sale.