Jérôme5h ago

What i like about this article from @GraphicMatt on the Billy Bishop Toronto airport is that it looks a the numbers.

Even if we ignore the whole noise and gas pollution, this airport is not doing so well since they introduced the train to Pearson and it's unclear how adding jets would fix it.

The value prop of the airport is that it's small and quiet, doubling passengers would do the opposite, this place is just not setup for volume.

https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/how-the-numbers-undermine-doug-fords-flight-of-fancy-on-billy-bishop-and-jets/article_7c511099-f25d-4158-99ff-d23aa42e9c89.html

#nojetsto #toronto #topoli #YTZ

Matt Elliott: How the numbers undermine Doug Ford’s flight of fancy on Billy Bishop and jets

There are reasons to be skeptical of the Billy Bishop proposal, based on what we do know about the economic reality of the island airport.

Toronto Star
Robert Zaichkowski12h ago
Leave it to @[email protected] to call out the lack of data supporting the idea of having jets at Billy Bishop Airport! High landing fees, low passenger numbers, gridlock, and over $1 billion needed makes this all not add up. #TOpoli #ONpoli #cdnpoli #NoJetsTO www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Matt Elliott: How the numbers ...
Matt Elliott: How the numbers undermine Doug Ford’s flight of fancy on Billy Bishop and jets

There are reasons to be skeptical of the Billy Bishop proposal, based on what we do know about the economic reality of the island airport.

Toronto Star
A-Dub 🥝6d ago

fuck Premier Dug Fraud so very much for high-handedly taking over CYTZ without even asking Torontonians if we wanted this (i sure didn't)🖕🏻

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ford-province-billy-bishop-takeover-9.7122427

#NoJetsTO #aviation #Toronto

Ford says province will take over Billy Bishop airport | CBC News

The province will be taking over control of Billy Bishop airport on Toronto Island, Ontario Premier Doug Ford told reporters at a news conference on Tuesday.

CBC
Robert ZaichkowskiMar 10
Doug Ford plans to expropriate Toronto's stake at Billy Bishop Airport (YTZ) so they can ram through jets there? This is a big slap in the face to supporters of #NoJetsTO who won their campaign back in 2015! #shame #TOpoli #ONpoli #cdnpoli www.thestar.com/business/ont...

Ontario to take control of Tor...
Show threadRobert ZaichkowskiMar 7
May need to create a #NoJetsTO account on Bluesky if things heat up, Norm! 😉
Robert ZaichkowskiMar 6
Look what Doug Ford's opening of that can of worms has done! Now the Toronto Port Authority has revived their calls to bring jets at Billy Bishop Airport; something which must NEVER happen! #shame #TOpoli #ONpoli #cdnpoli #NoJetsTO CC @[email protected] www.thestar.com/politics/pro...

Toronto Port Authority backs D...
Toronto Port Authority backs Doug Ford's call to expand Billy Bishop airport for jets

In a letter to provincial Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria, the federally mandated agency that owns and operates the island airport has hailed a potential expansion.

Toronto Star
Robert ZaichkowskiFeb 27
HELL FLIPPIN' NO! We settled the Billy Bishop Airport matter more than ten years ago and Queen's Park is not part of the airport's Tripartite Agreement the last time I checked. #cdnpoli #ONpoli #NoJetsTO

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