Staff layoffs at Fort MacMurray International Airport are being protested by airport workers in the hope that this will make a difference and prevent the layoffs from happening as planned. Dozens of workers at the facility spent last Monday picketing the airport and protesting the decision that was announced. It is not just that the…
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Staff layoffs at the Fort MacMurray International Airport has affected more than 20 employees at the facility. 24 members of the cleaning staff at the airport have been laid off from their positions, and the airport will be contracting out custodial staff services in order to lower the operational costs of the facility. Les Collins,…
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There was a second runway malfunction at the Fort MacMurray International Airport last week, on Wednesday flights were delayed and canceled once again because of problems on the runway at the facility. No passengers or staff was ever in any danger, the airport operations team started flight delays as soon as the runway malfunction was…
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A recent runway light failure at Fort MacMurray International Airport is under investigation, and the airport was only affected for a number of hours before the problem was resolved. There were a number of flight cancellations and some travelers were inconvenienced but the incident did not cause any serious safety concerns. On Sunday at around…
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Fort MacMurray International Airport has seen incredible growth in recent months, and more than 1 million passengers traveled through the airport in 2014. The growth rate calculated for the facility is a whopping 9.5% right now. There have been some drawbacks in the last year, and these include the cancellation of two different direct flights…
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