Business travel key to Canada’s aviation sector recovery

Barret Armann, president of Unifor local 7378, said a government assistance package for airlines is crucial | Rob Kruyt

Aviation sector insiders worry that there are a significant number of business executives who plan to continue to use Zoom and other video-conferencing software instead of flying to meet contacts even after most British Columbians are vaccinated and travel restrictions ease. 

Any continued drop in business travel will keep airlines from reinstating cancelled routes and increasing frequency on active routes, said Sauder School of Business adjunct professor of aviation John Korenic.

Vancouver-based Duer CEO Gary Lenett, who has stores in Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary and Denver, told BIV that he expects to travel

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