Nine months after the three Maritime provincial governments announced a $9-million investment to help restore a regional air service, travellers are still waiting for it to start.
Lucas McInnis · CBC News
· Posted: May 12, 2026 7:03 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
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Last August, the governments of P.E.I., Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Canada agreed to provide funding to PAL Airlines to offer daily flights connecting Charlottetown, Halifax, Sydney, Fredericton and Moncton. (PAL Airlines)
Nine months after the three Maritime provincial governments announced a $9-million investment to help restore a regional air service, travellers are still waiting for those flights to lift off.
Prince Edward Island Premier Rob Lantz was among those at the Charlottetown Airport last August to announce a three-year pilot project that saw P.E.I., Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, the federal government provide funding to PAL Airlines to offer daily flights connecting Charlottetown, Halifax, Sydney, Fredericton and Moncton.
The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency would provide $5 million, with Nova Scotia contributing $2.9 million, New Brunswick $458,000 and P.E.I. $840,000.
Officials said at the time that the flights would begin in late 2025 — but the service hasn’t started yet.
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