Victoria Airport

Air Canada's decision to suspend back its direct service from Victoria and Nanaimo to Calgary could allow WestJet and smaller airlines to expand.

“I’m sure it’s a very difficult decision that they’ve had to make, but as it stands right now, their focus is going to be on other markets,” he said. “Could it change? “You never like to see routes disappear,” said Dickson, adding he was told it was too challenging for Air Canada to make the routes profitable now that WestJet has decided to fortify its Calgary hub and pull back from service to and from Central and Atlantic Canada.