Discount N.Y. flights just the ticket for snowbirds

Ogdensburg airport slashes prices for travel to Florida in bid to capture greater share of neighbouring Ottawa market

I see two possible future scenarios: either the Canadian airline industry becomes a lot more competitive in the Ottawa market. Or Ottawans flock to Ogdensburg for flights to Florida, prompting more U.S. carriers to service this remote corner of New York state

Michael Prentice is OBJ’s columnist on retail and consumer issues. He can be contacted at news@obj.ca.
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High taxes and lack of competition make air travel for Canadians far more expensive than it should be. Now, at last, people in the Ottawa area are about to get a huge break. Starting in early October, the cost of air travel to Florida will be slashed...

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