It was a very tough decision for Air Canada. It had been a difficult route for us for a number of years. We talked to the airport and the communities well in advance. In addition, we met the notification requirement under the Transportation Act, so the community was able to look for another carrier to resume service the day after our shutdown. Both the Government of New Brunswick and the federal government supported this new carrier being chosen.
We therefore met our obligations to give another carrier operating smaller aircraft more suited to the realities of a smaller market the opportunity to take over that market with a higher frequency. We couldn't offer that to the people of Bathurst.
