There are a couple of airports that are very close to the U.S. border, in Buffalo and Bellingham, just to name two. We estimate that about seven million Canadians go across the border and fly from U.S. airports close to the border to enjoy the lower fees and charges that those airports offer. That's a border leakage that is detrimental to Canada because those people just go to the United States. They improve business in the U.S., and they are a loss for Canada.
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