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Ed Das has been flying planes since he was a teenager. He has set up shop at Stratford’s airport for the past 20 years, and has seen the debate over his airport and many municipally owned airports viability and potential sale bubble up again and again.
“Stratford, being a perfect example. Currently, they run a $73,000 deficit – that’s funded by the city. And at the same time, the airport gets $0 from the provincial government, in support of it,” said Das.
Das, along with the Airport Management Council of Ontario wants to change that. They’re proposing that municipal airports in Ontario get at least a portion of their provincial plane fuel taxes back.
Stratford pilot, Ed Das wants a portion of Ontario pilot’s provincial tax on plane fuel to be returned to Ontario municipally run airports, to help keep them viable, September 3, 2024 (Scott Miller/CTV News London)
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