SAINT JOHN, N.B. – Quebec’s largest independent airline will now offer service to and from the Saint John International Airport.

The airport officially announced this morning that Pascan Aviation will offer Saint John a daily direct flight to Quebec City with connector flights to Bonaventure, Quebec and Wabush, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Airport spokesperson Colleen Kemp-Mitchell says this flight offers great potential for the tourism markets in both Saint John and Quebec City.

“People from Quebec City now having direct access to Saint John and vice versa. Now people from southwestern New Brunswick will be able to access the Quebec capital with a direct daily flight.”

This is Pascan’s first expansion flight into New Brunswick.