Air Canada Jazz Loses Bid to Use Toronto Airport

Air Canada Jazz has been denied a court order that the regional airline hoped would allow it to continue using the small island airport near Toronto´s downtown core while it sought an alternative site.

“We´re obviously disappointed by the outcome,” Jazz spokeswoman Debra Williams said Monday.

Jazz, controlled by the same parent company that owns Air Canada, sought an injunction from the Ontario Superior Court after it received a 30-day eviction notice from City Center Aviation Ltd. on January 31.

City Center Aviation is controlled by Robert Deluce, who is setting up a new airline that will operate from the airport using turboprop aircraft in competition with Jazz.

As previously announced on February 15, Jazz will suspend all flights from the Toronto city centre airport and serve its customers from the larger Pearson International Airport on Toronto´s western border.