Thursday, May 12, 2011

Dryden Airport scraps customs service

Airports in Dryden, Sioux Lookout and Red Lake will no longer be offering customs service.  Dryden Manager George Friesen says sudden changes by Canadian Border Services prompted the change.  Friesen says costs have gone up in excess of 100-percent and notes keeping customs would have been passed along to those who fly-in from the States.  Kenora and Fort Frances are now the only Regional Airports currently offering customs, although Kenora is on a seasonal basis.