PAL Airline officials met in St. John’s yesterday with community leaders from Labrador West and Labrador MP Yvonne Jones.

Efforts are underway to find solutions to high airfares that the mayor of Happy Valley-Goose Bay previously indicated are disproportionately affecting Labrador travellers.

Jones says she’s optimistic, indicating that the airline is committed to making changes to ensure service is more reliable and consistently on time this winter.

Lydia Rickards of the Labrador West Chamber of Commerce says she believes that the PAL Airlines representatives they met with listened to their concerns and seemed committed to working with them on solutions.

PAL officials agreed to meet with the group again.

A recent report released by the Goose Bay Airport Corporation found that since 2019, airfares rose a remarkable 33 per cent in Goose Bay and 43 per cent in Labrador West – well above the national average.