Sarnia-Lambton's MP says she will work with local representatives to find a new air carrier for the Chris Hadfield Airport.
Marilyn Gladu made the statement after Blackburn News Sarnia reported this week that Air Canada is grounding flights into Sarnia for good effective July 26.
"This is very disappointing and a continual step in the erosion of services in transportation to Sarnia, we've seen rail services drop off and now this," she said.
Gladu said the timing of the announcement during the COVID-19 pandemic, makes it difficult to find a replacement.
"Now is not a good time to be negotiating with people like Air Canada, West Jet and Porter," she said. "I think there is a good financial model that could be adopted where we guarantee a certain number of seats in order for a reliable service."
Mayor Mike Bradley said Air Canada cited declining ridership as one of the reasons for the decision to pull its service, but he accused the airline of helping create that problem by cancelling flights for economic reasons.
Air Canada has denied that allegation.
