Quebec to Start Offering $500 Round-Trip Flights to Remote Regions Wednesday

François Bonnardel responds during question period Nov. 2, 2021 at the legislature in Quebec City. The Canadian Press/Jacques Boissinot

Quebec’s transport minister says a government program offering discounted flights to the province’s remote regions will begin Wednesday.

François Bonnardel said today that the program, which will cost $86 million over two years, will relaunch Quebec’s regional aviation sector and help the tourism industry in remote regions.