The Prince George Airport is looking to increase the number the amount of cargo planes coming in and out of the city.
Airport Authority CEO John Gibson says more cargo traffic means more jobs in the city.
“We are a multi-modal city with rail, road, access to ocean by rail so we just need the flight schedules from cargo perspective and the other increments will build. With that comes a lot more jobs,” he says.
As far as a time frame goes, Gibson says it’s a waiting game.
“We spent a fair amount of time in Asia talking to logistics companies, selling them on our idea. BC government is behind us, everybody’s pushing our agenda but we still need the decision made from outside of what we can control.”
He hopes to rival Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport in Anchorage, Alaska, which is one of the busiest cargo hubs in the world.