The loss of WestJet's seasonal direct flight to London will be bad for tourism, say a local restaurateur and travel writer. She says she knows at least one couple who have decided to go to Dublin, to which there's still a seasonal direct flight, instead. (Ted Dillon/CBC)"We had this direct flight, it was great, and now they're taking it away. "The future of Newfoundland tourism depends on as many and varied access points as we can get," he said. Tourism Minister Christopher Mitchelmore says WestJet made a business decision to move a London-direct flight to Halifax.

Source: CBC News January 31, 2018 01:07 UTC