Overview
- Canada’s transport minister announced the airport will take the name Charlottetown Alexander B. Campbell Airport.
- The government said the change recognizes Campbell’s decades of public service and his push to modernize P.E.I.’s economy and infrastructure.
- Campbell served as premier from 1966 to 1978 and is P.E.I.’s longest-serving leader.
- Officials framed the airport as the province’s main air gateway that supports tourism, trade, and links to the rest of Canada and abroad.
- No effective date or ceremony was detailed, though federal ministers and the Charlottetown Airport Authority voiced support.