On May 31st 1981 P.W.A opened service:
5/31/2010 at 7:54 AM
The official opening for the long awaited Pacific Western Airlines new service linking Toronto, Calgary, and Vancouver with Brandon.
Thinking a couple of hundred visitors would attend the organizers were overwhelmed when over three thousand well-wishers turned out to observe the festivities.
Moments after touching down on Brandon’s Municipal Airport landing strip the P.W.A. Jet was greeted with a thunderous welcome of cheers, and applause as it taxied up to the Terminal building.
During the first week of P.W.A Service a tour from Iceland paid a visit to Brandon, and at their arrival to the Terminal they were greeted with a Smorgasbord for their enjoyment.
Source: Brandon, a prospect of a city, by Mary Hume.
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