I flew out of winnipeg a few times when i lived in thunder bay. At the time it was cheaper to fly from thunder bay to winnipeg and then to montego bay than go through toronto. Small markets like sault ste marie where i live now dont have many carriers so there is very little competition and very few direct flights to anywhere. If i fly to thunder bay from here and want to go via air canada i have to fly the opposite direction to toronto and then onto thunder bay which is totally stupid but its all about filling the seats and a plane that is half full doesnt make money. I have a feeling that a direct flight from here to montego bay wont actually be direct but stop in another city like hamilton to pick up more people but only time will tell