Moncton Airport Passenger Levels On A Path To Pre-Pandemic Levels
About 460,000 passengers are expected at the airport before the end of this year or about 70 percent of pre-pandemic levels.
About 460,000 passengers are expected at the airport before the end of this year or about 70 percent of pre-pandemic levels.
The suspension of flights on a Fredericton-Toronto route from Fredericton’s airport may mean more travelers arriving at and departing from the Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc International Airport.
The goal is to better understand New Brunswick’s air sector, along with its strengths, challenges, and opportunities–with a focus on evidence-based data and analysis.
The airport authority says a direct flight to that province has been in high demand from local travellers.
It represents a 91 percent drop from the year before, but much higher than a low of 1,079 in May.
Reg Wright, the president of the Atlantic Canada Airport Association (ACAA), says a so-called “Atlantic Bubble” is a crucial step towards “restoring the devastated travel and tourism sector” in the region.
In a webinar Thursday, an Air Canada business development manager was tight-lipped about the airline’s plans for scheduling and ticket prices, but he spoke about what air travel will be like in the near future.
In its latest passenger traffic numbers released this week, 427,085 passengers used the airport in 2019, a record number.