Fredericton Airport Increases Passenger Numbers For 10th Straight Year
FREDERICTON — The Fredericton International Airport (YFC) has experienced its tenth consecutive years of passenger growth.
In its latest passenger traffic numbers released this week, 427,085 passengers used the airport in 2019, a record number.
Since 2010, traffic at YFC has increased by 62 per cent. The airport’s 2019 passenger numbers are up 0.65 per cent over 2018. The airport said the latest increase is particularly encouraging as 2019 was a challenging year for the air travel industry.
“These gains are thanks to our airlines, our community, and the tourism, convention, and business sectors that continue to bring new travellers to our region,” said airport president and CEO Johanne Gallant in a release. “We’re pleased to have continued our decade of growth in a year that saw many challenges for air travel, especially in Atlantic Canada.”
Growth over the last decade has also helped push the airport’s most ambitious capital project to date. In May 2019, construction began on a terminal expansion and renovation that will create a more modern airport with enough space to accommodate both existing traffic and future growth.