Release date: 
Thursday, August 16, 2018

The Ottawa International Airport Authority is pleased to announce that its July 2018 passenger volumes have grown by an impressive 8.7% compared to July, 2017. Thanks to an additional 9.4% seats across destinations such as Vancouver, Chicago, Newark, Edmonton, Toronto, Washington DC, Calgary, Halifax, Boston, and more. Our results are on track for another record-breaking year.

July 2018 recorded the following passenger volumes against July 2017 figures:

Domestic: 367,950 = +7.5%
Transborder (U.S.): 53,900 = +17.6%
International: 24,222 = +9.5%
Total: 446,072 = +8.7%

Year-to-date passenger volumes for 2018 are as follows:

Domestic:  2,230,261 = +4.1%
Transborder (U.S.):  426,401 = +11%
International:  253,841= -2.4%*
Total: 2,910,503 = +4.4% (compared to 1.9% growth 2016 to 2017)

* Due to winter Caribbean traffic being redirected to Florida as a result of hurricane impact.

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“Celebrations in 2017 brought scores of new visitors to the Region, and put Ottawa on the map as a key destination for leisure and business travellers alike,” said Chris Carruthers, Chair of the Board of Directors of the Ottawa International Airport Authority. “We are delighted that this level of demand has continued, and that so many of these visitors are travelling by air. We look forward to welcoming them.”

“Our passenger volumes are a barometer of sorts for the local economy,” said Mark Laroche, Ottawa International Airport Authority President and CEO. “Ottawa-Gatineau is enjoying positive economic growth and it’s reflected in increased air travel to and from YOW. After several years of modest growth, I am encouraged by this upward trend, and look forward to continued gains as the summer travel season transitions to the winter charter season with flights to new sunshine destinations in Mexico, as well as a broad range of other sun destinations in the southern United States and the Caribbean.”

About the Ottawa International Airport Authority
OMCIAA manages, operates and develops airport facilities and lands in support of the economic growth of the National Capital Region, generating more than $2.2 billion annually in total economic activity in Ottawa and Gatineau.

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For more information:

Krista Kealey
Vice-President, Communications and Public Affairs
613-248-2050
[email protected]