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Passanger growth, not the volume
& d7 \ m# f; n. M0 f1 N) REdmonton International Airport tops in passenger growth in Canada
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By David Finlayson, edmontonjournal.comJanuary 15, 2009Comments (14)
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' T* Q5 t% x7 h7 [- {EDMONTON — The Edmonton International Airport led the country in passenger growth for the third year in a row, and it’s one of the few major airports forecasting more growth this year.) Q6 d6 [* _8 u& I
2 E* x& e' p {( ]. H* u6 B `; rPassenger numbers jumped six per cent to a record 6.5 million with domestic routes accounting for five million, up 3.4 per cent.# ?, A J; Y# y4 L+ B
' u$ f0 c& D+ S2 D: d4 AInternational was up 21.7 per cent to 386,563, and U.S. rose 16.7 per cent to 944,000.
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: a0 W. j- K5 `7 r j“This 6.1 per cent increase over the previous year is especially remarkable compared to capacity cuts at other airports,” Edmonton Airports said in a release.1 P9 i+ |* s/ E6 h+ b0 ]% R5 n0 a
8 y% K1 w7 p( N( Z! U2 W0 R" tEdmonton also had the highest seat-capacity growth in Canada at seven per cent, bucking the trend of declines in other cities.
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Airlines continued to add more cross-border flights, with WestJet alone adding 16 to their U.S. schedule. Air Canada, Jazz and Star Alliance partner United Airlines added 45 per cent more seats to their five key hubs of Chicago, Denver, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Las Vegas. ! c) o5 W4 a- t) g9 [
/ H0 ~8 U& x* ]7 kThe airport has launched a billion-dollar expansion that will double the number of aircraft gates and add other state-of-the-art infrastructure by 2012 to speed up passenger flow and check-in. |
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