Calgary 
Credit: Calgary International Airport
YYC Calgary International Airport has increased the number of passengers travelling through the airport reaching a record setting 18 million passengers in 2019.
600,000 more travelers connected through YYC than in 2018, an increase of 3.5 per cent in 2019.
Though the grounding of the Boeing 737 Max in March 2019 impacted the passenger traffic, the success of WestJet’s Dreamliner routes to markets in Europe with direct service to London Gatwick, Paris and Dublin negated the effect leading to an impressive growth in passenger traffic. As a result of the grounding, there was an estimate 2,300 fewer flights and 300,000 fewer available seats from through YYC. According to InterVISTAS, YYC was the fourth most impacted airport in North America and eighth most impacted in the world by the grounding of the Boeing 737 Max in terms of flights.
HIGHLIGHTS OF 2019 YEAR
- YYC provided 38 non-stop domestic destinations in addition to growing U.S. and international offerings.
- Two new U.S. and two new European routes were added in 2019, bringing the total number to 88 non-stop destinations across Canada and the globe.
- Cargo business grew to 4,305 landings, showing a 6.6 per cent increase from 2018.
- YYC added $8 billion in GDP to the region and supports approximately 50,000 direct and indirect jobs.
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