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From January to December 2007, the major Canadian air carriers reported a 6.4% increase in passengers and a 5.7% advance in passenger-kilometres compared with the same period in 2006. WestJet reported that total passenger-kilometres flown surged 19.9% during the 12-month period, while the operations of Air Canada grew by 2.6%.
Both carriers also noted improvements in their passenger load factor (a measure of the fullness of their aircraft). From January to December 2007, Air Canada's passenger load factor reached 81.3% and WestJet's passenger load factor stood at 79.5%.
Available on CANSIM: table 401-0001.
Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 5026.
January to December 2007 operational data on civil aviation for Air Canada and WestJet will appear in the Aviation: Service Bulletin, Vol. 40, no. 3 (51-004-XWE, free), which will soon be available.
For more information, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact Client Services (toll-free 1-866-500-8400; fax: 613-951-0009; transportationstatistics@statcan.gc.ca), Transportation Division.
