Air fares, 2011

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Average domestic air fares increased in 9 of the 10 selected Canadian cities of enplanement in 2011 compared with 2010.

The cities recording the largest year-over-year increases in air fares were Calgary (+6.5%), Regina (+5.8%) and Edmonton (+5.7%). The only decline occurred in Ottawa (-0.6%).

Domestic air fares averaged $214.90 in Toronto, the highest level, followed by Vancouver ($206.70), Ottawa ($194.80) and Montréal ($194.10).

Domestic and international air fares (all types) averaged $249.70 in 2011, up 2.5% from $243.50 in 2010. This advance was mainly a result of year-over-year increases in the first and second quarters.

The average domestic air fare (all types) paid by passengers was $190.70, up 4.5%. The average international air fare was $326.80, down 1.5%.

Note to readers

Average air fares are calculated for each flight stage. When the passenger boards the aircraft at one airport and departs the aircraft at another airport, this is considered a flight stage.

The Fare Basis Survey covers Air Canada, Jazz, Air Canada's Canadian regional code-share partners, Air Transat and WestJet.

Table 1 
Average domestic air fares for 10 major Canadian cities

Available without charge in CANSIM: tables CANSIM table401-0003, CANSIM table401-0004, CANSIM table401-0041 and CANSIM table401-0042.

Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number survey number2708.

Quarterly data tables are available from the Key resource module of our website under Summary tables.

The air fare data are now available in the service bulletin Aviation, 2011, Vol. 45, no. 1 (Catalogue number51-004-X, free), from the Key resource module of our website under Publications.

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