In March, Canada's major and select small airports recorded a total of 444,180 aircraft movements, virtually unchanged (-0.3%) from March 2023. Local movements declined 1.4% year over year to 144,524, partially offset by a 0.3% increase in itinerant movements, which rose to 299,656.
At the same time, major Canadian airlines flew 7.6 million passengers on scheduled and charter services in March 2024, with the passenger load factor at 86.1%.
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