Highlights
In September, aircraft movements at Canada's major airports totalled 467,258. This was an increase of 11.1% from September 2021 and represents 91.7% of the level from September 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic.
The number of domestic movements from Level I to III and foreign carriers were 84.1% of the pre-pandemic level from September 2019, while the number of movements to and from the United States increased to reach 79.5% and other international traffic to 86.6%.
Toronto/Lester B. Pearson International remained Canada's busiest airport with over 31,000 movements in the month.
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