Infographic: Update on Canada’s Air Transportation Sector Performance

 
Description

Update on Canada’s Air Transportation Sector Performance – Overview of the last week

Security screening (Top eight airports*)

During the second week of September 2023, 96.3% of passengers departing Canada’s top eight airports waited less than 15 minutes to be screened by CATSA.

Passengers waited less than 15 minutes to be screened

Pre-Pandemic (2019): September 9 - September 15 95.0%
2022: September 5 – September 11 92.6%
2023: September 4 – September 10 96.3%

On-time departures performance (Top eight airports*)

Flights departing within an hour of scheduled departure

Pre-Pandemic (2019): September 9 - September 15 93.5%
2022: September 5 – September 11 92.2%
2023: September 4 – September 10 90.4%

Flights departing within 15 minutes of scheduled departure

Pre-Pandemic (2019): September 9 - September 15 79.7%
2022: September 5 – September 11 68.3%
2023: September 4 – September 10 70.4%

Flight cancellations (Top eight airports*)

During the second week of September 2023, 2.5% of flights planned for Canada’s top eight airports were cancelled.

Pre-Pandemic (2019): September 9 - September 15 1.4%
2022: September 5 – September 11 0.8%
2023: September 4 – September 10 2.5%

Passenger volume - daily average (Top eight airports*)

Pre-Pandemic (2019): September 9 - September 15 157,831
2022: September 5 – September 11 134,088
2023: September 4 – September 10 158,270

*Top eight airports

  • Halifax Stanfield International Airport
  • Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau Airport
  • Ottawa International Airport
  • Toronto-Pearson International Airport
  • Winnipeg International Airport
  • Calgary International Airport
  • Edmonton International Airport
  • Vancouver International Airport
 
Description

Update on Canada’s Air Transportation Sector Performance – Overview of the last 3 weeks

Security screening (Top eight airports*)

Passengers waited less than 15 minutes to be screened

 

Pre-Pandemic 2019

2022

2023

Fourth week of August

93.1%

87.9%

94.2%

First week of September

95.7%

92.2%

93.9%

Second week of September

95.0%

92.6%

96.3%

On-time departures performance (Top eight airports*)

Flights departing within an hour of scheduled departure

 

Pre-Pandemic 2019

2022

2023

Fourth week of August

93.6%

84.7%

87.9%

First week of September

92.6%

85.7%

87.6%

Second week of September

93.5%

92.2%

90.4%

Flights departing within 15 minutes of scheduled departure

 

Pre-Pandemic 2019

2022

2023

Fourth week of August

76.9%

56.0%

64.2%

First week of September

79.8%

59.0%

63.2%

Second week of September

79.7%

68.3%

70.4%

Flight cancellations (Top eight airports*)

 

Pre-Pandemic 2019

2022

2023

Fourth week of August

1.2%

2.3%

2.3%

First week of September

2.3%

2.6%

2.3%

First week of September

1.4%

0.8%

2.5%

Passenger volume - daily average (Top eight airports*)

 

Pre-Pandemic 2019

2022

2023

Fourth week of August

170,212

147,734

177,500

First week of September

155,388

137,862

168,090

Second week of September

157,831

134,088

158,270

*Top eight airports

  • Halifax Stanfield International Airport
  • Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau Airport
  • Ottawa International Airport
  • Toronto-Pearson International Airport
  • Winnipeg International Airport
  • Calgary International Airport
  • Edmonton International Airport
  • Vancouver International Airport