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Air passenger traffic sees decline in November: SSMADC

The November traffic represents 32 per cent decrease compared to 2019 levels
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Passenger traffic in November decreased for the third month in a row, decreasing by 32 per cent compared to 2019 levels, Sault Ste. Marie Airport Development Corporation (SSMADC) said. 

“It is disappointing to see passenger levels drop back to where they were in May at 68 per cent of pre-pandemic levels. It is very much looking like the early estimates that recovery would take three to five years to reach pre-pandemic levels were accurate," Terry Bos, SSMADC president and CEO, said in the SSMADC news release.

Below is a yearly passenger movement comparison released by SSMADC:

Month

2019

2020

2021

2022

January

16,309

15,185

1,619

4,937

February

15,369

15,725

1,100

5,397

March

18,550

9,531

1,479

7,678

April

16,842

63

1,334

9,000

May

17,364

69

1,616

11,378

June

17,331

440

2,253

12,481

July

18,800

2,112

4,250

13,976

August

20,812

3,170

6,114

15,615

September

16,900

2,798

6,551

13,986

October

18,697

2,744

8,593

13,939

November

16,045

2,213

7,155

10,873

December

18,258

2,718

9,283

 

The current number of flights operated by the three domestic airlines  as follows:

  • Air Canada Express: two flights a day
  • Bearskin Airlines: two flights Sunday; three flights daily Monday and Friday; four flights daily Tuesday and Thursday; six flights on Wednesday
  • Porter: two daily flights Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday; thee daily flights Monday, Thursday, Friday; and one daily on Saturday

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