Passenger levels for September at the Sault Ste. Marie Airport are reported at 17 per cent below pre-pandemic numbers.
“Even with the seasonal decline, the overall comparison for the month compared to pre-pandemic did show an improvement,” said Sault Ste. Marie Airport Development Corporation president Terry Bos in a news release. “This being the first month since the pandemic hit that passenger traffic has been within 20 per cent of pre-pandemic levels.”
A passenger movement comparison follows:
|
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 |
|
|
November |
16,045 |
2,213 |
7,155 |
|
|
December |
18,258 |
2,718 |
9,283 |
Currently, Air Canada Express offers two daily flights from the Sault Ste. Marie Airport. Bearskin Airlines offers two flights Sunday, three flights daily Monday and Friday, and four flights daily Tuesday to Thursday. Porter offers daily flights Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday; three flights Monday, Thursday, Friday; and one daily on Saturday.
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