Statistics Canada reports that Canadian Level I air carriers flew 6.6 million passengers on scheduled and charter services in February, 1.7% more than in February 2025.

The number of passenger-kilometres rose 4.8% year over year to 18.3 billion in February 2026, while capacity increased 3.1% to 21.4 billion available seat-kilometres.

The passenger load factor (the ratio of passenger-kilometres to available seat-kilometres) was 85.3% in February, up from 84.0% observed in February 2025.

Each passenger travelled an average of 2,771 kilometres in February 2026, up 3.0% from the same month a year earlier.

 

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