Statistics Canada reports that Canadian Level I air carriers flew 8.4 million passengers on scheduled and charter services in July, 1.1% more than in July 2025.

The number of passenger-kilometres rose 1.0% year over year to 24.2 billion in July 2026, while capacity increased 1.8% to 28.1 billion available seat-kilometres. The passenger load factor (the ratio of passenger-kilometres to available seat-kilometres) was 85.9% in July, down from 86.6% observed in July 2025.

Each passenger travelled an average of 2,875 kilometres in July 2026, essentially unchanged from the same month a year earlier (2,877 kilometres).

Level I carriers flew 218,000 hours (+2.3%) in July and generated $3.3 billion (+9.7%) in total operating revenue.

 

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