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Calgary International Airport

YYC stats for 2022 show 14.5M passengers for the year, meaning it's at 81% of what it was pre-pandemic. YYC still isn't showing the stats for December on their website yet.

calgary.citynews.ca

Calgary airport most recovered airport | CityNews Calgary

Calgary International Airport hosted 14.5 million passengers in 2022, recouping 81 per cent in its pre-pandemic traffic.
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JWhite said:
Great to see YYC bouncing back and headed for even more international traffic. I think it’s fair to say that Canada’s big four airports is where the action is going to be in the future. It’s a trend that’s been happening for some time now. Winnipeg, Halifax, and Ottawa have flatlined for the last 20 years, and Edmonton hasn’t fared much better. I wouldn’t be surprised if they go stagnant. Also, maybe not as bad as Ottawa Winnipeg but I have a feeling they’re not gonna see very much growth.

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I think you're probably right and 2022's numbers more or less show it. You can see Montreal and Calgary shooting upward, while Edmonton, Ottawa and Winnipeg are lackluster. Next year will be a better indicator, as things should be fully back to normal by then, but I tend to agree about the trend for Canada's airports, where it becomes a system of 4 major airports, and a bunch of 'regional' style airports. The one that shocks me is Ottawa, and from what I've heard there isn't even one overseas flight from Ottawa.

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Wow, almost 3 times the traffic of Edmonton and almost 5 times the traffic of Ottawa and Winnipeg.

Surrealplaces said:
I think you're probably right and 2022's numbers more or less show it. You can see Montreal and Calgary shooting upward, while Edmonton, Ottawa and Winnipeg are lackluster. Next year will be a better indicator, as things should be fully back to normal by then, but I tend to agree about the trend for Canada's airports, where it becomes a system of 4 major airports, and a bunch of 'regional' style airports. The one that shocks me is Ottawa, and from what I've heard there isn't even one overseas flight from Ottawa.
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Edmonton won't flat-line as quickly as Ottawa and Winnipeg, but I agree, over the long term their future isn't great. I see it becoming more of a feeder airport for Calgary.
 
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Surrealplaces said:
General PR fluff, but good to see the new CEO has big visions.
calgaryherald.com

Sky-high goals: New Calgary airport CEO aims to make it 'the best in Canada'

Incoming CEO Dinsdale will focus on improving all aspects of the Calgary airport, including ground handlers, airlines and revenue streams.
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And in other news a few extra flights bewtween Calgary and Windsor
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3 Billion in debt... cool, cool, cool.
 
CalgaryTiger said:
3 Billion in debt... cool, cool, cool.
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Unfortunate timing, with the cost of the new terminal and covid coming not long after. The new terminal cost around $1.5 billion and of course covid would have been a heavy hit. Hopefully they can make they way back out of it now that passenger levels are getting close to pre-pandemic levels.
 
JonnyCanuck said:
More flights to Windsor Ontario? I can't see a whole lot of demand going east. It must be Americans (Detroit area) and people in southwestern Ontario wanting to come out to Alberta.
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Not sure of the reasoning for it, especially with WS adding Detroit to their list of destinations.
 
YYCguy said:
Really? I can list so many things wrong with this airport! Where do I start? 🤦
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The list isn't so much which airport is the best, but rather which airport sucks the least lol.

seriously though, as much as YYC has its issues, every airport I've been to in the last few years has issues. YYC has been a pretty good experience for the most part.
 
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