Quarterly airport traffic nearly 1M
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James Richardson International Airport reported a passenger increase during its recent first quarter of 2.86 per cent, meaning 959,293 passengers passed through security from the beginning of January to the end of March.
Barry Rempel, president and CEO of the Winnipeg Airports Authority, said the passenger figures could have been even higher if Canada’s two main carriers weren’t so preoccupied about how the oil and gas sector is hurting the western provinces.
But look in the other direction and the outlook for the next few quarters is positive as WestJet’s direct flights to London, England, are scheduled to take off May 7, and its non-stop service to Halifax will begin eight weeks later.
Discount carrier NewLeaf Travel is supposed to take flight sometime this summer, using Winnipeg as a base.
“We’ve also had great discussions with Air Canada. They’re going to offer increased capacity to Vancouver and Toronto with larger aircraft,” Rempel said.
With Halifax and London, the number of non-stop destinations from Winnipeg will total 55, Rempel said.
Domestic flights represented the bulk of the passenger increase in the quarter while sun destinations were steady, he said.
WAA’s revenue rang in at $29.6 million in the first quarter, up from $28.1 million for the first three months of 2015. Earnings before interest, depreciation and taxes were $14.7 million, up from $14.4 million for the year-earlier quarter.
geoff.kirbyson@freepress.mb.ca