July 30, 2025
Canadian airlines passengers dropped 1.8% in May
Statistics Canada reports that Canadian Level I air carriers flew 7.1 million passengers on scheduled and charter services in May, 1.8% fewer than in May 2024.
The number of passenger-kilometres decreased 0.5% year over year to 19.7 billion in May 2025. In contrast, capacity increased 0.9% to 23.6 billion available seat-kilometres. As a result, the passenger load factor (the ratio of passenger-kilometres to available seat-kilometres) was 83.3% in May, down from 84.5% in the same month one year earlier.
Each passenger travelled an average of 2,760 kilometres in May, up 1.3% from May 2024.
Level I carriers flew 185,000 hours (+0.5%) in May 2025 and generated $2.5 billion (+2.3%) in total operating revenue.