COMOX VALLEY – For yet another year, the Comox Valley Airport (YQQ) has set a record for passenger growth. An increase of 5.1% was logged for 2016 as 368,733 people travelling through YQQ.
Airport traffic has experienced increases in passenger traffic year-over-year and is up 19% over the last 5 years. August was the busiest month of 2016 with 42,000 passengers during the peak summer season. The largest increase was reported in March with a 21% increase over the same month in 2015.
“Increased seat capacity along with some very competitive pricing from the airlines is making travel through YQQ attractive.” states Fred Bigelow, CEO of YQQ.
“In particular, we’re seeing a huge increase in the number of area residents starting their journeys to the United States from YQQ. Strategically, we have the nation’s two largest airlines providing service to three major Canadian hubs,” continues Bigelow. “The options are endless with this ability to tap into their comprehensive global networks.”
YQQ Air Service and Destinations:
- Air Canada daily service to Vancouver
- WestJet daily service to Calgary and Edmonton; weekly service to Puerto Vallarta
- Pacific Coastal Airlines – daily service to Vancouver , (south terminal), and Campbell River
- Central Mountain Air – daily service to Vancouver
