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Victoria International Airport expected to handle record number of passengers

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Victoria International Airport said that it had handled nearly 2-million passenger trips in 2017.

YYJ has welcomed and sent off over 1.7-million passengers this year from January to November, which is up 4.4% from the same period of 2016, according to data released by the Victoria Airport Authority.

Including December’s projections, the airport should fall just short of the 2-million passenger mark, which would surpass the all-time high set in 2016.

In 2016, 1,856,000 passengers travelled through YYJ. Should 2017’s numbers hit the projected 1,950,000 range; it would represent a 20% five-year growth from 2013.

Passenger growth has far exceeded expectations, as original studies from 2012 projected YYJ would hit the 2-million flyer mark by 2020.

With growth happening quicker than originally anticipated, proposed expansion plans could come to fruition sooner than later.

Jeremy Weeres
Jeremy Weeres
Victoria Royals and hockey writer at Victoria Buzz

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