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Air fares, fourth quarter 2017

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Released: 2018-06-27

Air fares, average base fare

$227.10

Fourth quarter 2017

2.9% increase

(year-over-year change)

Base air fares in Canada, domestic and international combined, averaged $227.10 in the fourth quarter, up 2.9% from the same quarter of 2016.

Base fares do not include the goods and services tax, air transportation taxes or user fees, such as airport improvement fees or fuel surcharges. Average air fares are calculated for each flight stage that is, when the passenger boards the aircraft at one airport and departs the aircraft at another airport.

This marked the third straight quarter of growth of base air fares, following eight consecutive year-over-year quarterly declines.

The average domestic fare was up 3.4% year over year to $169.30 in the fourth quarter, while the average international fare rose 1.9% to $287.90, marking the third consecutive year-over-year quarterly gain.

Of the 10 selected cities where the passenger boarded the plane (enplanement), Ottawa (+12.6%) recorded the largest increase in average domestic air fare. Regina (-1.9%) and Winnipeg (-3.6%) were the only cities to post declines.

Toronto ($196.10) edged out Vancouver ($191.80) as the city with the highest average domestic air fare, followed by Winnipeg ($171.70) and Ottawa ($169.40). These four cities recorded average domestic fares above the national average. Saskatoon ($150.20) posted the lowest average domestic air fare, edging out Montréal ($166.20), which had reported the lowest fare the previous quarter.

Chart 1  Chart 1: Average domestic and international air fares
Average domestic and international air fares

Chart 2  Chart 2: Average domestic air fares for 10 major Canadian cities
Average domestic air fares for 10 major Canadian cities


  Note to readers

Average air fares are base fares and do not include the goods and services tax, air transportation taxes or user fees, such as airport improvement fees or fuel surcharges. All fares in this release are base fares.

Average air fares are calculated for each flight stage. When the passenger boards the aircraft at one airport and departs the aircraft at another airport, this is considered a flight stage.

The Fare Basis Survey covers Air Canada (including Air Canada rouge, Jazz, Air Canada's Canadian regional code-share partners), Air Transat and WestJet.

The data in this quarterly release are not seasonally adjusted.

The Fare Basis Survey is being redesigned.

Contact information

For more information, contact us (toll-free 1-800-263-1136; 514-283-8300; STATCAN.infostats-infostats.STATCAN@canada.ca) or Media Relations (613-951-4636; STATCAN.mediahotline-ligneinfomedias.STATCAN@canada.ca).

For more information on the current definitions, data sources and methods of the Fare Basis Survey, click on the Related information tab of this release. Readers who wish to know more, or to consult with Statistics Canada about the redesign of this survey can contact (statcan.transportationstats-statistiquesdutransport.statcan@canada.ca).

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