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1. The all-fare index (2002=100) for domestic and international (including Canada-United States) scheduled services operated by Canadian Level I air carriers rose 2.1% to 91.6 in 2011. The air fare index for all fares for domestic scheduled services was 91.3, up 4.2% from the 2010 level of 87.6, while the all-fare index for international scheduled services posted an increase of 0.4% from 2010 to 91.7.

1. In 2011, the average domestic and international one-way air fare (all types) paid by passengers was $249.70, up 2.5% from $243.50 in 2010. The average domestic air fare (all types) paid by passengers was $190.70 in 2011, up 4.5% from $182.50 in 2010. The average international air fare (all types) dropped slightly (-1.5%) from $331.80 in 2010 to $326.80 in 2011.

1. In 2011, 96.8% of passengers on domestic and international scheduled services flew on discount fares, up 0.1 percentage points from 96.7% in 2010. On domestic scheduled services, 96.0% of passengers travelled on discount fares in 2011, up 0.1 percentage points from 95.9% in 2010. On international scheduled services, the proportion of passengers flying on discount fares remained unchanged from the previous year at 97.9%.

1. When the distribution was expressed in terms of passenger-kilometres, the proportion of domestic discount travel remained unchanged from 2010 at 95.8% and the proportion of international discount travel increased 0.1 percentage points from the previous year to 98.6% in 2011.

1. In 2011, average domestic air fares rose across 9 of the 10 selected Canadian cities of enplanement compared to 2010. Toronto remained the city with the highest average domestic air fare ($214.90), while Edmonton posted the lowest average domestic air fare ($170.00) in 2011. During this period, year-over-year increases ranged from 1.6% in Montréal to 6.5% in Calgary. Ottawa was the only city of enplanement to report a decrease in 2011 (-0.6%). Toronto, Vancouver, Ottawa and Montréal all posted average domestic air fares above the national average ($190.70).