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  1. In 2012, the air fares (domestic and international combined) averaged $248.60, down 0.4% from $249.70 in 2011. This decrease was mainly a result of year-over-year declines in the second and fourth quarters. The average domestic air fare paid by passengers was $192.20 in 2012, up 0.8% from $190.70 the previous year. The average international air fare dropped slightly (-1.6%) from $326.80 in 2011 to $321.50 in 2012.

  1. In 2012, 96.7% of passengers on domestic and international scheduled services flew on discount fares, down 0.1 percentage points from 96.8% in 2011. On domestic scheduled services, 95.9% of passengers travelled on discount fares, down 0.1 percentage points from 96.0% the previous year. On international scheduled services, the proportion of passengers flying on discount fares fell 0.2 percentage points to 97.7%.

  1. When the distribution was expressed in terms of passenger-kilometres, the proportion of domestic discount travel remained unchanged from 2011 at 95.8% and the proportion of international discount travel decreased 0.1 percentage points from the previous year to 98.5% in 2012.

  1. In 2012, average domestic air fares rose across 7 of the 10 selected Canadian cities of enplanement compared to 2011. Toronto remained the city with the highest average domestic air fare ($214.90), while Edmonton once again posted the lowest average domestic air fare ($177.80). During this period, year-over-year increases ranged from 0.3% in Vancouver to 6.3% in Saskatoon. Montréal (-2.9%) and Ottawa (-1.3%) were the only cities of enplanement to report a decrease, while in Toronto, the average domestic air fare remained unchanged. Toronto and Vancouver posted average domestic air fares above the national average ($192.20); in Ottawa, the average fare was on par with the national average.
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