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  1. In 2014, domestic and international air fares combined averaged $243.70, down 2.1% from $249.00 in 2013, reversing the upward trend recorded the previous year. With this decline, the average total air fare registered in 2014 was approximately at the same level as the average total air fare posted in 2010 ($243.50), which was below pre-recession levels. The decline in 2014 was a result of year-over-year decreases in all quarters, with the most notable in the first and second quarters.
  2. The average domestic fare was $184.90, down 3.1% from a year earlier, while the average international fare fell 2.2% to $315.50.
  3. In 2014, 97.2% of passengers on domestic and international scheduled flights flew on discount fares, up 0.1 percentage points from 97.1% in 2013. The proportion of domestic passengers on discount fares remained unchanged (97.1%) from the previous year. On international flights, the share of passengers flying on discount fares edged up 0.2 percentage points to 97.2%.
  4. In terms of passenger-kilometres, the proportion of domestic discount travel also remained unchanged (97.3%) from 2013. The share of international discount travel increased 0.2 percentage points from the previous year to 98.0% in 2014.
  5. In 2014, average domestic air fares decreased in all 10 selected Canadian cities of enplanement compared to 2013, with Saskatoon (-7.4%), Winnipeg (-5.3%), Halifax (-5.1%) and Regina (-5.0%) recording the largest declines.
  6. In 2014, the average domestic fare in Toronto ($208.80) remained the highest among the major cities, as it has since 2002. Saskatoon posted the lowest average domestic air fare ($167.10). Vancouver ($201.20) and Winnipeg ($190.70) also reported average domestic air fares above the national average.
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