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- Air passenger traffic at Canadian airports decreased 5.4% in 2009. The total number of enplaned/deplaned passengers in Canada was 103 million. This decrease in air passenger traffic is the first contraction since 2002. The 10-year trend for air passenger traffic in Canada is shown in Chart 1.
- Domestic passenger traffic decreased 7.0% in 2009. The Transborder (Canada-US) sector fell 6.3%. The Other International sector was the only segment to experience growth (1.0%).
- Cargo tonnages loaded and unloaded at Canadian airports decreased by 5.6% in 2009.
- Canadian airports experienced a decrease in the number of flights arriving and departing; flights were down 1.2% in 2009.
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