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From May to October 2006, the major Canadian air carriers reported a 3.0% increase in passengers and a 4.2% advance in passenger-kilometres compared to the same period in 2005. WestJet reported that total passenger-kilometres flown surged 23.3% during the six-month period, while the operations of Air Canada grew by 1.0%.
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In November 2006, aircraft take-offs and landings at the 42 Canadian airports with NAV CANADA air traffic control towers reached 341,695 movements, up 6.9% compared with the same month in 2005. This marks the sixth consecutive increase in year-over-year monthly comparisons.
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In December 2006, aircraft take-offs and landings at the 42 Canadian airports with NAV CANADA air traffic control towers reached 312,789 movements, up 10.8% compared with the same month in 2005. This marks the seventh consecutive increase in year-over-year monthly comparisons.
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The 42 Canadian airports with NAV CANADA air traffic control towers reported 4.5 million aircraft take-offs and landings in 2006, up 2.9% compared to 2005 (4.4 million). This marks the first increase in total aircraft movements recorded at the towered airports in six years; movements have shown a declining trend since the last peak in 1999 (5.3 million).
