CYQM press release:
Passenger traffic increases in 2017 at Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc International Airport, resulting in second-best year on record
JANUARY 16, 2018
DIEPPE, NB – Passenger traffic at the Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc International Airport (YQM) increased in 2017, resulting in its second-best year on record. In 2017,
665,630 passengers travelled through YQM, a 1.3% increase over 2016 (657,272). Passengers flew on YQM’s main airline partners, including Air Canada Express, the airline offering the most frequency from Greater Moncton, as well as Porter and WestJet. The increase was also linked to WestJet adding frequency and seat capacity to Toronto, which represented a 6.5% year over year increase or 6,661 passengers. Another airline with remarkable growth was Sunwing, with a 9.6% increase for a total of over 30,000 passengers.
http://cyqm.ca/news/passenger-traffi...ear-on-record/
It should be noted that although this may only be the "second" best year on record, the "best" year had artificially inflated numbers due to charter traffic to Fort MacMurray (before the oil collapse). Since the current traffic volume doesn't have this added bonus, in many ways, the current numbers reflect the real ongoing increasing strength in the core traffic at YQM.