Thunder Bay Airport Records Its Busiest June

Thunder Bay Airport recorded its busiest June passenger volumes this past month. In total, 67,511 passengers passed through the air terminal building, exceeding 2015 volumes by 4 percent.

“We are very encouraged by these numbers” remarked Ed Schmidtke, president and chief executive officer of the airport authority. “June saw the first summer incremental increase in capacity with Air Canada replacing 3 daily 50-seat aircraft with larger, 74-seat Q400 aircraft. July and August will see even more additional seats.”

Schmidtke listed a new direct, non-stop morning WestJet departure to Calgary and an additional Air Canada flight to Toronto as adding significant supply to the summer market. “This is definitely a good year for air travel from Thunder Bay.”

Schmidtke also noted that the record demand has been assisted by increased use of the Thunder Bay Airport as a gateway by U.S. travelers.

“We are seeing unprecedented volumes of our U.S. friends and neighbours beginning their journeys at Thunder Bay Airport. Cost comparisons confirm that Thunder Bay Airport offers the best prices for travel to Europe as well as Canada when compared to competitor U.S. airports."