Customers returning, with first 100,000-passenger day in more
than two years
MONTREAL, April 18,
2022 /CNW Telbec/ - Air Canada has flown more than
100,000 customers in a single day for the first time since early in
the pandemic as passenger loads continue to rebound with customers
returning to travel.
"We were very pleased to have had 100,701 customers board our
planes on April 15, 2022, as
travellers steadily return. Clearly there is a pent-up demand for
travel that is matched only by our enthusiasm to welcome back our
customers. It is also significant that we passed this milestone
smoothly, indicating Air Canada has recovered operationally from
COVID-19's effects and is prepared to safely and conveniently
transport customers during the busy summer ahead," said
Kevin O'Connor, Vice President of
Air Canada's Systems Operations Control, which manages the
airline's daily operation.
The last time Air Canada carried more than 100,000 customers in
one day was March 13, 2020. During
the pandemic passenger loads fell as low as 2,175 on April 23, 2020, as global air traffic ground to a
virtual halt. In 2019, prior to the pandemic, Air Canada carried on
average nearly 150,000 people daily and its single-day,
passenger-load record was 187,000 customers on August 16, 2019.
About Air Canada
Air Canada is Canada's largest domestic and international
airline, the country's flag carrier and a founding member of
Star Alliance, the world's most
comprehensive air transportation network. Air Canada is the only international network
carrier in North America to
receive a Four-Star ranking from the independent U.K. research firm
Skytrax, which in 2021 also named Air Canada as having the Best
Airline Staff in North America,
Best Airline Staff in Canada, Best
Business Class Lounge in North
America, as well as an Excellence award for its handling of
COVID-19. Also in 2021, Air Canada was named Global Traveler's Best
Airline in North America for the
third straight year. In January 2021,
Air Canada received APEX's Diamond Status Certification for the Air
Canada CleanCare+ biosafety program for managing COVID-19, the only
airline in Canada to attain the
highest APEX ranking. Air Canada
has also committed to a net zero emissions goal from all global
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