Edmonton airport prepares for holiday season, return of near pre-pandemic levels
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The airport expects to see the most travellers on December 20th, 23rd and 27th. During the holiday season around 100 flights are going in and out of YEG per day.
Now that we’re into December, Edmonton International Airport is preparing for the busy holiday season. YEG expects to see tens of thousands of passengers and says the demand for flights keeps growing.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, but it’s also one that can cause some headaches. So, staff at YEG are trying to make it easy.
“From traffic to parking to airline check-in, we want you to have plenty of time to go through security screening and to relax before you board your flight,” said Dominique Huras, with the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA).
The airport expects to see the most travellers on Dec. 20th, 23rd and 27th. During the holiday season around 100 flights are going in and out of YEG per day.
“This holiday period is kind of that space that we look at when we see what is the demand. We are seeing incredible demand with about 25,000 passengers expected to come through our terminal daily,” said Erin Isfeld with Edmonton International Airport.
A good chunk of those passengers head to international destinations during the holidays. The most popular routes travellers will be heading to include Cancun, Phoenix and Puerto Vallarta.
This holiday travel demand will boost YEG’s passenger numbers to near pre-pandemic levels as well as a 4.3-per cent increase compared to last year.
“We’re anticipating by the end of December to hit about 7.8 million passengers coming through our terminal for 2024,” said Isfeld.
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