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Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB) saw strong growth in 2017.
The number of passengers travelling through the airport increased 3.4 per cent over the previous year, peaking at 1,670,880, an increase of 55,000 people, despite repairs to the main runway that limited access for large aircraft from May 23 to Aug. 9, 2017.
“With an average of more than 1,000 extra passengers a week, we’re very happy with this growth, which shows yet again that people in the greater Québec City area are choosing YQB for their air travel,” said Gaëtan Gagné, president and CEO of Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport.
“These results are no accident. They reflect our hard work and major investments in our facilities to give our passengers a world class airport.”
“In 2017, domestic flights were a major success story. Developments like the addition of more than 70 WestJet Encore flights a week to Montréal and Toronto gave local passengers more frequent service to these destinations and worldwide access thanks to codesharing,” added Gagné.
“Our main runway was repaired on schedule, allowing us to resume flights to Europe in fall 2017.”
With a new international terminal to better serve Québec City and meet the challenge of fast-growing passenger traffic, YQB has emerged as a driver of economic development for the greater Québec City area.
