Airfares inched 5.3% higher in 2010
The Canadian Press
Posted: Oct 31, 2011 9:41 AM ET
Last Updated: Oct 31, 2011 11:01 AM ET
A passenger waits for his flight at Detroit airport last year. The average international flight for Canadians increased 1.7 per cent to $331.80 in 2010. (Sim Wei Yang/Reuters)
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The average cost of airfares increased in 2010, mainly due to year-over-year advances in the third and fourth quarters.
Statistics Canada reports the average domestic and international one-way airfare (all types) paid by passengers was $243.50 in 2010, up 5.3 per cent from $231.20 in 2009.
The agency attributes the increase largely to a gradual upturn of the global airline industry following the economic downturn of 2009.
The average domestic airfare paid by passengers was $182.50 in 2010, up 5.5 per cent from $173.00 in 2009.
The average international airfare increased 1.7 per cent to $331.80 in 2010 from $326.30 in 2009.
Despite the increases, StatsCan says domestic and international airfares remained well below pre-downturn levels.
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