The Vancouver International Airport welcomed 24.9 million passengers last year — a 31 per cent increase over 2022 and the third highest total in the airport’s history, according to an update that YVR’s CEO recently shared at city hall.Although the number of international flights remained lower than in 2019 — predominantly related to ongoing global geopolitical dynamics — it was the domestic and U.S. traffic that drove the increase in passengers.
Total number of passengers that travelled through the airport in the pre-pandemic year of 2019 was 26.3 million. That number dropped to 7.3 million in 2020 and seven million in 2021, before increasing to 19 million to end 2022. According to YVR’s annual report, the airport’s air cargo volumes continue to grow while other U.S. West Coast airport cargo volumes shrink.“Everything from fresh produce, our very high valued sustainable seafood, plus electronic goods, life science ingredients, things that go into PPE and our growth in the biotech sector — all of those goods travel best and most efficiently by air.”
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