YVR traffic keeps growing as U.S. travel falls for a 20th straight month
The airport handled 2.8 million passengers in August, up 6.3 per cent, as Asia-Pacific traffic jumped 18.6 per cent.
Vancouver International Airport handled 2,815,298 passengers in August, up 6.3 per cent from a year earlier, even as U.S. traffic declined for a 20th straight month, Business Examiner reported, citing Vancouver Airport Authority data first reported by Business in Vancouver.
Passengers flying between YVR and U.S. destinations fell five per cent to 634,531 in August. Domestic traffic rose 8.9 per cent to 1,453,331, and Asia-Pacific traffic grew 18.6 per cent to 440,869.
Over the first eight months of 2026, total traffic reached 18,920,519, up 4.1 per cent, while U.S. traffic was down 4.4 per cent.
YVR said it expects 32 weekly flights on nine routes to mainland China in November, up from 23 a year earlier.
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