Calgary International Airport hits record year for passengers

CALGARY — For the first time in its history, the Calgary Airport Authority is reporting annual revenue exceeding $300 million in 2012 as a record was also set for the most passengers ever through the facility.

The Calgary International Airport saw 13.6 million passengers last year or 37,000 a day, the authority announced Thursday at its annual general meeting.

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Airport announces record number of passengers

The Fort McMurray Airport is celebrating a record-breaking year, after 957,000 people traveled through YMM in 2012, with each month breaking all-time highs at the airport, and driving passenger numbers 25% higher than in 2011.

“2012 was very busy and exciting for YMM. The announcement of daily non-stop service to Denver, the first scheduled service to the United States from Fort McMurray, capped off an incredibly successful year,” said Scott Clements, president and CEO of the Fort McMurray Airport Authority in a news release.

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Passengers make local airport history

A record-breaking year at the Fort McMurray Airport (YMM) continues to fly even higher, with October making history as the busiest month in the airport’s existence.

Passenger numbers released for the month show nearly 86,000 people traveled through the airport, an increase of 30% — or more than 20,000 passengers — from the same period in 2011.

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