Re: Terminal 1
Here's Pearson's official 2006 results, published today....
2006 year end statistics for Toronto Pearson
TORONTO, Feb. 2 /CNW/ - The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA)
announced its year end statistics for 2006 today and is pleased to see an
increase in all sectors of passenger traffic and an increase in cargo volume.
Total number of passengers 2006: 30.9 million
Passengers travelling within Canada (domestic): 13.5 million
Passengers travelling to or from the United States (transborder):
8.9 million
Passengers travelling outside of Canada or the U.S. (international):
8.5 million
These passenger numbers represent increases of 4.3% for domestic travel,
1.4% for transborder travel and 4.6% for international travel. Compared to
2005, the total increase for 2006 is 3.5%.
Toronto Pearson saw a total of 418,000 aircraft movements in 2006, an
increase of 2.1% over 2005 numbers.
Finally, 505,000 tonnes of air cargo was moved through Toronto Pearson in
2006, an increase of 6.3% over 2005.
According to Lloyd McCoomb, President and CEO of the GTAA, "these
increases across all segments of our operations show that we made the right
choice in redeveloping Toronto Pearson. We now have the facilities to meet the
demands of passengers and airlines and we are looking forward to continuing to
serve as the North American airport of choice."
The GTAA is the non-share, not-for-profit authority that operates Toronto
Pearson. All revenue generated by the GTAA is reinvested back into the
airport.