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Or sign-in if you have an account.A traveller passes Air Canada planes at Pearson International Airport in Toronto. Photo by Postmedia News ArchivesDomestic air traffic reached 2.1 million in April, outpacing the 1.1 million in transborder air traffic to the United States that month.Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.Exclusive articles from Barbara Shecter, Joe O'Connor, Gabriel Friedman, and others.Daily content from Financial Times, the world's leading global business publication.Unlimited online access to read articles from Financial Post, National Post and 15 news sites across Canada with one account.National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on.Daily puzzles, including the New York Times Crossword.Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.Exclusive articles from Barbara Shecter, Joe O'Connor, Gabriel Friedman and others.Daily content from Financial Times, the world's leading global business publication.Unlimited online access to read articles from Financial Post, National Post and 15 news sites across Canada with one account.National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on.Daily puzzles, including the New York Times Crossword.Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.Access articles from across Canada with one account.Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments.Enjoy additional articles per month.Get email updates from your favourite authors.Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.Access articles from across Canada with one accountShare your thoughts and join the conversation in the commentsEnjoy additional articles per monthGet email updates from your favourite authorsSign In or Create an AccountorAir travel within Canada edged up 6.1 per cent year over year, with all eight of the country’s largest airports posting domestic increases, according to Statistics Canada’s monthly data on screened passenger traffic at Canadian airports.Meanwhile, travel to the U.S. continued to decrease, falling 3.6 per cent from the year prior. April marked the 15th consecutive month of year-over-year decreases.Get the latest headlines, breaking news and columns.By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder.The next issue of Top Stories will soon be in your inbox.We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try againAir traffic to the U.S. is 9.2 per cent lower than in April 2024, before trade tensions between the two countries started a shift in travel patterns, which became evident in the data in early 2025.Travellers to the U.S. accounted for 24.2 per cent of the total number of screened passengers in April. This is down from 25.5 per cent in April 2025 and 28.1 per cent in April 2024.More than 90 per cent of transborder traffic is through the four largest Canadian airports, all of which recorded year-over-year decreases in screened passenger counts for flights to the U.S. last month.Overall, 4.5 million passengers passed through screening at Canada’s eight largest airports in April, up 1.7 per cent from a year ago.StatCan said 1.3 million of those were screened for international flights, excluding the U.S. This marks a 0.3 per cent drop from the previous year, ending the 13-month run of year-over-year increases that began in March 2025.The decline occurred amid higher uncertainty within the travel industry, stemming from the conflict in Iran and soaring prices for refined petroleum products including jet fuel, the agency said. Join the Conversation This website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. Read more about cookies here. 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