Halifax Stanfield International Airport Developments

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YHZ May 2026 & YTD Passenger Numbers

Halifax Stanfield International Airport
Passenger Statistics Report - Executive Summary

May 2026


Sector / 2026 Actual / 2025 Actual / Variance
Domestic / 331,773 / 287,573 / 15.4%
Other International / 61,806 / 41,769 / 48.0%
Transborder / 19,231 / 13,779 / 39.6%
Total / 412,810 / 343,121 / 20.3%

Year-to-Date

Sector / 2026 Actual / 2025 Actual / Variance
Domestic / 1,199,628 / 1,091,794 / 9.9%
Other International / 233,282 / 225,072 / 3.6%
Transborder / 100,147 / 136,098 / (26.4%)
Total / 1,533,057 / 1,452,964 / 5.5%

Domestic - This 9.9% increase was brought on by the increase in WestJet flights from YVR, YEG, YQR, YWG and YXE.

International - This 48% increase was brought on mainly by the introduction of the new WestJet flights to CPH (Copenhagen), MAD (Madrid) and LIS (Lisbon). WestJet now serve nine European destinations nonstop from YHZ.

Transborder - This 39.6% increase was brought on by the introduction of WestJet’s daily flight to DTW (Detroit) as well as the re-introduction of the second daily United Airlines EWR flight.