May 15, 2025, Lincoln, NB: Air Transat will become the Fredericton International Airport’s (YFC) newest airline, with direct service to Cancun beginning in winter 2026. The announcement, made today at the Fredericton International Airport Authority’s Annual General Meeting, continues YFC’s trend of solid growth in passengers and air service.

“Sun destinations have been extremely popular, with many flights selling out,” says Jacques Fournier, Director of Commercial Development. “This Air Transat service to Cancun is a welcome addition, bringing even more choice for travellers flying through YFC.”

The 2025 Annual General Meeting highlighted the airport’s trend of growth. In 2024, Air Canada, Sunwing and Porter all increased service. The airport also welcomed a new WestJet seasonal service to Calgary, which saw high demand from travellers. Growth continues in 2025 with five daily flights on Air Canada, more flights to Calgary on WestJet, and Porter extending the season for its second daily service to Ottawa.

“This tremendous growth is thanks to our partners,” says President and CEO Johanne Gallant. “This is a team effort. We have a close relationship with our airlines, tourism departments at both the province and the City of Fredericton, the Chamber of Commerce, and so many more – this is a community that works together, and the results speak for themselves.”

With 254.1 million in economic output annually, YFC supports the entire region.

Emphasizing that visitors arriving via YFC spend $94.5 million annually in our province, Kate O’Rourke, Manager of Public Relations and Marketing said, “Flying through YFC makes our local economy stronger. The airport supports 1,345 jobs in our region and the travel we enable makes it possible to attract meetings and conventions, makes our region more attractive to businesses, and brings new revenue to our tourism businesses.”

The airport authority announced that Richard Isabelle has completed his term as Board Chair and Lisa LePage will step into the role while Aaron Savage serves as Vice Chair. Darren Lawrence, chair of the board’s audit committee, presented the annual financial statements, emphasising the airport’s solid financial position.

The airport has two significant capital projects upcoming; a runway extension in 2025 to better accommodate the larger aircraft which are now serving YFC, and regular maintenance (resurfacing) of the other runway in 2026.

2024 Highlights:

• Continued growth with a 13% increase in passenger traffic in 2024.
• YFC received top honours in 3 categories of the AirportNEXT awards, where it was competing against some of North America’s largest airports.
• WestJet launched flights from Calgary in June 2024. Strong demand for the service led to an announcement that the service will almost double in 2025.
• Air Canada introduced larger aircraft serving Montreal and Toronto.
• Porter Airlines doubled its daily flights from Fredericton to Ottawa during the summer; these additional flights have returned for summer 2025.
• Sunwing introduced an additional destination (Cayo Coco).
• YFC adopted the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Program to further enhance our support for passengers with invisible or hidden disabilities.
• The total impact of the airport’s operations supported 1,385 jobs in our region, with 887 people directly employed by the activities of the airport community.
• People visiting our region via YFC brought an estimated $94.5 million into our economy in 2023.
• YFC generated $254.1 million in economic output in 2023.

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With a strong record of growth and a new terminal building, the Fredericton International Airport (YFC) is a comfortable and modern gateway for all of New Brunswick and the home airport for Fredericton’s Capital Region. YFC offers four airlines serving nine destinations, including Canada’s largest hubs, connecting New Brunswick to the world. Community is the heart of YFC, and the airport is proud to be home to 20 companies, which collectively support 1,345 New Brunswick jobs.