Canadians may be travelling more by air compared to last year, according to new data, and are choosing domestic destinations and those abroad — but not the United States.

Statistics Canada reported Monday that in September, 1.2 million passengers boarded flights from Canada to the U.S., down 10.5 per cent than the same month in 2024.

The agency compiles the data based on the number of passengers recorded passing through pre-board security screening checkpoints at eight of Canada’s largest airports.

For domestic travel, 2.5 million passengers were screened for flights within Canada — up by 10.2 per cent compared to September 2024. That figure even beat pre-pandemic levels with the month showing an 11.6 per cent spike compared to September 2019.

But, just because Canadians are potenti

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