Passenger numbers up 15% at YXS in 2023
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PRINCE GEORGE — The Prince George Airport (YXS) was busy in 2023, with added capacity on existing routes and the re-introduction of the seasonal non-stop flight to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico among other highlights, and in terms of passenger numbers, YXS is starting to a bounce back in traffic.
417,848 people travelled through YXS in 2023, up 15% from 2022, but those numbers aren’t quite back up to 2019 levels quite yet. President and CEO of the Prince George Airport Authority (PGAA), Gordon Duke says that it will take another couple of years to get back to those levels. However, Duke said that those numbers are encouraging, and that it will further lead to more growth at YXS.
However, the aviation industry as a whole is still facing challenges that directly and indirectly affects our airport. Those challenges include a global shortage of qualified aircrew, maintenance staff, and aircraft.
