航空资讯 · Simple Flying · 信息日期 2026-10-15
Halifax Celebrated Record Traffic In February & Is Now Losing 3 Transatlantic Routes
The Canadian airport has lost multiple high-profile long-haul services in recent times.
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- Halifax / Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) entered 2026 with plenty to celebrate. Passenger traffic reached a record 4,140,668 in 2025, up 4% year over year, while international traffic jumped 19.3%, helping establish the Atlantic Canadian airport as one of the most internationally connected fa
- The airport was also preparing for a record 15 non-stop European services during the 2026 summer season. That momentum is now facing a very different reality. WestJet has removed Halifax (YHZ) - Copenhagen (CPH) and Halifax (YHZ) - Madrid (MAD) from its Summer 2027 schedule after introducing both ro
- Meanwhile, Icelandair will end its Halifax (YHZ) - Reykjavik (KEF) service after October 18, 2026. The three cuts arrive at the same time that airlines are becoming more selective about secondary long-haul markets, with elevated fuel costs making marginal routes considerably harder to sustain.
- The contrast is particularly striking because Halifax/Stanfield International Airport's latest full-year results painted a picture of an airport moving in the opposite direction. The airport handled 4,140,668 passengers in 2025, compared with 3,979,785 in 2024, while international passenger numbers
- It demonstrated that demand for international travel was expanding. The airport subsequently built on that performance by promoting a 2026 schedule containing 57 non-stop year-round and seasonal services, including the record 15 European destinations. WestJet alone offered nine European destinations
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