Canadian Airfares Up 14% From Last Year, Flight Centre Says

If you thought inflation was having its way with grocery prices, the same applies to airfares.

A new study by Corporate Traveller, a division of Flight Centre Travel Group, finds that airfares between major Canadian cities have increased by an average of 14%. At least one popular route (YEG-YVR) has seen prices jump 82%, but one of the most heavily travelled routes (YYZ-YVR) also saw prices dip by 1%.

The study looked at third-quarter prices for ten of Canada's most popular routes flown by leisure and business travellers. Here’s what they found.

“Canadian businesses face a growing challenge,” Corporate Traveller officials, said. “Most Canadians are already aware that it’s often much cheaper to fly internationally than to a domestic destination, but for travellers who conduct their business in Canadian cities, the high price of flights have become a major roadblock for growth.”