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Transportation in Canada 2003
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1. Introduction
2. Transportation and the Economy
3. Government Spending on Transportation
4. Transportation Safety and Security
5. Transportation and the Environment
6. Rail Transportation
7. Road Transportation
8. Marine Transportation
9. Air Transportation
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TABLE A9-22: COMPETITION IN DOMESTIC AIR MARKETS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2003
Rank Market 1 Daily Seats 2003 2 Percentage change over 2002 Capacity Market Shares (per cent)     Daily Seats 2002 2
Air Canada 3 WestJet Jetsgo Other Major 4 Others
1 Montreal-Toronto 4,091 (13) 78 - 22 - - 4,681
2 Toronto-Vancouver 3,618 13 70 7 11 13 - 3,212
3 Ottawa-Toronto 2,680 11 77 - 23 - - 2,420
4 Calgary-Vancouver 2,623 (17) 58 42 - - - 3,178
5 Calgary-Toronto 2,312 14 64 25 11 - - 2,022
6 Halifax-Toronto 1,834 (8) 67 - 15 18 - 2,000
7 Toronto-Winnipeg 1,584 34 66 18 16 - - 1,185
8 Calgary-Edmonton 1,575 (4) 53 43 - - 4 1,636
9 Edmonton-Vancouver 1,465 (12) 53 47 - - - 1,664
10 Edmonton-Toronto 1,325 3 71 20 9 - - 1,282
11 Calgary-Winnipeg 1,160 (1) 45 55 - - - 1,168
12 Vancouver-Victoria 1,021 (9) 85 - - - 15 1,128
13 Halifax-Ottawa 849 28 54 20 - 25 - 663
14 Halifax-Montreal 838 8 57 17 - 26 - 774
15 Kelowna-Vancouver 795 0 43 57 - - - 794
16 Montreal-Quebec 771 46 77 - - - 23 529
17 Abbotsford-Calgary 755 5 29 71 - - - 720
18 Halifax-St. Johns 672 (32) 64 - - 36 - 995
19 Prince George-Vancouver 624 (1) 45 55 - - - 632
20 Montreal-Vancouver 613 68 77 23 - - - 365
21 Hamilton-Ottawa 605 17 - 100 - - - 516
22 Calgary-Kelowna 592 1 25 75 - - - 586
23 Calgary-Regina 581 (4) 35 65 - - - 608
24 Thunder Bay-Toronto 521 (0) 81 19 - - - 523
25 Montreal-Ottawa 508 15 97 - - 2 2 443
  1. The top 25 markets are ranked on the number of daily seats.
  2. The number of daily seats is defined as the average number of seats offered on non-stop flights in each direction.
  3. Data for Air Canada include the number of seats operated by Zip, Jazz and regional code-share partners.
  4. Includes CanJet, HMY Airways, Jetsgo and Skyservice Airlines.

Source: Official Airline Guide and airline timetables
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