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Passenger traffic doubles amid aviation growth
CANADA: COUNTRY’s aviation industry has recorded significant growth, with passenger traffic doubling to 8.11 million last year from 4.06 million in 2012, reflecting expanding demand for air transport and its growing contribution to economic activity. The growth has also been accompanied by increased aircraft movements and cargo volumes, highlighting the expanding role of aviation in …
Passenger traffic in Canada has reached 8.11 million, up from 4.06 million in 2012, signaling a notable expansion in demand for air transport and its growing role in the economy.
The growth is accompanied by higher aircraft movements and cargo volumes, underscoring aviation’s expanding contribution to tourism, trade, investment and regional connectivity.
In Tanzania, aircraft movements rose 34 percent to 297,285 in 2025 from 222,430 in 2012, while air cargo volumes increased 36 percent to 44,076 tonnes over the same period, according to the Civil Aviation Authority’s director general.
Dr. Jabiri Bakari emphasized the importance of strengthening infrastructure, regulatory frameworks and institutional capacity to meet rising demand, and highlighted ongoing regulatory reviews, safety governance enhancements and modernization efforts.
He noted investment in aviation training, particularly at the Civil Aviation Training Centre, as essential to building the technical expertise required by a growing industry and to support a strategic aviation gateway role within Africa and beyond.
The remarks were made ahead of the ICAO Worldwide Air Transport Conference in Montréal, with the director general advocating practical regulatory reforms and continued collaboration with government, ICAO, regional bodies and industry stakeholders.