Winnipeg airport has record-breaking month

More than 400,000 people passed through the Winnipeg Richardson International Airport in August, shattering the old record.

According to a news release at the airport, that’s a 13 per cent increase from August last year, also marking the sixteenth consecutive month of passenger growth.

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The Canada Summer Games and evacuations of residents from Wasagamack, St. Theresa Point and Garden Hill First Nations have been attributed to boosting the numbers.

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In total, 447,382 people arrived at, or left from, the airport.

“Whether it was families travelling to our city to see loved ones, tourists here to take in our world-class attractions, or young athletes coming for the Canada Summer Games, August was an incredible month for the airport,” Barry Rempel, President and CEO of Winnipeg Airports Authority said.