Hamilton airport sees jump in passenger traffic

Passenger traffic at Hamilton’s airport jumped 80 per cent last year.

According to airport officials, 599,146 passengers went through the John C. Munro International Airport in 2017, up from 333,368 the year before.

People are coming from Hamilton and the surrounding areas, including Toronto, because of the variety of destinations available, the company said in a statement.

The airport spent almost $5 million to upgrade and improve its facilities in 2017.

Projects included adding a covered walkway, roadwork and a renovating the duty-free.

Officials say they are expecting traffic to continue to grow in 2018.

There was also a 13 per cent increase in cargo volume from 2016 to 2017.

The airport is owned by the City of Hamilton.