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Catchment Analyzer: Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport in Focus

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Catchment Analyzer data is helping airports stay on top of the changing passenger behaviour trends of their catchment area, uncovering underlying patterns rather than relying on pure volume metrics.

Air Canada recently announced a major expansion at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, serving four new major US cities from spring 2026 (New York LaGuardia, Boston, Chicago and Washington).

The latest Catchment Analyzer data shows demand of more than 630,000 one way passengers from Billy Bishop Airport's catchment to these destinations, however the current limited service drives 88% of demand to competing airports (primarily Toronto Pearson International Airport, which captures 81% of total catchment demand).

Notwithstanding a strong presence at Pearson, Air Canada is losing 60% of this catchment demand to competitors, with United Airlines capturing 20% and American Airlines capturing 19%. The introduction of these new services is likely to increase Air Canada's share in the markets.

Air Canada is scheduled to commence 28 times weekly service from Billy Bishop to LaGuardia on 29-Mar-2026, followed by 14 times weekly Chicago O'Hare and seven times weekly Washington Dulles services on 01-Jun-2026, and 21 times weekly Boston service on 01-Jul-2026.

The services will be operated by Jazz for Air Canada Express with Dash 8-Q400 equipment.

Air Canada also plans to increase Billy Bishop-Montreal frequency from eight to nine times daily and Billy Bishop-Ottawa frequency from four to six times daily.

Recent CAPA News highlights for Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport

Air Canada to launch four Toronto Billy Bishop services from Mar-2026

Air Canada is scheduled to launch the following services with Dash 8-Q400 equipment, as per a 23-Oct-2025 GDS inventory and timetable display:

  • Toronto Billy Bishop-Boston: 21 times weekly on 01-Jul-2026;
  • Toronto Billy Bishop-Chicago O'Hare: 14 times weekly on 01-Jun-2026;
  • Toronto Billy Bishop-New York LaGuardia: 28 times weekly on 29-Mar-2026;
  • Toronto Billy Bishop-Washington Dulles: 7 times weekly on 01-Jun-2026.

The routes will be operated by Jazz for Air Canada Express. Air Canada will also increase Toronto Billy Bishop-Montreal frequency from eight to nine times daily and Toronto Billy Bishop-Ottawa frequency from four to six times daily.

BETA Technologies operates ALIA CX300 demonstration flight in Toronto

Canadian Advanced Air Mobility (CAAM) announced (18-Aug-2025) BETA Technologies flew its ALIA CX300 for a demonstration at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport. Stolport also acquired a BETA Mini Cube charger for its operations at Billy Bishop Airport. The portable unit delivers 60 kWh of power and is both multimodal and interoperable, allowing it to charge electric aircraft as well as ground vehicles, marking BETA's first charger sale in Canada.

Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport reports 2024 ESG highlights

Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport reported (23-Jul-2025) the following highlights from its 2024 ESG report:

  • Achieved Level 1 certification under Airports Council International's Airport Carbon Accreditation programme;
  • Generated CAD2.1 billion (USD1.5 billion) in annual economic output and served more than two million passengers;
  • Reported an increase in transit usage to and from the airport, with a majority (55%) of passengers choosing transit, shuttle, walking or cycling as their preferred transportation away from the airport;
  • Offset 2908 tonnes of CO2e greenhouse gas emissions by converting airport waste to energy;
  • Achieved 100% waste diversion rate in the airport terminal, administrative offices, fire hall and Porter Airlines' facilities;
  • Joined the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Programme to assist travellers with accessibility needs.

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