MONTREAL — ********** reported a record system load factor of 86.7% in July, versus 85.6% in July 2013, an increase of 1.1 percentage points on a system-wide capacity increase of 11.4%.

On this additional capacity, system wide traffic for July increased 12.7%. ********** reports traffic results on a system-wide basis, including ********** rouge, which began operations on July 1, 2013, and regional airlines from which ********** purchases capacity.

According to Calin Rovinescu, President and Chief Executive Officer, “system-wide, traffic grew 12.7%, led by significant growth in the U.S. transborder and Atlantic markets. This is the fourth consecutive month ********** has set new records system-wide for passengers boarded. These strong traffic results demonstrate that we are effectively executing on both our international growth plan and on our ********** rouge leisure strategy. We continue to build Toronto Pearson into a truly global hub for customers travelling between the United States and our international network, and on July 1 we inaugurated the only nonstop service between Toronto and Tokyo-Haneda with convenient daytime flights within easy access to downtown Tokyo.”