The Saskatoon airport is preparing for change after its annual operations report was released to the public Wednesday.
Despite an increase in passengers last year, there were still more seats than travellers, which could mean changes to flights.
Stephen Maybury, CEO of the Saskatoon Airport Authority, is predicting a correction in the market for air travelers.
He said passenger traffic through the airport increased by 0.6 per cent in 2016, totaling 1.45 million people, but that there is an oversupply of seats and not enough travelers to fill them.
“At this point we actually see potentially a small correction in the market because when you look at that five per cent increase in seats and the passenger demand stayed flat,” he said.
Maybury said it doesn’t necessarily mean that routes will be cancelled - instead airlines may choose to use smaller planes instead.
The airport is also undergoing physical changes. Renovations have now started in the pre-security area and changes to the check-in area are being designed. The airport expects that work to be done by 2019.
Outdoor improvements are also being made to parking and ground transportation. A two-lane road will be added at the front of the building for public and other commercial use. That work is expected to be completed in 2018.
