Edmonton International Airport. But due to the COVID-19 pandemic, airport officials say this year will be one of the slowest holiday seasons in 20 years.“It’s quite a different year for us at the airport,” said Steve Maybee, vice president of operations and infrastructure with Edmonton Airports.An estimated 5,959 people will pass through the doors of EIA on Friday, a much lower number than the 23,000 to 24,000 passengers the airport typically sees on this day.
On Dec. 17, 2018, for example, 23,232 people departed from or arrived at EIA. That’s about a 74 per cent passenger decrease.
Friday is Edmonton International Airport’s busiest travel day of the year “This being typically our busy time of year, we won’t see the numbers.