Airlines report more empty seats

Canada’s two largest airlines reported Tuesday that their flights for July were not as full compared with a year ago as both increased capacity. Air Canada reported a system load factor, the proportion of seats filled on its flights, of 85.6 per cent, down from 85.9 per cent a year ago. WestJet’s July load factor slipped to 83.1 per cent as traffi c increased 8.3 per cent .