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The London International Airport registered another year of record-setting growth in 2018.

The east-end airport welcomed 537,000 passengers last year, a 3.1 per cent increase from the previous year, the airport said in a Tuesday statement.

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And the momentum is expected to continue, with a 50 per cent spike in passengers projected for 2019, resulting in a total of 850,000 travellers by year’s end, the airport said, adding it will invest $12 million in improvements to accommodate the growth.

“We continue to focus on improving passenger experience and growing the range of air services that we offer the passenger” airport chief executive Mike Seabrook said in a statement.

“Air travel is forecast to grow significantly in our region over the next decade and we believe our airport has a much bigger role to play”

London’s airport now offers direct flights to all major Canadian cities.