The National Post reports in its Saturday edition that travel by Canadians is increasing, except to the United States. The Post's Chris Knight writes that fewer Canadians are flying across the border, according to Statistics Canada. In October, five million passengers passed through pre-board security at Canada's eight largest airports. That is a 4.5-per-cent increase from October, 2024, and a 9.9-per-cent rise from October, 2019, pre-pandemic levels. All eight airports experienced higher volumes, with Halifax leading at an 8.6-per-cent increase over last year. Every airport, except Ottawa, exceeded the pre-pandemic numbers from October, 2019. Travel to the U.S., however, is declining, with cross-border flights down 8.9 per cent in October compared with last year, continuing a trend since February. In the first quarter of 2025, Canadians made 6.1 million trips to the U.S. by land, sea and air -- a 10.8-per-cent decrease year over year. Meanwhile, international travel (everywhere else outside the U.S.) rose by 12 per cent, while domestic travel was up 8.5 per cent. In January, cross-border flights increased slightly (0.6 per cent) from last year, but each subsequent month has seen a decline in Canadians flying south.