Toronto Pearson Airport is nearly back to pre-pandemic traffic. The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (“GTAA”) today said passenger activity in the third quarter of the year was up 11.9% compared to the same period in 2022, rising from 11.2 million to 12.5 million. For the first nine months of 2023, passenger traffic rose 31.6% from 2022 levels, increasing to 33.8 million. Officials said passenger activity increased due to the strong travel demand and the travel industry partners’ ability to deliver more consistent levels of services following the pandemic, which created labour and supply challenges. During the third quarter and first nine Read more
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Toronto Pearson Airport officials say a number of improvements should make this summer a much more enjoyable experience at Canada’s busiest, and most maligned, airport. Deborah Flint , the President and CEO of the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (“GTAA”), today announced the comprehensive measures that Toronto Pearson is implementing to support a seamless, predictable, and enjoyable passenger experience during the summer travel rush. “Last summer was challenging for passengers, and we have responded with a full suite of process improvements and practices with our partners to deliver a more customer-centric and reliable experience ,” said Flint. “Our new approaches include Read more
The March Break school vacation period begins today in Ontario and elsewhere in Canada, and airports will likely be a mess. The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA), operator of Toronto Pearson, held a media day today to provide travel tips for passengers ahead of March Break. March Break has always been one of the busiest times at Pearson, and this year the GTAA expects up to 125,000 passengers per day during the peak travel weekend, starting today. This represents approximately 85% of pre-pandemic volume seen during March Break 2019. (It certainly doesn’t help that Toronto is expecting a Read more
The recovery is going full tilt for Canada’s largest airline. Air Canada today said its operating revenues for the fourth quarter of 2022 were higher than the last three months of 2019. The Montreal-based airline reported record fourth quarter operating revenues of $4.680 billion, 71 per cent higher than the fourth quarter of 2021 and about six per cent higher than the final quarter of 2019. Air Canada also reported record fourth quarter passenger revenues of $4.062 billion, double from the fourth quarter of 2021 and about two per cent higher than the fourth quarter in 2019. Still, the airline Read more
A prominent Liberal in the Justin Trudeau government says he wants to hear from Sunwing and VIA Rail about the travel chaos that many Canadians endured over the holidays. MP Peter Schiefke, the Member of Parliament for Vaudreuil-Soulanges in Quebec and chair of the federal government’s transportation and infrastructure committee, tweeted on Tuesday that both companies need to be held accountable for a disastrous holiday season. Sunwing cancelled flights between Canada and Mexico a couple days before Christmas, leaving hundreds of Canadians stranded during the holidays. Passengers on a VIA Rail train headed from Ottawa to Toronto were forced to Read more
