Passenger traffic at Canada’s busiest airport grew almost four-fold in the first nine months of this year. The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (“GTAA”) today reported its financial and operating results for the three and nine months that ended September 30, 2022. Passenger activity increased by 6.5 million or 135.1 per cent to 11.2 million during the third quarter of 2022 compared to the same period in 2021. For the first nine months of this year, passenger activity rose from 6.8 million (2021) to 25.7 million (2022). That’s an increase of just under 274%, which helps explain all the gnashing of Read more
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Toronto Pearson Airport says security delays are improving significantly. They’ve also brought in a new program that allows passengers to pre-book a spot in line for security screening, and they’ll introduce a new trusted traveller initiative later this year. Officials at Canada’s busiest airport say they’ve introduced a new program called YYZ Express, which allows departing travellers to reserve a spot in the security line ahead of their flight. This virtual booking system was introduced to help streamline the passenger flow and ease wait times for travellers flying international and domestic routes. “We’re committed to equipping passengers with digital solutions Read more
Canadian residents returned from over 3.7 million trips abroad in August 2022, more than four times as many trips as were taken in August 2021. StatsCan says Canadian trips abroad were up 340.4% in August compared to last year. Still, the August 2022 figure was only 63.4% of the level in August 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic. In the month of August 752,900 Canadian residents returned from visiting overseas, more than double from the same month in 2021 (341,700). During the same month, travel to U.S. increased six-fold over AUG 2021. StatsCan said the number of international arrivals to Canada Read more
Canadians will soon have a new way to travel between two of the biggest cities north of the border. Starting in December 2022, Canada Jetlines will begin flights between Vancouver YVR and Toronto Pearson YYZ using an Airbus A320. There will be two flights a week for now. “Following the launch of a successful first route out of Toronto, we look forward to expanding our services into Vancouver ahead of the upcoming holiday travel season,” said Duncan Bureau, chief commercial officer of Canada Jetlines. “We seek to provide Canadian travellers with more convenient travel options and look forward to bringing Read more
Flying out of Toronto Pearson airport is about to get more expensive. The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) today (September 28) announced it will increase the aeronautical rates and the airport improvement fee (AIF) on January 1, 2023. These increases are a result of the high inflationary environment and ongoing impacts from COVID-19. The adjustment to the AIF will put Toronto Pearson in line with the current rates charged by other airports across Canada. Effective January 1, 2023, aeronautical rates for commercial aviation, business aircraft and general aviation aircraft will increase by 4 per cent. The AIF for departing passengers Read more
