After a very difficult summer, the situation for passengers at major Canadian airports continues to show signs of improvement.
For the week of September 12-18, 2022, 98.5% of flights planned for Canada's top four airports were completed (i.e., not cancelled), an improvement from 95% for the first week of July. This percentage is very close to the week of September 16-22, 2019, when 99% of flights for the top four airports were completed.
During the same week, over 91% of flights from the top four airports left on time, or within one hour of their scheduled departure. This is a significant improvement from under 75% for the first week of July. It is also approaching the pre-pandemic levels in September 2019 where 96% of flights were on time, or within an hour of scheduled departure.
The number of arriving international flights being held on the tarmac at Toronto-Pearson International Airport has also decreased dramatically. For the week of September 12-18, 2022, 1.2%, or 26 international flight arrivals, were held on the tarmac, as compared to the peak of 373 during the first week of May.
Fewer passengers are experiencing long screening times. From September 12-18, 2022, 90% of passengers at the four largest airports were screened within 15 minutes by CATSA, an improvement from 79% during the first week of July 2022.
Here are some specifics:
-- Toronto-Pearson International Airport: 92% (98% in 2019)
-- Vancouver International Airport: 88% (86% in 2019)
-- Montréal-Trudeau International Airport: 91% (97% in 2019)
-- Calgary International Airport: 86% (88% in 2019)
Since April, CATSA says it has hired 1,918 screening officers across Canada, and it continues to recruit.
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