The federal government has provided an update on progress towards reducing traveller wait times at Canadian airports.
Here are the key statistics:
Passenger travel volumes
Arrivals
For the week of July 11-17, the total number of air passenger arrivals (transborder and international) was 619,971, with a daily average of 88,567 passengers. This is 17,526 higher than the previous week and represents about 76.4% of the level for the same week in 2019.
Departures
For the week of July 11-17, the total number of air passenger departures was 1,148,194, with a daily average of 164,028 passengers. This is 7,410 higher than the previous week and represents about 82.7% of the level for the same week in 2019.
Metering (holding) of aircraft at Toronto Pearson International Airport
The number of aircraft being held on the tarmac at YYZ has decreased significantly since early May. For the week of July 11-17, 58 aircraft were held on the tarmac as compared to the peak of 373 the week of May 23- 29.
This government says this decrease shows the significant progress that has been made to date to address bottlenecks and to streamline passenger flows at Canada's largest airport, by adding more Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers and more kiosks and eGates in the CBSA hall at Terminal 1.
Passenger security screening wait times
During the week of July 11-17, 81% of passengers were screened by the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) within fifteen minutes at Canada's airports, as passenger volumes continue to increase. The trend continued for the additional four days in the reporting period (July 18-21), with 81% of passengers being screened within 15 minutes.
-- Toronto Pearson International Airport's wait times increased for the week of July 11-17 with 78% of passengers screened within 15 minutes but showed slight signs of improvement from July 18-21 at 82%.
-- Vancouver International Airport showed a slight increase for July 11-17, with 78% of passengers screened within 15 minutes with slight signs of improvement from July 18-21 at 81%.
-- Montréal-Trudeau International Airport showed improvement for the week of July 11-17, with 78% of passengers screened within 15 minutes; however, this declined for the July 18-21 period to 68%.
-- Calgary International Airport showed an increase in wait times with 78% of passengers screened within 15 minutes for the week of July 11-17, with improvements on this week to date at 81%.
-- A small number of passengers - less than 2% across all airports - waited more than 45 minutes to be security screened for the week of July 11-17.
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