Air Canada AC-T cancelled about 360 flights at Toronto Pearson in the first seven days of June – almost 10 per cent of its schedule – amid staffing shortages and a surge in passengers at Canada’s busiest airport.
The cancellations were split between arrivals and departures, according to Cirium, the aviation data company that provided the numbers to The Globe and Mail.
A rebound in demand for air travel has overwhelmed the government agencies that conduct security, customs and immigration checks at Pearson and other major Canadian airports. The aviation industry says its reduced work force is unable to manage the increase in passengers while still enforcing COVID-19 rules. Vaccine mandates for employees of federal agencies and airlines have also reduced staff numbers, the industry says, as some employees refused to be vaccinated.
Peter Fitzpatrick, a…
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