{"id":20932,"date":"2022-05-28T19:29:17","date_gmt":"2022-05-28T13:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=20932"},"modified":"2022-05-28T19:29:21","modified_gmt":"2022-05-28T13:59:21","slug":"international-flight-delays-have-jumped-by-a-factor-of-275-times-at-pearson-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/28\/international-flight-delays-have-jumped-by-a-factor-of-275-times-at-pearson-airport\/","title":{"rendered":"International flight delays have jumped by a factor of 275 times at Pearson Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The number of international flights delayed coming at Toronto Pearson International Airport jumped by 275 times last month compared with April 2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Greater Toronto Airports Authority says <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Greater Toronto Airports Authority<\/a> tells it held 2,204 aircraft from abroad on the tarmac last April versus just eight in the same time before the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Staffing shortages at security and customs checkpoints along with public-health protocols have seen airport wait moments soar as travelers flood the skies after two years of pent-up need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the past month, tarmac delays have frequently led to staggered offloading of passengers from a given plane on coming to ease the burden on overflowing airports. Meanwhile, departing passengers can find themselves waiting hours to get to their gate, with scenes of long security queues and reports of missed flights on social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the second week of May alone, some 18,000 coming international passengers at Pearson were held onboard longer than 30 minutes, and 3,000 longer than 75 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe require the government to implement solutions as the summer season has a forecast increase of nearly 50 percent in international passengers,\u201d authority spokesman Ryan White told in an email.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWithout government intervention to reduce screening and border processing times, passengers would be facing even further congestion and lengthier holds onboard planes \u2013 a situation which is already untenable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The authority, which operates the country\u2019s largest airport, is calling on the federal government to scrap public-health requirements such as random testing upon arrival and to invest in staffing and technology to improve passenger clearance times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Transport Minister Omar Alghabra and Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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In a joint report, Transport Minister Omar Alghabra and Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino acknowledged delays ranging from security screening to baggage handling, noting the issue is not unique to Canada<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Transport Canada has created an \u201coutbound screening committee\u201d made up of government agencies and industry stakeholders to address bottlenecks at security checkpoints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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