Over the last two months, travellers at Pearson have been experiencing long lineups, delays and cancellations, which some blame on continuing COVID-19 restrictions and a labour shortage. (Jonathan Castell/CBC - image credit)Extremely long wait times affecting arriving and departing passengers at Toronto's Pearson airport are likely to continue until Labour Day, a former Air Canada executive said Wednesday. "Chaos, messy, impossible, difficult," were the words used by Duncan Dee to describe the situation at Canada's busiest airport. Over the last two months, travellers at Pearson have faced long lineups, delays and cancellations, which some blame on continuing COVID-19 restrictions and a labour shortage. In May, the Greater Toronto Airports Authority also called on Ottawa to urgently do the following to help alleviate the situation at Pearson Airport.

Source: CBC News June 08, 2022 18:13 UTC