(Ottawa) Ottawa promises to do more to reduce wait times at airports even though it talks about an improvement in the situation.
Posted at 3:47 p.m.
“We are working with airports, airlines, baggage handlers and other partners to implement solutions to reduce delays as we approach the peak summer season,” the Minister for Transport wrote in a joint statement. , Omar Alghabra, and the Minister of Public Security, Marco Mendicino.
“The goal is to simplify services for inbound and outbound passengers, so Canadians can move around smoothly and safely as the industry recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic,” reads the statement. the message also conveyed by the Ministers of Health, Jean-Yves Duclos, as well as Tourism, Randy Boissonnault.
Pressed with questions in the scrum on Wednesday morning, Minister Alghabra contented himself with saying that he would announce additional measures when he was ready to do so.
The latter and Mr. Mendicino insisted on the fact that delays of more than 30 minutes are observed, according to their statements, by only 3% of passengers at Toronto Pearson airport and at Vancouver International airport.
“But we know that there is still work to do. And that’s exactly why the government is going to be focused on working together with the CBSA (Canadian Air Transport Security Authority) and industry to increase efficiency (with) travelers,” said said Minister Mendicino.