Toronto Airport’s Wait Times to Worsen Amid Staff Shortages
- Public health screening measures have added to lengthy delays
- Long queues likely to worsen as summer travel season picks up
Travelers wait to enter the check-in area at Pearson airport in Toronto last December.
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Canadians traveling through Toronto Pearson International Airport are facing lengthy wait times and the situation is likely to worsen in coming weeks.
The airport is being hit with a double whammy of staffing shortages and longer processing times due to public health screening measures, according to Greater Toronto Airports Authority spokesperson Tori Gass. The Covid-19 measures can double or even quadruple the required processing time, she said.