House of Commons transport committee will investigate airport delays

OTTAWA — The House of Commons transport committee is launching an investigation into airport delays and flight cancellations.

Airlines and airports have been grappling with a surge in travel this summer, compounded by staffing shortages affecting both carriers and federal agencies. Airlines laid off workers at the start of the pandemic and have been facing challenges with hiring enough workers back into the industry. Last week, the head of the Greater Toronto Airports Authority said delays at Canada's busiest travel hub are declining, but stopped short of making specific commitments or timelines to improve travel times going forward.

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House transport committee holds emergency meeting on airport delays - National | Globalnews.caAirlines and airports have been grappling with a surge in travel this summer, compounded by staffing shortages affecting both carriers and federal agencies. Why waste money? The main reason was/is staff shortages, which then had a mushroom effect on every other part of the industries involved!!! Just stop the covid fear agenda and everything would be back to normal. Didn’t they fire their staff for refusing a n ineffective vaccine that doesn’t actually stop transmission of that virus? Vaccine mandates were simply an IQ test. How did the average Canadian do?
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