Canadian airports could see record amount of holiday travellers, causing delays: expert

Canadian holiday travellers should brace for crowds and delays as a record number of passengers are expected to pass through the country’s largest airports and highways are filled with Christmas commuters. With Air Canada and WestJet Airlines carrying 7.9% and 9.7% more passengers for the first 9 months of the year, the 2017 Christmas season should break travel records, said airline analyst Robert Kokonis. Toronto Pearson International expects that nearly 2.7m passengers will travel through the country’s largest airport between Dec 17 and Jan 7, up from 1.9m last year when there were fewer days of elevated traffic. Traffic this year is up about 10% on the year as carriers have added new direct flights, particularly to international destinations. <br/>