Omicron Undercuts Hopes of Travel Revival for Canadian Airlines
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Just when winter-weary Canadians typically seek travel to warmer locales, omicron threatens to undermine any potential revival for the country’s airline industry.
Canada’s air traffic recovery had already been lagging the U.S. even before the highly contagious Covid-19 variant emerged. Traffic at Canadian airport security checkpoints was 53% of 2019 levels in the first 19 days of December--the most recent numbers available-- versus 84% in the U.S., according to data from transport security authorities.