The Canadian Airports Council (CAC) this week joined the Canadian Travel and Tourism Roundtable in calling for removing testing and isolation requirements for international travelers.
CAC Interim President Monette Pasher said the airports group fully supports calls for the Canadian federal government to remove unnecessary and non-science-based obstacles to international travel, such as the predeparture and on-arrival PCR tests for fully vaccinated travelers.
“Since the start of the pandemic, airports have suffered C$6 billion in revenue losses and C$3 billion in new COVID-19 debt,” Pasher added. “Until restrictions are lifted, and all airports reopened to international travel, these costs will continue to mount, jeopardizing our future competitiveness and connectivity. It is time to get Canadians – and our economy – moving again.
