Charlottetown not experiencing long waits seen at other airports — at least for now

As summer time approaches and air journey begins to ramp up once more, travellers are experiencing lengthy waits and confusion at some airports.

“Toronto was very troublesome,” Linda Smith mentioned after arriving on the Charlottetown Airport on Wednesday.

“It took us about an hour to get off the airplane, after which it took us most likely an hour and a half to get by way of safety and customs. After which we needed to in a single day in Toronto as a result of there was no direct flight residence.”

The Charlottetown Airport typically has continued to run easily, however CEO Doug Newson expects it to get busy quickly — particularly with a document variety of flights anticipated to land on P.E.I. this summer time.

Present up early

“It is going to be busy by way of how many individuals we’ll be processing at sure occasions of day. So there may very well be lineups at check-in, there may very well be lineups at safety … We simply need folks to not present up 45 minutes previous to their flight and anticipate to simply stroll on the airplane and never trigger any delays.” 

Newson is a part of the Canadian Airports Council, which says random testing and health-screening questions for worldwide travellers are slowing issues down.

It is calling on Ottawa to eliminate them.

Newson worries these necessities and delays could deter some folks from returning to journey, which can harm the Island’s tourism business.

Excited for season

After a pair years of not flying, Newson mentioned some travellers could have forgotten a number of the guidelines, resembling what’s permitted in carry-on baggage.

Brushing  up on these guidelines forward of time will assist stop further delays, he mentioned.

“We’re excited concerning the summer time season, however it’ll include some challenges round our infrastructure.”