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Two Airports Pay Millions for Longer Wait Times

ByMatt August 8, 2017August 7, 2017

CBC published an article about how wait times for passengers at airport security have grown so long that at least two major airports (Toronto and Vancouver) are paying millions of dollars for extra officers to help reduce the lineups. The article goes on to say that the current Canadian government cut another $10 million to the passenger screening budget.

Basically, what I am understanding is that either the government has to pay for extra security, or the airports need to pay the government to hire extra security.

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[AIRPORT] Options for Flights to Cancún

ByMatt July 15, 2015July 12, 2015

Today, we continue our multi-part series on direct routes flying out of Canada to certain hot spots. There are situations where a connection flight may make more sense, in terms of costs. For the purposes of this series, it will…

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[AIRPORT] Options for Flights to Mexico City

ByMatt July 8, 2015November 26, 2015

Mexico being part of North America and a major trading partner, makes it a country that Canadians visit often. So it only makes sense that there are several options to choose from.

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[AIRPORT] Options for Flights to Frankfurt

ByMatt June 29, 2015November 26, 2015

The Frankfurt Airport (FRA) is consistently ranked one of the busiest airports in the world, in terms of yearly passenger volume. So it only makes sense that Frankfurt acts sort of like a transfer hub for Canadians to get to the rest of Europe.

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[AIRPORT] Options for Flights to Washington D.C.

ByMatt June 23, 2015November 26, 2015

Washington D.C. may not seem like the most popular tourist destination, nevertheless, there is a fair amount of traffic through the U.S. capital city. Especially Washington Dulles International Airport, which has a lot of potential valuable connecting flights.

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[AIRPORT] Options for Flights from Hong Kong to Canada

ByMatt June 16, 2015November 26, 2015

It is no secret that there is a fair amount of people from Hong Kong living in Canada. As a result, there is a lot of traffic for families to visit each other between the two places.

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[AIRPORT] Options for Flights from Beijing to Canada

ByMatt June 9, 2015January 11, 2016

China being the largest country in the world, along with the high Chinese population in Canada, there is bound to be a lot of traffic between the two countries. There are several options available for a direct flight. There are several direct flights to choose from to the Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK):

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[AIRPORT] Options for Flights from Las Vegas to Canada

ByMatt June 2, 2015November 29, 2015

Today, we continue our series on flights operating out of a popular Canadian destination and directly to Canada. Las Vegas definitely fits the bill of a popular destination.

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[AIRPORT] Options for Flights from Paris to Canada

ByMatt May 26, 2015February 8, 2023

Paris is definitely a popular destinations for Canadians, especially for those living in the province of Quebec. So undoubtedly, there are fair number of options to choose from throughout the country. Furthermore, there are two airports operating out of the…

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[AIRPORT] Options for Flights from Atlanta to Canada

ByMatt May 19, 2015November 28, 2015

The Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) has been ranked the busiest airport in the world in 2014, closing in on serving 100 million passengers per year. Though oddly enough, there does not seem to be too many Canadian destinations going through the Atlanta airport.