Canada's Airlines Awaken

Canada's Airlines Awaken

July 2021
13 min read
Edward Russell and Madhu Unnikrishnan

Issue Overview

At long last, Canada has begun to relax some Covid-19 restrictions on domestic and international travel. For much of this year, the country had had among the strictest rules, requiring travelers to provide test results and quarantine in government-approved hotels (at great cost), among other measures. These rules all but squashed international travel, and domestic restrictions put a damper on flights within the country. But now, the industry's airlines are taking their first steps back from the void, with Air Canada resuming several international routes from its Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver gateways. Still, the airline plans to fly only 35…