Air travel options in the northeast remain limited long after pandemic restrictions lifted

Airports in northeastern Ontario say summer air travel this year has been slower than expected.

Airports in northeastern Ontario say summer air travel this year has been slower than expected.

"Before the summer schedule began, we had anticipated our recovery to continue with additional flights coming back to our schedule and we did see that the one flight from Air Canada came back in July," said Giovanna Verrilli, president and CEO of the Greater Sudbury Airport.

However, that flight from Sudbury to Toronto was short-lived and is already off the schedule.

Although airlines are not bringing in additional flights, Verrilli said, larger aircraft are coming to the facility, which means more seats available to passengers.