Ottawa Rejigs Trusted-Traveller Program in Bid to Avoid Last Summer’s Airport Chaos

Ottawa Rejigs Trusted-Traveller Program in Bid to Avoid Last Summer’s Airport Chaos
People line up before entering the security zone at Pearson International Airport in Toronto on Aug. 5, 2022. Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press
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The federal government has rolled out a revamp of its trusted-traveller program to clear clogged airports as the summer travel season kicks off.

A tweaked “verified-traveller program” will launch dedicated security screening lines at six of the country’s biggest airports between June 7 and June 21, Transport Minister Omar Alghabra said Tuesday.