Connections to US Pre-Clearance at YYZ: No more waiting for bag images!
Mods: Not sure if this belongs in the Canada forum or Air Canada, but in this case my post is about connections to US at YYZ which is almost exclusively Air Canada.
I normally hate to transit to the US at YYZ because inevitably I would wait 30-45 minutes in the "holding area" of the pre-clearance zone for my bag to be transferred and the image to be ready for CBP inspection. I've on many occasions nearly missed connections because I was ready to go to the gate, but my bag wasn't processed yet. My last flight was this past summer.
Today I connected to the US in YYZ (YUL-YYZ-USA) and to my surprise, you no longer need to wait for the checked baggage image to appear. I should point out that I'm NEXUS/GE so perhaps this is a benefit for pre-screened travelers only? This makes transiting at YYZ VERY fast and marks a substantial improvement.
Anyone else experience this?