No question that airlines have contributed to current problems by selling flights they have no hope of actually operating. No one argues that their goals of ramping things back up vastly exceed their ability to actually do so.

But some responsibility also lies with the federal government, for they alone are responsible for maintaining adequate staffing levels at security and customs - two areas that have been identified as major bottlenecks. The feds are also responsible for decisions around whether or not employees need to be fully vaccinated in order to report for work. Only Ottawa controls the mandated use of the ArriveCan app, and only Ottawa has control to invoke random covid testing - two other items identified as contributing to massive delays.

Blame doesn't lie solely with airlines, nor does it lie solely with government. Both have contributed to the current state of affairs.

That said, I expect more of government than trying to dodge all accountability and just blame everything on passengers who they claim are out of practice going through security. That's just plain insulting. If anyone should take a lead I'm straightening this out, it is Transport Canada, and that's just not happening.