Thank you very much, Ms. Koutrakis, for your question.
As I've stated before, I'm always happy to come back and once again answer questions of committee members, as I have done in the past, if needed.
From the beginning, when we started seeing the surge in demand, we worked with CATSA. I know Mike Saunders is here today, and I'm sure he'll be happy to answer your questions, as will his team. I sat down with Mike in late April and we talked about the sense of urgency that is required to respond to the surge in demand we're seeing. To CATSA's credit, they put all hands on deck and worked with their partners on ensuring they intensified and accelerated their hiring.
Let me take a step back. Since the winter, we have worked with CATSA on providing them additional resources in preparation for the restart of the aviation sector. In fact, it was in the estimates prior to congestion, and CATSA was receiving additional funding to help them prepare for that.
To summarize, just in the last three months, CATSA has hired 1,700 people. This is in an environment of labour shortage. There's more work that needs to be done, and I'm not claiming that all the problems have been solved, but it's great to see a significant improvement in processing times. As I stated in my opening remarks, today, at the four largest airports, 87% of passengers are screened within 15 minutes or less.