Nine more COVID-19 deaths in Manitoba, outbreak prompts hospital ER to close The same drop in passengers is seen across airports in Canada.Officials at Edmonton International Airport say in general the Friday before Christmas is their busiest day of the year, but this year will be one of the slowest holiday seasons in 20 years.“It’s quite a different year for us at the airport,” said Steve Maybee, vice president of operations and infrastructure with Edmonton Airports. “We usually staff up and have people here working early mornings and doing everything we can to get people through the process much quicker.