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Descrease article font size Increase article font size A plane that arrived at Toronto Pearson International Airport from Edmonton Tuesday evening experienced a “minor” fire. A WestJet spokesperson confirmed to Global News that flight WS434 “experienced a minor tail pipe fire after engine shut down upon arrival.” The spokesperson said …
Read More »Pearson returns to Jays after Cimber put on IL
Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – It’s been two years since Nate Pearson donned a Blue Jays jersey. He’s looking forward to showing Toronto fans the pitcher he’s become. Pearson was recalled from the Blue Jays’ triple-A affiliate in Buffalo, N.Y., on Monday after right-handed reliever …
Read More »WestJet cancels some flights in and out of Pearson airport as Toronto braces for winter storm
As Toronto braces for a large winter storm, here’s a closer look at some of the things cancelled or impacted across the city. WestJet said it has “proactively” cancelled all flights operating to and from Toronto’s Pearson International Airport as of 8 p.m. on Friday until Saturday morning, “pending conditions.” …
Read More »Pearson airport launches virtual booking system to cut long wait times
Toronto’s Pearson International Airport is officially launching a free virtual booking system Thursday that allows travellers to book a spot in the security line ahead of their flight. YYZ Express is meant to help streamline the security check-in process for passengers and ultimately ease wait times that have ballooned this year for …
Read More »Toronto’s Pearson airport now 2nd worst in world for delays. Ottawa says travel woes on the mend
Fatima Sherefa, 17, had a rough night at Toronto’s Pearson Airport on Aug. 6. Her flight from Toronto home to Winnipeg had been delayed several times and then, just after midnight, it was cancelled. Sherefa says Air Canada staff didn’t offer hotel accommodation for the night, and instead passed out yoga …
Read More »Winnipeg-bound passengers given mats, left to sleep on floor at Toronto Pearson airport
After several flight delays, passengers flying out of Toronto’s Pearson airport were given mats and left to sleep on the floor when their flights to Winnipeg were eventually cancelled — and many said the airline didn’t offer proper accommodations at all. Fatima Sherefa, 17, was flying back from a trip to Ann Arbor, Mich. She was told …
Read More »Vaccine mandates have been blamed for some of Pearson airport’s chaos. Is it time to drop them?
The waning effectiveness of vaccines to stop the spread of the highly infectious Omicron variant of COVID-19 could mean it’s time for federal policy makers to consider lifting vaccine mandates, some experts suggest. “It’s hard to really justify our mandates anymore,” said Dr Zain Chagla, an infectious diseases physician at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton and …
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