Toronto business leaders say urgent action from the Trudeau government in Ottawa is needed to fix the mess at Toronto Pearson Airport. Representatives from the Toronto Region Board of Trade, the Tourism Industry Association of Ontario, AccorHotels, and the Association of Canadian Travel Agencies, came together today (May 12) to echo the Greater Toronto Airports Authority’s call to the federal government to urgently address government agency issues plaguing travellers at Toronto Pearson, Canada’s largest airport. The airport is facing mile-long lineups at customs and security the past couple weeks, and travellers are both frustrated and angry. Business leaders say the Read more
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Toronto Pearson Airport officials say they need more staffing, better technology and fewer health restrictions to end the lineup nightmare wait times at security and customs. Travellers are returning to Pearson and other Canadian airports in droves, and airport officials across the country are struggling to keep up with demand. Staffing shortages have been an issue in Vancouver, Toronto and other cities. The Greater Toronto Airports Authority says fliers are “facing bottlenecks and very lengthy delays” and that it understands the frustrations that travellers are feeling. The authority says it needs several changes to be made, including changes to public Read more
Toronto Pearson Airport officials say they’ve added extra crews for the coming snow storm, but they warn that some delays and cancellations could still occur. “Safety is always our top priority for both passengers and our staff working in this weather, and we’ve been preparing for this latest snowfall since Monday,” Pearson/GTAA spokesperson Tori Gass said in an email this morning. “We’re monitoring the forecasts very closely and extra crews have been brought in to help with snow clearing. “We’re also working closely with our airline partners to help ensure there is as little impact to flights as possible. Saying Read more
Canada’s new ultra-affordable airline, Lynx Air, announces the much anticipated launch of its booking website, with tickets going on sale for flights to the airline’s first five destinations: Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Kelowna and Winnipeg. This is an important milestone in Lynx’s mission to make air travel accessible to all Canadians, with ultra-low fares, a fleet of brand-new Boeing 737 aircraft and great customer service. Base fares start at $39 for a one-way ticket between Kelowna and Vancouver. One-way fares between Calgary and Vancouver start at $49, while one-way tickets between Calgary and Toronto start at $69, according to Yahoo Finance. Read more
The government of Canada announced new COVID-19 testing rules for most Canadian airports on Tuesday of last week. Six days later, we still don’t know what’s really happening. The Trudeau government announced at the time that all passengers flying into Canada from destinations other than the United States would have to be tested upon arrival. Officials who said they were worried about the Omicron variant, said travellers will have to isolate while they wait for their results, and that those results might take three days. Those tests are in addition to the requirement that anyone flying to Canada show a Read more
