Pearson celebrates award for best large airport in North America
Toronto’s Pearson International Airport held a special event Monday, celebrating the honour of being named North America’s best large airport for customer service in 2017. The Airport Service Quality...
View ArticleMalls, airports expected to be packed as Friday marks busiest travel and...
It’s a trifecta of Christmas tradition on Friday as two of the season’s biggest days just happen to fall on the first day of winter. The Friday before Christmas is well known as the busiest travel day...
View ArticleTravellers say Pearson Airport pet zone gone to the dogs
Pearson Airport may be one of the top-ranked airports in Canada, but some travellers say the dog park there is anything but world class. The pet zone, located by the departure gates in Terminal 1, is...
View ArticleMan’s security clearance revoked after father found to be biker gang member
A Federal Court judge has ruled that the government was right to revoke an aircraft mechanic’s security clearance because his father was a member of a motorcycle gang. The ruling found that Mark Del...
View ArticlePearson ground crew claims strike has caused significant baggage delays
The union representing 700 striking workers at Canada’s busiest airport says the walkout has caused some significant baggage handling delays so far but management is calling it “an initial hiccup.”...
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Technical glitch with baggage scales at Pearson causes backlogs
A technical glitch with the baggage scales at Pearson International Airport’s terminal 1 caused a major backlog on Tuesday morning. The Greater Toronto Airport Authority told CityNews there was a...
View ArticleBaggage system glitch resolved, operations ‘running well’ at Pearson
A glitch with the baggage system at Pearson International Airport’s terminal 3 that caused delays for departing passengers has now been resolved. Early on Thursday morning, a tweet from the airport...
View ArticleToronto public health officials confirm measles case in GTA
Public health officials in Toronto are dealing with a case of the measles and they’re focusing on a British Airways flight that arrived on Aug. 19. Toronto Public Health says it’s possible passengers...
View ArticleNormal operations resume at Pearson’s Terminal 1 after fire
Normal operations have resumed at Pearson International Airport after a fire at Terminal 1 on Sunday evening. The fire broke out in a duty free store at the U.S. departures area of Terminal 1 around...
View ArticleAirplane struck by fuel truck at Pearson airport
A truck driver is facing charges after an Air Canada Jazz aircraft was struck by a fuel truck while it was taxiing to the gate at Pearson International Airport early Friday morning. It happened just...
View Article2 Sunwing employees among 11 arrested in drug-trafficking probe: RCMP
RCMP said two Sunwing Airlines employees are among 11 people arrested in connection to a drug-trafficking ring that allegedly operated out of Toronto’s Pearson airport. The Mounties said Friday that...
View ArticleToronto’s Pearson airport to use AI-powered technology to detect weapons
Canada’s busiest airport will soon be using artificial intelligence-powered technology to detect weapons. The operator of Toronto’s Pearson International Airport says it has agreed to test the new...
View ArticleGTAA cutting 500 positions at Pearson Airport
The operator of Canada’s largest airport is cutting the size of its workforce by 27 per cent, including some of its management, due to a reduction of air traffic due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The...
View Article1.2 per cent of travellers test positive for COVID-19, says Health Canada
Of the 21,939 people who’ve landed in Canada since the federal government’s hotel quarantine began, just 267 tested positive for COVID-19, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada. That works...
View ArticleArrest warrant issued following alleged hate crime at Pearson Airport
Peel Regional Police have issued a warrant for the arrest of a man suspected of carrying out a hate crime at Toronto Pearson Airport. Investigators allege that on March 21, the suspect was present at...
View ArticlePearson airport won’t sort arriving passengers based on COVID-19 vaccination...
Canada’s largest airport is no longer splitting arriving international passengers into different customs lines based on their vaccination status. Toronto’s Pearson International Airport announced last...
View ArticleA new test comes to Pearson today with help from McMaster University
A new study out of Toronto is testing the effectiveness of quarantine periods for travellers. These new test trials are a bid to try and shorten or do away with that mandatory 14 day quarantine period....
View ArticleFord supports extended Canada-U.S. border closure, rapid COVID-19 testing at...
Ontario’s premier said he greatly supports the federal government’s decision to further extend the closure at the Canada-U.S. border. Prime minister Justin Trudeau suggested on Tuesday that border...
View ArticleLegal challenge mounted against Canada’s federally mandated quarantine hotel...
TORONTO – A constitutional rights advocacy group is mounting a legal challenge to the Canadian government’s quarantine hotel policy. The Canadian Constitution Foundation (CCF) has filed an application...
View ArticleBrampton woman charged for allegedly using fraudulent COVID document at...
Peel Regional Police have charged a Brampton woman after she was allegedly caught using a fraudulent COVID-19 document at Toronto Pearson Airport. On March 29, Police say the woman arrived from an...
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