Waterloo airport tops for traffic in Canada in November, Pearson drops to 7th
From Toronto Sun – link to source story Flight schools biggest source of Waterloo’s 13,619 take-offs and landings Jenny Yuen • Toronto Sun • Jan 29, 2021 Canada’s busiest airport didn’t even crack the top five for air traffic activity in November as travel restrictions grounded many travellers from flying internationally through Pearson airport. Instead, according to new data from […]
WestJet cuts flying to Mexico and Caribbean at request of Canadian government
CALGARY, AB, Jan. 29, 2021 /CNW/ – The WestJet Group today announced it would temporarily cease international flying to 14 sun destinations in Mexico and the Caribbean in response to a request from the Government of Canada. “The government asked, and we agreed,” said Ed Sims, WestJet President and CEO. “While we know that air travel is responsible for less than two per cent […]
Ontario to implement mandatory COVID-19 tests for international arrivals at Pearson airport: source
From CBC News – link to source story 1.8% of traceable COVID-19 cases in Ontario sourced to international travel CBC News · Posted: Jan 29, 2021 Ontario Premier Doug Ford is set to announce mandatory COVID-19 testing for all incoming international travellers at Toronto Pearson International Airport, according to a government source. The province also plans to […]
Ontario is considering mandatory COVID-19 testing for all international travellers at Pearson airport
From CP24 News – link to source story Bryann Aguilar, Web Content Writer, CP24 | Wednesday, January 27, 2021 The Ontario government is considering issuing a directive that would require all international travellers arriving at Toronto Pearson airport to get tested for COVID-19. A government source told CP24 Wednesday evening that Dr. David Williams, Ontario’s chief […]
Transat suspending flights out of Toronto Jan. 28 through April 30, offering refunds
From Travelweek Canada – link to source story Transat suspending flights out of Toronto Jan. 28 through April 30, offering refunds Date: Jan 27 2021 MONTREAL — Transat has sent out a notice to its travel agent partners saying it is suspending its flights out of Toronto for the remainder of the 2020 – 2021 winter […]
Air Canada Will Launch Boeing 787 Flights To Cairo
From Simple Flying – link to source story by Chris Loh | January 24, 2021 Air Canada is hoping to launch a seasonal flight between Montreal and Cairo this June and is waiting for the necessary approvals. The new service will commence on June 17th and run three times per week. Operated by a Boeing […]
As flight service collapses in Atlantic Canada under strain of COVID-19, some worry the region’s being cut off from the rest of the country
From The Toronto Star – link to source story By Steve McKinley, Halifax Bureau ~ Wed., Jan. 20, 2021 We are in the depths of it right now. The COVID-19 pandemic has uprooted and locked down our lives. But as a vaccination effort continues across Canada, there is hope that, in the months ahead, things will […]
Air Canada flights suspended to Bermuda until April
From The Royal Gazette, Bermuda – link to source story Fiona McWhirter | Jan 20, 2021 An Air Canada passenger jet arriving in Bermuda last July. It was the first commercial flight in the wake of the lockdown brought about by the novel coronavirus pandemic (File photograph by Blaire Simmons)Related Stories Flights run by Air […]
GardaWorld lays off 500 screening officers at Pearson Airport
From Toronto City News – link to source story BY NEWS STAFF | JAN 19, 2021 1 People line up and check in for an international flight at Pearson International airport during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette The private security company provides screening services for 36 airports […]
Man charged for online threats to Toronto airport authority, Peel police say
From the Toronto Star – link to source story By Zena Salem, Staff Reporter |Mon., Jan. 18, 2021 Peel region police have charged a man for online threats made to the Greater Toronto Aiport Authority. Police arrested a 49-year-old man from Thornhill and charged him with three counts of uttering threats. The GTAA received online threats […]