Tag: Toronto Pearson International Airport

WestJet announces new direct flights from Cardiff Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport

Cardiff Airport, the National Airport of Wales, has announced a new direct transatlantic service to Toronto with WestJet, Canada’s leading low-cost airline. The non-stop flights will launch on 23 May 2026, marking the first direct air connection between Wales and Canada in nearly two decades. ...

Toronto airport: All passengers and crew survive Delta plane crash

Toronto airport: All passengers and crew survive Delta plane crash

All passengers and crew on board the Delta Air Lines plane that crashed at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Monday have survived. Delta Flight 4819 crashed and flipped onto its roof while landing on a snow-covered runway at around 15:30 local time. The 76 passengers and four crew on bo...

Air Canada must honour refund policy its chatbot invented, court rules

Air Canada passenger opens cabin door and falls out of plane before takeoff

On Monday an Air Canada passenger flying from Toronto Pearson International Airport opened a cabin door and fell to the tarmac before takeoff, injuring himself and causing delays. The aircraft, a Boeing 777, was preparing for takeoff and headed to Dubai when the incident took place. Emergency ser...

Unifor aviation members bring attention to working conditions ahead of busy holiday travel season

Unifor members in the aviation sector are rallying at Toronto's Pearson International Airport on Dec. 18 as a Day of Action for better working and travelling conditions. Low wages, unpredictable hours, multiple part-time jobs to make ends meet and harassment are just a few of the issues faced by th...

Liberty Defense Commences Beta Testing at Toronto Pearson International Airport

Liberty Defense Holdings Ltd., a provider of detection solutions for concealed weapons and threats, has announced that beta testing with the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) at the Toronto Pearson International Airport (Pearson) has commenced November 1, 2022, and will continue for a period...

Toronto Pearson International Airport to test AI security detection system

Liberty Defense Holdings Ltd., a leading technology provider of threat detection solutions for concealed weapons, has announced that it has signed an agreement with The Greater Toronto Airports Authority ("GTAA") to trial HEXWAVE at Toronto Pearson International Airport during the third quarter of 2...

Greater Toronto Airports Authority to lead rapid Covid-19 point-of-need testing research

The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) has announced a robust new Covid-19 PCR and antigen testing research program at Toronto Pearson. The program, which starts on March 1, is supported in part by funding from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Progra...

COVID-19 testing centre for arriving international travellers launches at Pearson Airport

The Government of Canada welcomes the Government of Ontario's announcement to offer COVID-19 testing on-site at Toronto Pearson International Airport for arriving international travellers who wish to take a test prior to leaving the airport. This new testing service does not change a travelle...

Plaza Premium Lounge Re-Opens at Toronto Pearson International Airport

Plaza Premium Lounge at the Domestic Hall of Terminal 1 at Toronto Pearson International Airport has recently reopened to support domestic travel in Canada. The lounge welcomes travellers flying with Air Canada or Emirates in addition to all departing passengers regardless of the travel class or air...

Toronto Pearson named Best Large Airport in North America

Toronto Pearson has once again been named "Best Large Airport in North America serving more than 40 million passengers" by Airports Council International (ACI) World, the global trade representative of the world's airports. The win comes as part of ACI World's Airport Service Quality (ASQ) program,...

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