TORONTO – Significant delays at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport have improved Wednesday afternoon as airlines begin catching up to problems caused by Tuesday’s storm.
According to Pearson’s website more than 100 flights have been cancelled since 1 p.m. Tuesday, 60 of which are Air Canada flights.
There are still lineups of people waiting to rebook flights, Scott Armstrong, Manager of Communications for the GTAA told Global News, but “delays are not significant right now…overall things seem to be improving.”
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The Greater Toronto Area experienced heavy rains Tuesday afternoon, causing flooding, power outages and flight delays. Lightning hovered over the airport which forced ground crews to stop working, Armstrong said.
The effects of Tuesday’s storm, Armstrong suggested, may be felt for up to 18 hours after the storm ends.
Meanwhile, a federal arbitrator chose Air Canada’s final offer Monday, imposing a five-year collective agreement that includes provisions allowing the airline to create a budget carrier.
Air Canada pilots have said that they are concerned that the airline’s launch of a low-cost carrier could threaten their job security and working conditions, the union said as the plans came closer to fruition after an arbitrator sided with the airline in a labour dispute.
“Another piece has fallen into place with this arbitration decision,” said Air Canada spokesman Peter Fitzpatrick.
– with files from The Canadian Press
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