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These Pearson Airport Flights Have Been Cancelled As Ontario Faces A Major Winter Storm

It's a messy day for travel.

Stephen O Reilly | Dreamstime, Grungemaster | Dreamstime

Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) is dealing with plenty of delays and cancellations Wednesday as Ontario gets hit by a major, two-day winter storm.

The list of problems for Pearson Airport flights started adding up in the morning and is likely only set to get worse, as the storm rolls through Wednesday evening into Thursday morning, impacting travel across the board.

"Winter weather is a reality of life in Canada, and just as any number of services may be affected across the province of Ontario, passengers should be aware that the storm may impact their travel plans into and out of Pearson," said a Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) spokesperson in a statement to Narcity. "We continue to monitor the weather closely, and GTAA crews will be hard at work clearing snow to keep flights and travellers moving."

Air Canada had already warned travellers ahead of Wednesday of the weather and this storm's likely impact on flights and offered travellers the option to change any flight scheduled on February 22 or 23 free of charge.

Several Air Canada flights out of Pearson Airport Wednesday have been cancelled, including:

  • AC8719 at 1:15pm to Minneapolis
  • AC8775 at 3:55pm to Detroit
  • AC4888 at 3:59 pm to Denver
  • AC8359 at 4:15pm to Windsor
  • AC8981 at 4:25pm to Dallas-Forth Worth
  • AC8721 at 5:00pm to Minneapolis
  • AC8522 at 5:25pm to New York (La Guardia)
Select flights throughout the day are also seeing delays, but the later you look on the departure board, the more red you see.

Almost every WestJet flight out of Pearson after 4:30pm is cancelled, including:

  • WS1210 at 4:35pm to New York (La Guardia)
  • WS1172 at 4:50pm to Fort Myers
  • WS3474 at 5:30pm to Ottawa
  • WS673 at 7:00pm to Calgary
  • WS328 at 8:15pm to St. John's
  • WS254 at 10:05pm to Halifax
As always, the reminder to anyone braving the storm is to check your flight status before you head out to the airport and to give yourself lots of time.

"The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) and its partners, including airlines, agencies and third-party service providers, have been working hard to prepare for Wednesday’s winter storm with passengers’ safety as our top priority," said a GTAA spokesperson. "The GTAA has ensured appropriate staffing for its various areas of responsibility, including snow clearing, operation of the airport’s baggage infrastructure and in-terminal support staff."

As of late Wednesday morning, over 13% of flights out of Pearson Airport had been cancelled.

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