From Business Insider · Taylor Rains · · 1m 10s
Canadian airports swamped by US flight chaos
Toronto, Montreal and other Canadian airports scrambled to handle thousands of diverted and canceled flights after the FAA ground stop on Friday.
In brief
Toronto, Montreal and other Canadian airports scrambled to handle thousands of diverted and canceled flights after the FAA ground stop on Friday. Canadian airports absorbed diverted US flights and stranded passengers after Friday's FAA ground stop, with recovery expected to stretch into the weekend. Originally…
FAA ground stop lifts, chaos spreads north
Friday's nationwide US ground stop was lifted around eight thirty pm, but Canadian airports faced an influx of diverted and canceled flights from the outage.
Toronto Pearson brings in extra staff
Toronto Pearson International Airport increased staffing across the airport to assist affected passengers, deploying support teams throughout terminals and implementing a parking plan for aircraft.
“We are increasing staffing across the airport to assist affected passengers.”
Other Canadian airports activate traffic management
Montreal, Calgary, and Vancouver also implemented traffic management systems, according to NAV CANADA, the privately run nonprofit corporation that owns and operates Canada's civil air traffic system.
Nearly fourteen thousand US flights affected
As of ten pm Eastern time, nearly seven thousand flights were canceled within, to, or out of the US, with another seven thousand delayed. Nearly one thousand flights were diverted.
What matters most
Canadian airports absorbed diverted US flights and stranded passengers after Friday's FAA ground stop, with recovery expected to stretch into the weekend.
