Pearson Airport Is Warning Travellers To Check Their Flight Status Today Due To Weather

Anyone who has a flight out of Toronto Pearson Airport on Monday may want to double-check that the plane's still going to be ready for takeoff.

"Freezing rain has started in S. Ontario, which is impacting flights," Toronto Pearson tweeted out to their followers earlier on March 7.

Right now there are 11 freezing rain weather warnings issued across southern Ontario, where residents in the affected areas could expect to be hit with up to 4 millimetres of the icy precipitation this morning.

"If you're flying into or out of Pearson today, please check your flight status with your airline or on our website before leaving for the airport," the tweet continued.

Rachel Bertone, a senior advisor for the Greater Toronto Airports Authority’s media relations team, confirmed to Narcity via email that safety is always a top priority and that flying in the winter comes with some challenges.

"Weather like we’re experiencing today can be tough on outdoor workers," Bertone said, and added that it can impair their ability to work safely, plus make it challenging to unload airplanes or operate heavy machinery.

"We kindly ask passengers to pack some patience as crews safely work to get their plane off the ground." Some flights heading out of Pearson on Monday morning have been delayed by a few hours.

One Flair Airlines flight to Edmonton that was originally set to take off at 7:40 a.m. has been pushed back by nearly 10 hours, while one Air Canada trip to Cancun has been delayed by just 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, Air Canada Jazz departures to Quebec City, Atlanta, Washington, and Boston have been straight out cancelled this morning.

Arriving flights to Pearson Airport are getting affected, too.

One flight from New Delhi, India, was expected to touch down to Toronto by 5:20 this morning but it's now expected to land four hours later at 9:24 a.m.

While there are some delays, there are also some flights expected to land earlier than scheduled.