Toronto/CMEDIA: Travel notices were reportedly issued Saturday by some Canadian airports as airlines tried catching up on a backlog left behind by a freeze on US air traffic.
Air Traffic Controllers speaking up about US air traffic 4 hour ground halt all US Airports yesterday please retweet thanks🌻— Dani (@kelticlass60) November 14, 2026
Toronto Pearson International Airport, one of Canada’s largest airports, said it called in more staff to help out with the day.
A busy day of travel is underway at Toronto Pearson with more than 900 flights scheduled today.
U.S.-bound flights have resumed after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) lifted its ground stop Friday evening.
Passengers are advised to check their flight status directly with their airline before heading to the airport, as some flights continue to experience delays and cancellations while airlines work to restore their schedules.
Toronto Pearson has increased staffing across the terminals and deployed our Passenger Care Team to provide additional support to travellers. Additional resources will remain in place as U.S.-bound flight operations stabilize.— Toronto Pearson (@TorontoPearson) November 14, 2026
63 US flights were cancelled today which is a significant improvement from the 143 US flights cancelled yesterday, A Pearson airport spokesperson said.
Air Canada, which had cancelled all flights to and from the US on Friday, said it is slowly resuming operations, but the impact on flights will continue through Saturday.
In a separate post, Calgary-based WestJet said that it was responding to a significant travel disruption, while Porter Airlines said it would likely take the whole weekend for its flights to return to normal schedules.
“We appreciate everyone’s patience and understanding,” a Porter spokesperson said in an email Saturday.
Following the US Federal Aviation Administration issuing a so-called ground stop order on Friday that brought air traffic in that country to a halt for roughly four hours, Chaos at airports across Canada began.
Approximately 250 flights after the order were cancelled, Air Canada said Saturday affecting some 27,000 passengers.
The intermittent communications and radar gaps were caused due to new technology being added to the nation’s air traffic control system, the U.S. government said, overloaded antiquated equipment.
The transportation secretary Dufy said that there was a remote FAA location where a contractor was replacing old copper wire with fibre which transitioned it “from analog to digital.”
Although Duffy referred to it as “straightforward work at a remote location,” it resulted in yesterday’s shutdown. Duffy is reportedly trying to further probe into the cause.
New flights to its schedule were being added to help people catch flights as quickly as possible.
Refunds would be provided to the customers who could not accommodate rescheduled flights, a Porter Airlines spokesperson said in an email.
Travel notices were issued by the Airports in Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary and Halifax asking travellers to double-check their flight statuses before leaving their homes.
“We appreciate travellers’ patience as schedules begin to normalize,” the airport in Calgary said.
