Sunday, December 28, 2025
ADVT 
National

Air Canada 'Anticipating A Normal Day' After System-Wide Outage Resolved

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 29 May, 2019 06:49 PM
  • Air Canada 'Anticipating A Normal Day' After System-Wide Outage Resolved

Air Canada says it's expecting a "normal day" after a system-wide outage affected flights across the country on Tuesday, but a spokesman for the airline urges passengers to check their flight's status before heading to the airport.


Peter Fitzpatrick says the technical issue that affected airport systems, check-in and call centres on Tuesday has been resolved and "most functions have returned to normal" as of Wednesday morning.


He says some Wednesday flights have been cancelled due to planes being out of position after cancellations Tuesday, but the company plans to operate its full schedule.


Five additional flights have also been scheduled and several others have been "upgauged," meaning they will be assigned larger than normal aircraft, to accommodate passengers who were affected by the outage.


Fitzpatrick says despite the issue, Air Canada managed to operate more than 95 per cent of its schedule on Tuesday.


At the peak of the system-wide outage, the website for Toronto Pearson International Airport showed delays of more than two dozen Air Canada flights.

MORE National ARTICLES

Wilson-Raybould Urges Restraint After Supportive Graffiti At Constituency Office

Vancouver police have arrested a 37-year-old man for allegedly using several cans of spray paint to express support for former federal attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould.

Wilson-Raybould Urges Restraint After Supportive Graffiti At Constituency Office

Astronaut David Saint-Jacques Says First Spacewalk Was 'Pure Joy'

Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques says it will likely take him years to fully absorb the experience of walking outside the International Space Station.

Astronaut David Saint-Jacques Says First Spacewalk Was 'Pure Joy'

CRA Wins Appeal Against B.C. Couple Who Alleged 'Malicious' Tax Evasion Probe

CRA Wins Appeal Against B.C. Couple Who Alleged 'Malicious' Tax Evasion Probe
Tony and Helen Samaroo were operating a restaurant, night club and motel in Nanaimo in 2008 when they were charged with 21 counts of tax evasion for allegedly skimming $1.7 million from their businesses.

CRA Wins Appeal Against B.C. Couple Who Alleged 'Malicious' Tax Evasion Probe

Ministers Appear Unfazed By Senate Changes To Federal Gun Bill

Ministers Appear Unfazed By Senate Changes To Federal Gun Bill
Federal ministers played down notions Tuesday that Senate committee amendments to the Liberals' gun bill would hobble the legislation.

Ministers Appear Unfazed By Senate Changes To Federal Gun Bill

Report On Missing, Murdered Indigenous Women To Be Released In June

Report On Missing, Murdered Indigenous Women To Be Released In June
OTTAWA — A much-anticipated report on missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls is set to be released to the public in June.

Report On Missing, Murdered Indigenous Women To Be Released In June

Trudeau Defends Changes To Asylum Laws That Have Refugee Workers Alarmed

Trudeau Defends Changes To Asylum Laws That Have Refugee Workers Alarmed
The changes would prevent asylum seekers from making refugee claims in Canada if they have made similar claims in certain other countries, including the United States — a move Border Security Minister Bill Blair says is aimed at preventing "asylum-shopping."

Trudeau Defends Changes To Asylum Laws That Have Refugee Workers Alarmed