"New security at Toronto's Pearson airport; some lineups, no flight delays"

Wednesday, October 5, 2005

Busy Canadian airport increases security
The Associated Press 

 
TORONTO - Travelers going to the United States from Canada's busiest airport
faced added security measures Tuesday, but authorities denied they caused
significant delays. 

The new security, mandated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security,
requires that all passengers who need passports to travel to the United
States - Canadians and Americans are excluded - provide the country of
origin for their passport, its expiration date, and an address for the first
night of stay. 

''We've had a busy morning, some sporadically long lineups, but it's not
been a constant'' at Pearson International Airport, said Air Canada
spokeswoman Laura Cooke. ''We've not taken any delays specifically. It's not
affected our flight schedules.'' 

Both the Greater Toronto Airports Authority and Air Canada said there were
in no significant delays. Authority spokeswoman Connie Turner said travelers
do not have to allow extra time for check-in. ''If passengers believe they
have to allow extra time at the airport, that will just cause congestion if
people are arriving an hour before they need to,'' said Turner.

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