More details about what happened at Pearson are expected this evening. Peel police say they will hold a news conference at 6:30 p.m. 'regarding a theft from Pearson International Airport.'
Officials and volunteers are running a simulated emergency response to a mock bomb threat and explosion starting at 11 p.m., but flights should go on uninterrupted, according to an airport spokesperson.Posted: Jun 08, 2024 6:51 PM EDT | Last Updated: 23 minutes ago
Emergency personnel, airport staff and more than 100 volunteers are testing the airport's emergency response by running a mock bomb threat and explosion at Terminal 1 between 11 p.m. Saturday and 3 a.m. Sunday. He says departing travellers should be able to get through security and on their flights without delays.
"We make it as real as possible because we want to test our response to potential emergencies at the airport," Davidson said.
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