In 1937, the Government of Canada agreed to support the building of two airports in the Toronto area. Main article: History of Toronto Pearson International Airport Since 2014 (but before the COVID-19 pandemic), over 75 airlines operated around 1,250 daily departures from the airport to more than 180 destinations across all six of the world's inhabited continents. Īn extensive network of non-stop domestic flights is operated from Toronto Pearson by several airlines to all major and many secondary cities across all provinces of Canada. Toronto Pearson is operated by the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) as part of Transport Canada's National Airports System, and is the largest airport in the world with facilities for United States border preclearance. It also serves as a hub for WestJet, cargo airline FedEx Express, and as a base of operations for Air Transat and Sunwing Airlines. Toronto Pearson is the primary hub for Air Canada. Kennedy International Airport) and the 30th-busiest airport in the world by passenger traffic. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic that began in 2020, it was the second-busiest international air passenger gateway in the Americas (behind John F. It is the largest and busiest airport in Canada.
It has five runways and two passenger terminals along with numerous cargo and maintenance facilities on a site that covers 1,867 hectares (4,613 acres). Toronto Pearson is located 22.5 kilometres (14.0 mi) northwest of Downtown Toronto with the majority of the airport situated in Mississauga and a small portion of the airfield, along Silver Dart Drive north of Renforth Drive, extending into Toronto's western district of Etobicoke. Pearson, who served as the 14th prime minister of Canada and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1957. The airport is named in honour of Lester B. It handled 50.5 million passengers in 2019. It is the main airport serving Toronto, its metropolitan area, and the surrounding region known as the Golden Horseshoe. Pearson International Airport ( IATA: YYZ, ICAO: CYYZ), commonly known as Toronto Pearson International Airport, is an international airport located in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. She has also held roles with Cossette, DDB Vancouver, TBWA in Dubai and Arnold Worldwide.Lester B. Sung was most recently an ACD at FCB in Toronto, where she worked on the BMO account, among others. Shawn King, meanwhile, is continuing in his role as chief creative officer in the agency’s Halifax office.Ĭurrently, Arrivals + Departures counts Conagra Canada, Fallsview Casino and CAA as clients but has been gaining momentum with yet-to-be announced new wins, says agency president Mike Bevacqua.Īs one of his first moves at his new shop, Locey has hired Angela Sung as associate creative director. Blammo co-founder Alan Gee had been serving as CCO in Toronto and has now moved on to the creative chairman role, in an advisory position. Working at an independent agency was a major incentive to take on the new role, Locey says, noting that the ability to have more intimate client relationships and produce high-quality creative will be greater outside of a large network.Īrrivals + Departures was created through the merger of Extreme Group and Blammo Worldwide last December. His client roster has also included Apple, Gatorade, Visa, Honda and Energizer. Prior to joining TBWA in the U.S., he worked at that agency’s Toronto office for three years. Locey has returned to Canada following six years with TBWA\Chiat\Day in Los Angeles, where he was an award-winning creative director on the Nissan USA account. Independent agency Arrivals + Departures has added to its leadership team, hiring Jason Locey as chief creative officer of its Toronto office.
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