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Getting There By Air Lester B Pearson International Airport (YYZ) Tel: (905) 676 3506. Website: www.gtaa.com Pearson International Airport is located 27km (17 miles) northwest of Downtown. Canada’s busiest and largest airport, it handles nearly 28 million passengers per year and is served by over 60 scheduled and charter airlines, providing service to 24 Canadian cities, 52 American cities and 38 other international destinations. It comprises three terminals; the first phase of a new terminal that will replace T1 and T2 is due in 2003. Major airlines: The national airline is Air Canada (tel: (888) 247 2262; website: www.aircanada.ca); some short-haul flights are run by its subsidiaries, Air Alliance, Air Ontario and Canadian Regional Airlines. Other major carriers include: Air France, Air New Zealand, Air Transat, American Airlines, American Transair, British Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM, Korean Airlines, Lufthansa, Northwest Airlines, Qantas, SAS, United Airlines and Virgin Atlantic. Airport facilities: Pearson’s three terminals have facilities that include ATMs, bureaux de change, shops, duty-free boutiques, banks, childcare facilities, medical clinics, traveller’s aid and restaurants. Shuttle buses link the terminal buildings. Car hire is available from Avis, Budget, Hertz, National and Thrifty. Business facilities: Sheraton Gateway Hotel (tel: (905) 672 7000) offers a business centre. Some business facilities are available through airline executive lounges. There are public Internet stations in T2 and T3. Transport to the city: Pacific Western runs the Airport Express bus (tel: (905) 564 6333 or 3232; website: www.torontoairportexpress.com) from the airport to the Downtown of Toronto every 20 minutes (journey time – 20-35 minutes). The fare is C$14.25 one way, C$24.50 return (a shuttle bus to hotels off the main route costs C$3.25 extra). Public bus services run by the TTC (see the Getting Around section) include bus 192 (the ‘Airport Rocket’) to Kipling subway station (journey time – 20 minutes), bus 58 to Lawrence West station and night bus 307 to Eglinton station (journey time – 45 minutes). A number of private bus companies run services to various destinations, including Niagara Falls. Information desks for each company are located in the arrivals area at each terminal. Licensed limousines and taxis are also available at fixed rates based on a zone system, with journeys to Downtown taking about half an hour; taxis cost around C$30 for destinations west of Bathurst, C$40 for the Downtown core, while limos cost C$4 more. Toronto City Centre Airport (YTX) Tel: (416) 203 6942. Fax: (416) 203 6741. Website: www.torontoport.com Toronto City Centre Airport is situated on an island in Toronto harbour. Handling scheduled commercial, charter, private and corporate flights, the airport primarily services the nearby business community, offering flights from nearby destinations in Canada, such as Montreal, London and Ottawa. Major airlines: Air Canada is the only airline operating from here, mainly through its domestic subsidiary Air Ontario. Airport facilities: There is a restaurant at the airport. Business facilities: The Air Canada Lounge provides a business centre for business-class passengers. Transport to the city: Air Ontario operates a shuttle bus service to the Royal York Hotel. A two-minute ferry ride (free of charge to Air Ontario/Canada passengers) provides transportation to the mainland, where taxis are available at metered rates. Arrival/departure tax: Departure taxes and an airport improvement fee are included in the ticket price. Approximate flight times to Toronto: From London is 8 hours; from New York is 1 hour 30 minutes; from Los Angeles is 4 hours 35 minutes and from Sydney is 18 hours 15 minutes. |
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