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GETTING INTO THEOLYMPIC SPIRITDespite not feeling like it, we’re in the middle of summerso winter activities aren’t likely to be at the forefrontof most people’s minds. But with about seven monthsto go before the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, theOlympic buzz has started all over the country, and that includesright here at Toronto Pearson.The GTAA is very excited to announce that it has formeda partnership that makes the GTAA an offi cial sponsor of theCanadian Alpine Ski Team (Alpine Canada). The fi nancial portionof this partnership will come through coin drop stations that willbe installed in Terminal 3 this summer. Please spare what you canto help the Alpine Ski Team as they compete for our country.Alpine Canada will be the recipient of all monies raisedthrough this initiative. In the time leading up to the Olympics,special events will be held in the terminals at Toronto Pearsonthat may provide an opportunity to meet some of our starCanadian athletes.You may also have noticed the fabulous Air Canada Olympicmural that is now covering the entire glass wall in the grand hallof Terminal 1. It’s one of the first things that travellers, meetersand greeters now see as they approach Terminal 1 and helps toset the stage for the Olympic fever that will no doubt be takingPhoto courtesy of Brian Losito, Air Canadaover as we get closer to February 2010. The massive 258’ x 50.5’ad depicts a downhill skier and hockey player.Installation took several days and is a product of 3M – theOfficial Supplier of Large Format Graphics for the 2010 WinterGames. 3M used changeable adhesive, a new material launchedwithin the last five years. The graphic itself was created by thedesign team from the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC). An adof similar scale (300’ x 98’) also appears at Vancouver airporton the side of Air Canada’s Operations Centre and features asnowboarder performing an acrobatic flip.MORE LOUNGE OPTIONSPassengers travelling through Terminal 1 now haveanother option while waiting for their domestic fl ight.The newly opened Plaza Premium lounge on Level 3offers the utmost in comfort and convenience for those travellingon airlines without a premium lounge of their own at TorontoPearson. This is the fourth Plaza Premium lounge to open atToronto Pearson, and the 38th lounge for the company.Plaza Premium CEO, Song Hoi See, who travelled from thecompany’s headquarters in Hong Kong, was on hand for the grandopening and ribbon cutting. “The number 38 is a very auspiciousnumber in Chinese culture, meaning ‘fortune forever’,” he said.“We hope this means great things for this lounge and for TorontoPearson Airport.”For $35 per visit, travellers have access to a comfortable andquiet setting and can enjoy benefi ts such as Internet access, abusiness centre with printing station, food and beverage service,and even shower facilities.“A space like this begins with the potential and a vision,”said GTAA President and CEO, Lloyd McCoomb, who was alsopresent for the ribbon cutting. “Plaza Premium has created abeautiful, calm setting that will add to the customer’s experience.It’s just the sort of addition that will help enormously in makingToronto Pearson the airport of choice.”The entrance to the lounge is located post-security onLevel 3 in the Departures area. All common use lounges arestrategically placed so that they are in easily accessible areasand in close proximity to aircraft gates.Whether you’re on an extended layover, looking for a placeto get some work done or just somewhere to kick back before yournext flight, be sure to visit any one of the five lounges at TorontoPearson. In addition to the newly opened lounge on Level 3 inthe Domestic Departures area in Terminal 1, there is a lounge forU.S. departing passengers by Gate 191, and the Toronto PearsonLounge, operated by Plaza Premium, located in the InternationalDepartures area across from Gate 177. In Terminal 3, there is alounge in the Domestic Departures area past Gate C24, and onein the International Departures area across from Gate C33.4 Toronto Pearson Today Second Quarter 2009
THE A380 HAS LANDEDThe excitement was defi nitely in the air – and on theground – as hundreds of people gathered at TorontoPearson on June 1 for the arrival of the fi rst scheduledA380 fl ight on Canadian soil. Members of the media alongwith about 80 members of the community group Airport Watchgathered at the Central Deicing Facility (CDF) at Toronto Pearsonto welcome the largest passenger aircraft in the world toToronto.For Airport Watch member Jason Johnston, waking upthat morning felt like Christmas morning. A long-time airplaneenthusiast, his love for airplanes was sparked as a child whenhis grandfather used to take him to the airport every Sunday afterchurch to watch planes land.“I woke up this morning with butterfl ies in my stomach,” hesaid. “We’re so grateful to be given this amazing opportunity andaccess to this unique vantage point. It’s a dream come true.”But it was a dream of a lifetime that almost didn’t happenbecause his membership into Airport Watch wasn’t granted untilthe day before.“I had made alternative plans to watch the plane landoff airport property with my wife, but when I got word thatmy membership was accepted and I could watch from theairport, I had to leave her behind,” Johnston said. “But she wasunderstanding because she knows how much this opportunitymeans to me.”The anticipation grew with each passing minute and a hushfell over the crowd when the impressive double-decker aircraftemerged from the clouds.Captain Dave Heino, from Burlington, piloted Emirates’luxurious aircraft into Toronto Pearson and was given a hero’swelcome as he entered the terminal building.“The GTAA is honoured to be part of this historic day,” saidLloyd McCoomb, GTAA President and CEO. “We are pleased thatthis route has proven so successful for Emirates and we are veryexcited to welcome the A380 to Toronto Pearson. This is exactlywhat this airport was rebuilt for – to allow for new and largeraircraft that will be the future of the airline business.”Emirates began offering three weekly flights betweenToronto and Dubai in October 2007. Adding the A380 to thisservice will add capacity to this popular route. There has beena consistently high demand for this offering and now morepassengers will be able to take advantage of the great servicethat Emirates offers.The A380 aircraft is the most advanced, spacious andeconomic airliner in service. It is the largest civil wide-bodyaircraft ever made and the one flying to Toronto offers a capacityof 525 passengers in three classes. With a fuel efficiency of lessthan three litres per 100 kilometres per passenger, the A380 isone of the most efficient passenger aircraft in service today.The GTAA spent ten years rebuilding and redevelopingToronto Pearson. The runways, taxiways, apron areas and certaingates have all been built with the knowledge that larger aircraftsuch as the A380 would come to Toronto. The forward thinkingthat went into the airport redevelopment is now paying off forpassengers in the GTA in the form of additional flight capacityon this busy route.For more photos of the A380’s arrival, turn to page 19.Left: The opulent Shower Spa allows fi rst class passengers to refresh in luxury. Right: Dine in style in a private suite. Photos courtesy of PUNCH Canada.Toronto Pearson Today Second Quarter 2009 5
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