Protesters bring demonstration to Ottawa airport terminal
The latest on Day 14 of the protest:
A group of people protesting Canada's pandemic rules is slowing traffic to and from Ottawa's main airport Thursday morning.
Traffic cameras showed a group of vehicles heading there around 8 a.m. ET.
AIRPORT UPDATE: About 30 vehicles circling the loop right now. They are impeding traffic if you're not familiar. Listener called me and said it's "intimidating." #otttraffic #Ottnews https://t.co/CcPlSAtZmq
—@cbcotttraffic
A live stream from the account of Pat King, an influential voice among the anti-vaccine mandate crowd, shows vehicles circling the arrivals and departures area of the Ottawa International Airport.
There were still more than 50 flights scheduled to arrive or leave from the airport when vehicles began to affect traffic.
In a statement, the Ottawa International Airport Authority said, as of 9:50 a.m., about 60 to 70 vehicles were involved and it had minimal effects on the airport. Passengers should leave themselves extra time, the statement added.
"We are very disappointed that the protesters have chosen to disrupt an industry that has already been decimated by the pandemic."
Ottawa police directed all questions about this incident to the city's traffic Twitter account as the situation was developing.
Right now at #ottawa airport pa convoy of protesters are driving the loop pic.twitter.com/fvXgJrM96k
—@NataliaGoodwin
This is the 14th day of these protests in Ottawa.