St. John's Airport(YYT) Commercial Flight Restrictions due to lack of Fire Hall Staffing

[ATC_Anstey]

As of 8 PM local today the only commercial aircraft that can use the airport are Cargo, Medevac, and Flights with 19 or less passengers. Most of the staff at the fire hall went on sick leave citing harassment and bullying at the "toxic" workplace.

E0361/22 NOTAMR E0336/22
Q) CZQX/QFFAS/IV/NBO/A/000/999/4737N05245W005
A) CYYT
B) 2201190446
C) 2201191130
E) ACFT RESCUE AND FIRE FIGHTING (ARFF) NOT AVBL CREATED: 19 Jan 2022 04:46:00 SOURCE: CYHQYNYX

This NOTAM above is following an earlier one that started at 2330Z. Once this one expires the situation is unknown but likely to continue unless there's a resolution with the firefighters.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfound ... -1.6319189

Unfortunate timing after the storms in Toronto and Montreal yesterday with lots of people stranded unable to fly into St. John's, nor Gander which reduced it's passenger service to not include Tuesdays nor Wednesdays, though there my be extra flights into Gander tomorrow to help get those stranded to their destinations

I had a flight out of Gander yesterday with a layover in Halifax. 2nd leg was cancelled, those who boarded the first leg were told it would be a 2 day wait upon arriving in Halifax. I decided to drive to St. John's instead only to have multiple cancellations there, rebook through Deer Lake tomorrow, but might get out of Gander on one of the extra flights instead. 2 Days later. I was supposed to work tomorrow but that's not happening now obviously.

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[Inverted2]

Better get those EVAS B1900’s dusted off post haste!