Hey guys, so with Pearson airport's new rules about picking up and dropping of at the curbside, I want to hear how you choose to pickup and drop off your friends, family, or relatives?
For those unaware Pearson airports new fine is a $75 ticket for stopping at the loading and off-loading curbside at Terminals 1 and 3.
From the website:
For loading and offloading, you may stop briefly outside the Arrivals or Departures areas at either terminal. Note, waiting is not permitted.
I'm curious what your thoughts are about the wording as its a little confusing where it says you can't stop or wait, but then says you can stop briefly in the same paragraph.
Edit: Thank you all for the insights, I am picking up my Dad from the airport this Friday, will report how my experience goes with the new rules that the airport put in place.
Edit 2: Picked up my dad successfully this Friday, but as soon as I stopped at the curbside I had a vested airport employee approach my car and start to aggressively knock on the car window.
I rolled down the window to which he started to shout and scream "no stopping unless I am picking up or dropping off". I replied "i am, my father's walking over now", but he started to write down my plate number and saying I will be getting a ticket in the mail.
Not two minutes later while this is all happenig while i try to both talk with the employee and call my dad on the phone, my dad slowly walks up to the car (he's got a walking cane btw). I ended up parked a few cars short from where he was standing apparently. All the pilers have the same letter for a large chunk so it was not automatically obvious, especially with a employee shouting at me.
The whole situation was extremely stressful tbh, and the curb was not all that busy.
Thanks for everyone suggesting the cell phone lot, I was able to wait there prior to coming to the curbside pickup location. Texted my dad to tell me what leter column he was at so I could pull up to it (though the leter didn't help all that much)
Might still be getting a ticket though, no clue how I could have made my pickup any quicker from the vested employees point of view? Also I was told I was racist by the vested airport employee for asking clarity in how to make my next pickup not as stressful, and pointing our that to many columns have the same leters on them.
Edit 3: Got a response back from person airport in email asking for clarity on what "active loading" means and if there is a designated amount of time allotted.
