Protesters target Ottawa airport as 'Freedom Convoy' occupation reaches 14-day mark
CTV
A group of truck convoy protesters made their way to the Ottawa Airport on Thursday morning, the latest expansion of the demonstration as it reaches the end of its second week.
The truck drivers arrived at the airport shortly after 8 a.m. and began driving slowly around the loop at the airport and honking their horns, in both the arrivals and departures lanes.
One of the organizers said on a live feed of the demonstration that they planned to stay and slow-roll the airport for "hours."
An airport authority spokesperson said about 60 to 70 light trucks are circling the arrivals and departures roadways, and advised people with travel plans to give themselves extra time.
"Airport traffic is already extremely light due to the pandemic so the impact so far is minimal," Krista Kealey said in an email. "We are monitoring the situation with our security and airport policing teams and advise anyone who is travelling today to give themselves extra time to get to the airport."
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