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No luggage retrieval required for US bound connections at YYZ

Good news for Air Canada passengers connecting to flights to the US through Toronto's Pearson airport. They no longer have to retrieve their checked bags for US customs inspection. The airline says a new system will automatically send travellers' checked baggage to connecting flights.

Passengers previously had been required to collect their checked baggage before clearing US customs.

Air Canada operates up to 355 departures a day from Pearson, with approximately half of its customers making connections through Toronto.

The airline has up to 148 scheduled flights each day to 51 US cities from its Toronto hub

Reprinted from YYZ Travel Group - BUSINESS FIRST - April 2013 issue.