All passenger flights temporarily resume at St. John's airport amid labour dispute

Only cargo, medevac flights and planes with fewer than 19 seats could land at or depart from St. John’s International Airport, pictured here, as of Tuesday, while Air Canada cancelled eight commercial flights Tuesday evening. All passenger flights resumed on Wednesday. (CBC)

St. John’s International Airport resumed normal operations Wednesday morning after staffing issues at its fire hall prevented many passenger flights from landing or taking off.

But the solution is temporary.

In a statement to CBC News, the St. John’s International Airport Authority said that as of 8 a.m. Wednesday commercial operations have resumed, though the “solution is not permanent.” 

“We encourage