Nearly 150 flights cancelled at Toronto's Pearson airport as rain continues

Nearly 150 flights scheduled to arrive and depart from Toronto's Pearson InternationalAirport were cancelled Friday as the GTA faced a second dayof heavy rain.

• Rainfall total upgraded: City could see 90 millimetres by Saturday

Ahead of the rainfall,airport officials warned passengers to check their flight information before heading to Pearson.

On Friday morning, the airport saidthat rain and runway work were "affecting operations." By 8 p.m. 148 flights had been cancelled.

Compounding the issue is the ongoing renovation of one of the airport's busiest runways, underway since March and responsiblesignificant travel headaches for some passengers.

• Passengers are fuming after delayed, cancelled flights at Pearson due to runway revamp