For the second time in barely two weeks a Porter Airlines aircraft has been detoured and delayed because of drones flying around Billy Bishop Airport. It is an outcome that is written in the sky — to use a term — as the consumer drone market booms with devices owned by unlicensed people who can and will fly them anywhere. Transport Canada says that at 8:28 a.m. Friday a drone was spotted flying “in a reckless manner” around the approaches of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport. The drone incursions were clearly repeated, the agency said. A Porter passenger flight and an Air Canada flight, both originating from Montreal, were forced to circle over Lake Ontario until the drone was observed leaving the area a few minutes later. On Nov. 14, a Porter Airlines plane was forced to plunge steeply to avoid a drone. Anyone with information about this drone sighting is asked to call Toronto Police 14 Division at 416-808-1400
