The Globe and Mail
While much of the city sleeps, the staff at Toronto Pearson International Airport are preparing for the 129,000 people who will pass through the airport the following day. The time between the last rush of incoming flights of the night and the first rush of outgoing flights in the morning is essential to keeping the airport running. In the absence of crowds, cleaning staff wax floors, security staff perform routine tests on equipment, and restaurant staff prepare for their early-morning patrons as the odd passenger catches some sleep at the gates after missing a connecting flight. These quiet hours allow for the vital maintenance of Pearson, a thoroughfare that never closes.