TORONTO (CP) -- Would-be airline passengers at Canada's busiest airport endured a frustrating day of cancellations, delays and long lines Wednesday as the aftermath of a fiery Air France jet crash continued to wreak havoc on travel plans across the country.

Ticket-holders at Toronto's Pearson International Airport dozed fitfully on benches while others grumbled their way through long lineups snaking through the terminals, many of them more than 24 hours after they arrived in anticipation of catching flights home.

Confusion reigned for much of the day as the flood of delays and cancellations left other air carriers scrambling to accommodate stranded passengers.

''Mine is a long, long story,'' sighed a weary Bill Noseworthy, who was trying to get home to Mount Pearl, Nfld., after a slow-pitch tournament in Niagara Falls. His original flight, scheduled to depart shortly after 6 p.m. Tuesday, was cancelled about two hours later.

Ten minutes later, Noseworthy, 57, found himself booked on a different flight. That flight was also cancelled. Then his luggage was misplaced.

Noseworthy said CanJet wouldn't let him fly home on another flight until his bags were recovered, apparently due to ''security'' reasons. There was so much misplaced baggage that security was having trouble discerning who owned what and making sure bags were safe.

His luggage was finally recovered at 1 a.m., but Noseworthy can't leave until late Thursday night at the earliest.