Vancouver International Airport

• Smooth sailing at YVR on airport’s busiest travel day of the year

  Despite being the busiest travel day of the year, traffic was flowing smoothly with passengers reporting little in the way of trouble at the Vancouver International Airport Friday.

  Canada

  Dec 22, 2023
  
• Vancouver airport unveils upgrades aimed at preventing travel chaos repeat

  Vancouver International Airport says it has made major upgrades to prevent a repeat of last year's travel chaos following an unusually intense winter storm.

  Canada

  Dec 5, 2023
  
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• Measles exposure warning issued for Vancouver airport and 2 flights

  The B.C. Centre for Disease Control released a bulletin Wednesday, saying a passenger with measles was in the airport on Nov. 23.

  Health

  Nov 29, 2023
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• WestJet adds U.S. routes to Edmonton and Vancouver while hiking some baggage, seat fees

  On the same day airline WestJet hiked some of its baggage and seat selection fees, it announced four new routes connecting Edmonton and Vancouver to cities in the United States.

  Consumer

  Nov 7, 2023
• YVR summer numbers show traffic trending to pre-pandemic levels

  The airport released a snapshot of its summer travel season Wednesday, which showed more than 7.1 passengers transited the facility between July and September.

  Economy

  Oct 4, 2023
• Stress-relieving dogs now permanent fixture at YVR

  The St. John’s Ambulance Therapy Dog Program consists of more than 700 volunteer therapy dog teams.

  Health

  Sep 20, 2023
• Construction paused at Vancouver airport after possible Musqueam artifacts found

  The items have now been sent to a certified archaeology and heritage lab for technical assessments, the airport said in a Wednesday news release.

  Canada

  Aug 9, 2023
• Caught on video: Sparks fly during Vancouver airport emergency landing

  The video shows the small aircraft hit the runway, shooting sparks and smoke from the front landing gear area.

  Canada

  Jul 23, 2023
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• YVR delays due to ‘constraints experienced in air navigation system’

  “We are working with our partners at NAV Canada and the airlines to get you on your way as safely and as quickly as possible,” an airport spokesperson said in an email.

  Traffic

  Jun 24, 2023
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• Vancouver Airport invests $40M in plan to avoid travel chaos during extreme weather

  Trouble at the airport began the week before Christmas when an intense snowstorm grounded planes and resulted in a massive wave of delays and cancellations.

  Canada

  Apr 17, 2023