Flights Grounded

• Ash from Russian volcano drifts into B.C., some flights delayed or grounded

  B.C. airport officials say they've had delays with WestJet, Air Canada and Central Mountain Air. Pacific Coastal, Flair and Alaska Airlines have had to cancel flights altogether. 

  Canada

  Apr 14, 2023
  
• Flights briefly grounded at Cranbrook, B.C. airport after lightning strikes spark wildfires

  Environment Canada placed the East Kootenay region under a severe thunderstorm watch Tuesday, warning of lightning, powerful winds, large hail and torrential rainfall.

  Fire

  Aug 23, 2022
  
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• United Airlines lifts systemwide outage after flights grounded, canceled

  Twitter users were complaining that the outages have stopped them from boarding the plane, loading their luggage or even accessing the United Airlines app.

  Consumer

  Sep 17, 2021
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• Calgary family out thousands of dollars after vacation is delayed due to Boeing 737 MAX 8 grounding

  Calgary family is out thousands of dollars after their vacation was delayed due to the grounding of Boeing's 737 MAX 8 planes.

  Consumer

  Mar 22, 2019
• Boeing 737 MAX 8 grounding: What to know if you’re booked on a flight out of YVR

  Flights to Vancouver from Calgary and Montreal on MAX 8 aircraft were scrapped on Wednesday and Thursday

  Mar 13, 2019
• Porter Airlines resumes service after flights grounded due to ‘system outage’

  Porter Airlines says its flights have resumed service, just over two hours after the Toronto-based airline announced that service was suspended due to a widespread system outage.

  Canada

  Jan 14, 2017
• Kelowna to Trail flights grounded

  At the time, Pacific Coastal said there was demand for the service, but says the numbers failed to materialize.

  Consumer

  May 4, 2015