Vancouver International Airport

• 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
  
• NEXUS offices reopen at YVR, but applicants warned of 2-step process

  The Nexus enrolment centre at the Vancouver International Airport reopened on Monday, amid hopes it can help clear a massive backlog in applications.

  Canada

  Apr 4
  
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• Budget 2023: Feds plan to spend $1.8B over 5 years to reduce airport delays

  The federal government has air travel on its radar after laying out plans in its budget to speed up airport security screening and reduce flight delays.

  Canada

  Mar 29
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• Vancouver airport reminding passengers to plan ahead for busy spring break

  The Vancouver International Airport says around 880,000 passengers are expected to travel through the airport during spring break. That is about 88% of the pre-pandemic volume.

  Canada

  Mar 9
• Vancouver snow chaos spills over to Kelowna airport

  With YVR cancelling and delaying dozens of inbound and outgoing flights, airport traffic in B.C.'s Southern Interior is suffering from reverberations. 

  Canada

  Feb 28
• Vancouver airport ‘on strong footing’ for Sunday operations, officials say

  “It was a great deal of planning that went into effect and it has certainly put us on a much stronger footing for Sunday," an airport official said.

  Environment

  Feb 26
• Vancouver International Airport expecting snow to impact flights, says 15 per cent cancelled

  Passengers are strongly encouraged to check the status of their flights on their airline's website or the flight information webpage before going to the airport.

  Environment

  Feb 25
• Vancouver International Airport seeks feedback on holiday travel disruptions

  YVR launched a public engagement campaign Tuesday aimed at collecting people's input on holiday travel disruptions experienced in December and January.

  Canada

  Jan 24
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• Travellers at YVR feel lucky after flight out of Hong Kong before COVID test rules begin

  Starting Thursday, Canada will require travellers from China, Hong Kong or Macau to provide evidence of a negative PCR or antigen test within two days of departure.

  Health

  Jan 4
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• Some 2,000 lost bags still stranded at Vancouver airport, officials say

  The airport said that since Dec. 28, it has reunited an estimated 1,500 bags with their owners, while airlines have returned about 2,000 more.

  Canada

  Jan 2