YVR

• WestJet cancelling flights out of YVR as pilots’ strike deadline approaches

  WestJet pilots issued a 72-hour strike notice on Monday to the airline’s management and the federal government, starting a countdown for walkouts as contract talks drag on.

  Canada

  May 18
  
• Kelowna airport welcoming strategy to avoid repeat of YVR winter chaos

  'When we look at the aviation system as a whole, we are interconnected, what happens in one region can have impacts on other regions and that, of course, impacts customer journey.'

  Canada

  Apr 20
  
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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
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• 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
• 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
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• Air Canada launches first digital identification technology for select YVR passengers

  Digital identification is now available for passengers departing Vancouver Airport when boarding select flights and for eligible customers entering the Air Canada Café in Toronto.

  Tech

  Feb 21
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• 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