At least one YVR arrival cancelled as protests continue at Hong Kong airport
News provided by The Vancouver Sun – link to full story and updates Air Canada flight AC 8 was scheduled to arrive at Vancouver International Airport at 4:45 p.m. Monday evening but as been cancelled. BLOOMBERG NEWS Updated: August 12, 2019 Ongoing protests at Hong Kong’s airport prompted the cancellation of Monday’s flights, including one […]
‘It was horrible’: Sunwing passengers booked via FlightHub left stranded at the airport
News provided by CBC News – link to full story Following a CBC News inquiry, airline reimburses the passengers Sophia Harris · CBC News · Posted: Aug 04, 2019 When Chu Lisong Chang and her husband arrived at the Vancouver airport on June 24 to take their Sunwing flight to Toronto, they were shocked to discover that the plane […]
Air Transat’s A321neoLRs to fly from YVR to new South destinations
News provided by TravelWeek.ca – link to full story Friday, August 2, 2019 – Posted by Travelweek Group MONTREAL – This winter will be a good one for Air Transat customers in Vancouver. Thanks to the addition of all-new Airbus A321neoLRs, the carrier will be offering new destinations out of YVR, including Fort Lauderdale, making it […]
Air Canada Partners with Award-Winning Canadian Chef Antonio Park to Expand Meal Options on Asian and South American Flights
Provided by Air Canada/CNW Chef Antonio Park becomes the fourth member of the airline’s panel of celebrated Canadian culinary and wine talent Attention video editors: Speech excerpts from Chef Antonio Park and Andrew Yiu discussing the partnership available at: https://vimeo.com/351321901 MONTREAL, Aug. 1, 2019 /CNW Telbec/ – Air Canada today announced a partnership with award-winning Canadian Chef Antonio Park to design destination inspired meals that will be […]
Suspected YVR luggage thief caught
News provided by CityNews1130.com – link to full story BY TOBY KERR AND LAUREN BOOTHBY Jul 29, 2019 An arrest has been made in the wake of several people having their luggage stolen at YVR Mounties used surveillance footage to identify a suspect in the recent thefts RICHMOND (NEWS 1130) — Richmond Mounties have made an […]
‘Long wait’ for passengers due to Canada-wide customs outage over
News provided by The Abbotsford News – link to full story Primary inspection kiosks and NEXUS systems are out across Canada KATYA SLEPIAN, July 28, 2019 – 2:00 pm PT A nationwide customs outage that caused long waits is over as of late Sunday afternoon, according to Vancouver International Airport. The airport had said earlier […]
Nearly 140 pieces of luggage reported stolen at YVR in past year
News provided by CBC News – link to full story ‘Even one theft from the carousel is too much,’ says passenger rights advocate Tina Lovgreen · CBC News · Posted: Jul 26, 2019 Richmond RCMP says it’s received 139 reports of stolen luggage at Vancouver International Airport over the past year, a troubling figure to air passenger rights experts. Gabor Lukacs, an air […]
Air Canada To Resume Full India Schedule
Provided by Air Canada/CNW Daily Toronto-Delhi flights restart Oct. 1; additional capacity added beginning Oct. 27 with Boeing 777 Vancouver-Delhi flights resume usual flight times starting Aug. 1 Toronto-Mumbai seasonal flights return on Oct. 27 MONTREAL, July 23, 2019 /CNW Telbec/ – Air Canada announced it will resume its daily, non-stop Toronto-Delhi flights on Oct. 1, 2019 (eastbound) and Oct. 3, 2019 (westbound). All flights are available for purchase now at www.aircanada.com or through Travel Agents. […]
More flights, more often with WestJet’s winter schedule
Provided by WESTJET, an Alberta Partnership/CNW Frequency increases to popular domestic, transborder and international destinations from airline’s hubs in Calgary, Vancouver and Toronto Seasonal service to Paris and Nashville from Calgary resumes early in March 2020 CALGARY, July 22, 2019 /CNW/ – As part of its 2019/2020 seasonal winter schedule, today WestJet announced increased frequency and improved connectivity from its hubs to more destinations across its network. WestJet’s seasonal […]
Stolen luggage from YVR baggage carousel raises security concerns
News provided by CBC News – link to full story Right now anyone can walk … into the domestic baggage area without having a ticket or going through security Clare Hennig · CBC News · Posted: Jul 19, 2019 When musician Jocelyn Pettit landed at Vancouver International Airport, she hurried off the plane and headed straight to the domestic […]