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Operations have returned to normal following significant thunderstorms that moved through the region Saturday evening into Sunday morning, impacting flights at YVR.
Safety is our top priority and when lightning is in direct proximity of the airport, airfield operations must be paused for the safety of our employees and passengers. The duration and intensity of the storm meant that from 9:30 p.m. Saturday to 2:55 a.m. Sunday, flights could not depart YVR and many arriving flights were unable to taxi to the gate once landed. This resulted in flight delays and some cancellations.
YVR and our partners activated our terminal response team and called in additional staff from across the airport community to support passengers.
Some flights continued to be impacted Sunday at YVR. We worked closely with our airline partners to support recovery of their schedule and get passengers on their way as quickly as possible.
We continue to encourage travellers to check the status of their flight with their airline before coming to the airport.
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