Flight delays at Vancouver International Airport due to shortage of air traffic controllers: Nav Canada

The Canadian Press

· Posted: Apr 16, 2025 4:35 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 minutes ago

The bureau that provides aerial postulation power for Canada's airports is informing travellers astatine Vancouver International of formation delays implicit what it says are "resource constraints."

Nav Canada says successful a societal media station that passengers request to cheque the presumption of their flights with their airlines earlier they caput to YVR. 

The bureau said earlier this twelvemonth that determination was a terrible shortage of aerial postulation controllers who assistance negociate 18 cardinal quadrate kilometres of Canadian airspace. 

Nav Canada says successful a connection that a impermanent postulation absorption Initiative was implemented astatine Vancouver's airdrome connected Wednesday "related to unplanned absences." 

It says it is actively moving to support aerial postulation moving arsenic "safely and arsenic efficiently arsenic possible."

Vancouver International Airport says successful a connection that travellers tin expect delays, cancellations oregon changes successful their flights, which whitethorn besides impact connecting flights.