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Airlines face growing pressure from pilot unions as threat of brain drain looms
A plane is silhouetted as it takes off from Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., Monday, May 13, 2019. Trip cancellation insurance covers you or other passengers in your family who are ill and can't fly, as well as a variety of other unlikely-but-expensive possibilities. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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B.C. tourism sector expecting international boost as pandemic recovery picks up pace
An Air Canada Express aircraft on approach to land at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., travels past construction cranes at the Oakridge Centre mall redevelopment in Vancouver, on Tuesday, April 11, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Vancouver International Airport promising improvements after Christmas season travel mess
An Air Canada Express aircraft on approach to land at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., travels past construction cranes at the Oakridge Centre mall redevelopment in Vancouver, Tuesday, April 11, 2023. Officials with Vancouver International Airport are promising new real-time weather monitoring equipment, gate protocols and better communication after releasing a review of the travel chaos caused by snow last December. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Air travel across U.S. thrown into chaos after computer outage; Canadian airports hit with delays
Travelers wait in the terminal as an Alaska Airlines plane sits at a gate at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, on January 11, 2023. - The US Federal Aviation Authority ordered a temporary halt to all domestic flight departures Wednesday, after a major system outage that disrupted air traffic across the country. Airlines and airports were left scrambling with news of the nationwide pause, as the White House said there was no immediate evidence of a cyberattack. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP) (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
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About 1,500 checked bags remain unclaimed in Vancouver after holiday travel chaos
Unclaimed checked bags are shown at the Vancouver International Airport on Tuesday Jan. 3, 2023. About 1,500 checked bags remain unclaimed at Vancouver International Airport after winter storms wrecked havoc on holiday travel last month. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Brenna Owen
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The tale of Bunbun, stranded at Vancouver airport, has a happy ending
A stuffed rabbit named Bunbun is seen at the Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., in a Dec. 20, 2022, handout photo. The rabbit is on its way to its family in Edmonton where they are visiting for the holidays. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Celia Taylor, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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A travel nightmare before Christmas in Vancouver as ice hits bridges, SkyTrain line
Motorists travel on the snow-covered Cambie Bridge as freezing rain falls in Vancouver, on Friday, December 23, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Snowfall gridlock in Metro Vancouver turns 45-minute commute into 12-hour frustration
Workers are seen around an EVA Air Boeing 777 aircraft that went off a taxiway onto soft ground after landing at Vancouver International Airport from Taipei during a snowstorm during the early morning hours of Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. Nobody was injured and passengers were taken off the plane and shuttled to the terminal on buses after being stuck onboard for three hours. Snowfall, winter storm and arctic outflow warnings were in effect for most of British Columbia as a powerful storm packing frigid winds moved through the province. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Aeroplan-funded flights bringing Ukrainians to Canada expected to begin in June
A plane is silhouetted as it takes off from Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., Monday, May 13, 2019. The first commercial flights offered free of charge to Ukrainians through fundraising using Aeroplan points and cash will not be available until June. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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Airlines, including Porter and Air Canada, want to get rid of compensation for delays and lost luggage
A plane is silhouetted as it takes off from Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., Monday, May 13, 2019. Airlines are facing a second headwind of skyrocketing oil prices — which could make airfares even more expensive.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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Air Canada to add 26 Airbus A321neo aircraft to its fleet as travel demand rises
The Air Canada logo is seen on a hangar at Vancouver International Airport, in Richmond, B.C., on Friday, March 20, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Feds lay out improved flight refund rules after gaps laid bare by pandemic
A plane on the tarmac is seen through the window of an empty waiting room at Vancouver International Airport, in Richmond, B.C., Tuesday, June 9, 2020. Air Canada is seeking the dismissal of the U.S. Department of Transportation's US$25.5-million fine over the airline's alleged failure to provide prompt refunds after cancelling their flights amid the COVID-19 pandemic dismissed. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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YVR shooting: Police say gang conflict in Metro Vancouver may be behind death at airport
An RCMP officer works at the scene as screens block off an area of the sidewalk after a shooting outside the international departures terminal at Vancouver International Airport, in Richmond, B.C., Sunday, May 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Extradition hearing for Meng Wanzhou to start in August
Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Huawei, leaves her home to go to B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver, Wednesday, May 27, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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Canadian widow finally arrives home after being held in Iran
Canadian widow finally arrives home after being held in Iran
‘There wasn’t much’ that could have been done to correct Dziekanski death information: RCMP staff-sergeant
Sergeant Pierre Lemaitre on the stand via live video feed April 21, 2009, during the Braidwood Inquiry into the death of Robert Dziekanski.
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Former RCMP staffer tells inquest Lemaitre was a 'scapegoat’
Sheila Lemaitre, right, at the B.C. Coroners office in Burnaby, B.C., Nov. 27, 2018.