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‘Hijacked’ small airplane delayed and diverted flights at Vancouver airport: RCMP
BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA, JUL 15 – A 39-minute ground stop and diversion of nine inbound flights occurred after a Cessna 172 was hijacked from Victoria and flown near Vancouver International Airport, police said.
- On July 15, travel was briefly halted at Vancouver International Airport due to a report of a small airplane being hijacked, as stated by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police .
- The RCMP reported that a Cessna 172 was hijacked from the Vancouver Island area and entered airspace near Vancouver.
- The suspect, the sole occupant of the aircraft, landed safely in Vancouver at 1:45 PM and was arrested without incident, according to the RCMP.
- During this incident, Vancouver International Airport diverted nine inbound flights and temporarily halted operations across the airport.
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Canada: Plane hijack drama disrupts Vancouver airport operation, suspect arrested in runway standoff
Operations at Vancouver International Airport were briefly halted on Wednesday after a small plane, reportedly hijacked from Vancouver Island, entered the airport’s airspace and landed, leading to the arrest of the pilot without incident.
Vancouver International Airport, one of Canada's most important airports, was briefly stopped on Tuesday following information on a small "disturbed" aircraft, according to the authorities. ...
Stolen small plane circles Vancouver airport as controllers ground flights and pilots abort landings
A stolen private plane caused a temporary shutdown of the airspace over Vancouver International Airport, one the busiest in Canada, on Tuesday. We do have an aircraft that has been hijacked and is in the vicinity of the airport,” a tower controller warned other planes in a recording from the website LiveATC.net.
The suspect, the sole occupant of the aircraft, was arrested "without incident" following his landing less than an hour later.
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