Vancouver Airport's International Departures Closed After Security Breach
Posted on: Friday, 5 January 2007, 18:00 CST
VANCOUVER (CP) - A security breach at Vancouver International Airport has prompted officials to hold departing flights, resulting in a backlog of about 3,000 passengers and at least 10 flights.
Airport spokesman Ralph Eastman says the airport was notified by the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority of a potential security breach involving a passenger. As a precaution, all departing international flights were held but Eastman says domestic and incoming flights were not affected.
The incident began at 11:20 a.m. PST. The airport then decided to remove all the passengers waiting for international flights from the terminal and re-screen them all.
The incident occurred during the busiest time of the day for international flights - between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Source: Canadian Press
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