{"id":38754,"date":"2022-12-21T01:22:50","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T01:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/?p=38754"},"modified":"2022-12-21T01:22:50","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T01:22:50","slug":"passengers-flying-from-waterloo-region-to-vancouver-stuck-on-tarmac-overnight-other-flights-at-ykf-cancelled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/?p=38754","title":{"rendered":"Passengers flying from Waterloo region to Vancouver stuck on tarmac overnight, other flights at YKF cancelled"},"content":{"rendered":"


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A fierce winter storm that swept through western Canada is causing travel chaos across the country, including for those flying in and out of Waterloo region.<\/p>\n

Debora Reid was stuck on the tarmac in Vancouver overnight after flying from Region of Waterloo International Airport (YKF) on Monday night.<\/p>\n

The B.C. resident was visiting family and friends in Ontario. She said she arrived in Vancouver at around 10:30 PST but didn\u2019t get to the terminal until more than ten hours later.<\/p>\n

\u201cSurprisingly people had been quite positive with just a couple of little outbursts,\u201d Reid told CTV News, while still on the tarmac. \u201cTwo hours in, they gave us all a little glass of water and that is all we\u2019ve had over the last ten hours.\u201d<\/p>\n

Flair Airlines confirmed the delay was due to \u201cthe unprecedented and difficult weather situation in Vancouver.\u201d<\/p>\n

“They were not able to deplane due to the large number of aircraft from a variety of airlines also on the ramp, coupled with Vancouver Airport ground staff not able to report to work,” a statement from a spokesperson read. \u201cThroughout, our onboard crew have provided food and water to passengers, and kept them informed of developments.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"Debora Reid said she eventually got into the terminal more than ten hours after landing in Vancouver. (Submitted\/Debora Reid)<\/span><\/p>\n

Those scheduled to fly out of YKF to other destinations also had some setbacks.<\/p>\n

Michelle Redfearn was looking forward to her Fort Lauderdale trip but her Tuesday flight was cancelled.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur flight was supposed to leave today at 3 p.m. and we got an email this morning at around 8:30 a.m.,\u201d Redfearn said.<\/p>\n

Redfearn said she and her partner had no choice but to drive instead.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe didn\u2019t want to have to spend a day driving 22 hours to get there. So yeah, definitely disappointed,\u201d she admitted.<\/p>\n

An arctic chill swept across B.C., prompting several weather warnings and bringing Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to a standstill.<\/p>\n

The airport tweeted Tuesday morning that snow and low visibility have prompted flights to be delayed or cancelled altogether and that all arriving flights have been suspended while staff work to deplane passengers and get them back their luggage.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Due to heavy snow and low visibility in Vancouver, a significant number of flights from YVR have been delayed or cancelled, which is causing congestion on our airfield with aircraft holding at gates.<\/p>\n

\u2014 YVR (@yvrairport) December 20, 2022<\/a> <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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We have temporarily suspended all arriving flights into YVR while we work with our airline partners and across our airport community to deplane passengers safely and deliver luggage to them in the terminal.<\/p>\n

\u2014 YVR (@yvrairport) December 20, 2022<\/a> <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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The winter storm has had a major impact on flight operations, according to YVR.<\/p>\n

The impact is being felt Canada-wide on one of the busiest travel weeks of the year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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