Canada: Plane hijack drama disrupts Vancouver airport operation, suspect arrested in runway standoff

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.

A traveller looks at flights informations boards during a breakdown in air traffic control systems at Paris-Orly airport in Orly, South of Paris, on May 18, 2025. Around 130 flights were cancelled on May 18, 2025 at Paris-Orly airport, affected by a breakdown in air traffic control systems. (Photo: AFP)