The Canadian airport in Vancouver on Tuesday anchored flights after a report on a small Cessna 172 ‘Hijacked’ aircraft, the officials said.
Traveling at the airport was temporarily stopped.
Vancouver International Airport said that nine incoming flights were redirected during the incident because temporary traffic was carried out at the west coast airport.
“Shortly before 1:30 pm this afternoon this afternoon a security incident involving a small private aircraft near YVR caused a temporary ground stop for aircraft. Vancouver, “said Vancouver airport officials,” she said, according to reports.
“During the 39 -minute land stop for arrivals, nine incoming aircraft were diverted to alternative airports. Airlines, YVR and our partners are trying to support these passengers in their goals,” the officials added.
What does the police say?
RCMP in the West Canadian province of British Columbia said that at 13:10 (2010 GMT) they learned about Cessna 172 “They were kidnapped from the Vancouver Island area and enter the airspace near Vancouver International Airport.”
“The suspect was the only passenger’s passenger,” they said in a statement.
According to the RCMP, the plane arrived in Vancouver at 13:45 (2045 GMT) and “the suspect was arrested without the incident”.
The CBC public radio released a photo depicting a small white Cessna surrounded by safety vehicles on the track after its landing in Vancouver.
The aircraft was operated by a flying club based in Victoria, the capital of British Columbia, located on the island of Vancouver, CBC reported.
One passenger published a video of an incident where police cars and officers who were approaching a small aircraft on one of the landing pathways saw themselves.
“Operations seem to be back normally,” passengers mentioned X.
“But a small aircraft was chased on the landing path by police cars. When it stopped, the pilot came back and held on the ground by the police. The plane is still in a taxi surrounded by police cars.”
Matthew Brosseau was on board the YVR aircraft and the second in a row to take off when they suddenly stopped. He said the plane was delayed by almost 25 minutes.
“And then the pilot comes to the intercom and he said,” Unfortunately, we will get a little stuck here because there is an ultralight aircraft that does not communicate with the tower and we have to wait because they closed the airspace, “Global News quoted.
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