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Canadian airports to remove pandemic measures for air travel
Monette Pasher, President of the Canadian Airports Council has issued a statement welcoming the removal of all remaining COVID-19 pandemic measures for air travel across Canada.
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Vancouver Airport continues path to recovery
As the aviation industry rebuilds post-COVID-19 pandemic, Vancouver International Airport has achieved a significant milestone of 10 million passengers this year-to-date.
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Vancouver Airport welcomes Autism Accessibility Tour
Vancouver International Airport has welcomed its annual ‘Autism Accessibility Tour’, which provides an opportunity for individuals with autism and their families to experience the entire pre-flight process.
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Air Canada launches its new LEAVE LESS Travel Programme
Deloitte Canada will be the first corporate customer to join Air Canda’s new LEAVE LESS Travel Programme, which is leading the way for sustainable business travel.
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Cleaner, Greener Airports: Making Aviation More Sustainable – Vancouver International Airport
Marion Town, Director of Climate and Environment at Vancouver International Airport, highlights how their sustainability efforts reflect their community and global concerns.
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All ACI member airports commit to reach net zero emissions by 2050
ACI World and all five of its regions have created a long-term carbon goal for their member airports and have committed to reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
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Introducing YVR’s health and safety programme, TAKEcare
As a result of COVID-19, airports across the globe have been forced to adapt operations in order to ensure the health safety of passengers and staff. The Vancouver Airport Authority’s new health and safety programme at Vancouver International Airport – TAKEcare – is working to keep passengers safe and restore…
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Vancouver increases airport improvement fee in bid to meet future growth
As of the 1 January 2020, it will cost more to fly out of British Colombia from Vancouver Airport as the airport registers 74 months of consecutive growth and plans to future-proof the infrastructure at the airport.
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Vancouver Airport celebrates construction milestone in expansion project
Set to open in 2020, the ongoing expansion project of the terminal building at Vancouver International Airport has witnessed a steel-topping ceremony.
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Vancouver Airport hosts multi-agency training exercise
The training involved an emergency simulation which included nearly 500 participants from 25 different agencies.
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Vancouver to be first Canadian airport to meet new biometric requirements
With the help of Innovative Travel Solutions, Vancouver Airport will update its border control solutions to be in line with the Canadian government's biometric requirements.
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Vancouver International celebrates 25 million annual passengers
Vancouver International Airport (YVR) has served its 25-millionth annual passenger, two years ahead of forecast. Bringing a successful 2018 to a close.
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Why wait? Efficiencies in passenger processing at Vancouver
With the demand for air travel set to double over the next two decades, airports must embrace innovation – as both a solution to increasing efficiencies and to improve passenger satisfaction. Chris Gilliland, Director of Innovative Travel Solutions at Vancouver Airport Authority, reveals the airport’s pioneering BORDERXPRESS and CHECKITXPRESS deployments.
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Passenger Processing In-Depth Focus 2018
From the ever-increasing use of self-service, to the streamlining of security processes, to the deployment of innovative new technologies such as robotics and artificial intelligence, the way that airports process their passengers is changing. This In-Depth Focus profiles some of the innovative ways airports are embracing new technology to the…
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Jumping the queue with BorderXpress
Border technology has not always advanced as quickly as modern expectations – what today’s traveller wants is a fast and efficient security process which does not compromise on safety. Through the creation of BorderXpress, Vancouver Airport Authority has provided an efficient, secure and user-friendly solution which delivers a truly seamless…
