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TIL CreativesFalse bomb threats spark chaos at major Canadian airports, forcing evacuations and grounding flights before operations gradually resume
Canadian airports returned to normal operations Thursday(July 3) after a wave of bomb threats forced evacuations and delayed dozens of flights. Nav Canada, the country鈥檚 air navigation service provider, said the threats affected operations at facilities in Ottawa, Montreal, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Calgary, and Vancouver. In a post on social media, Nav Canada said service was gradually resuming following 鈥渢he evacuation of a number of our sites鈥 and threat assessments by authorities.RCMP in Richmond, British Columbia, said they received a report of a threat at the Nav Canada control tower at Vancouver International Airport around 2 am local time. 鈥淎fter the initial investigation, investigators determined this to be a false report and that there is no credible threat to public safety,鈥 said Cpl. Melissa Lui, Richmond RCMP media officer. The tower was evacuated, and no threats were found after a search.A spokesperson for the US Federal Aviation Administration, Kevin Morris, said in a statement that there were 鈥渂rief ground stops鈥 at airports in Montreal and Ottawa. These were lifted at around 7:40 am. Eastern time.Transport Canada spokesperson Hicham Ayoun said the department was working with airport authorities, Nav Canada, and local law enforcement 鈥渢o fully assess the situation.鈥 Ayoun added that 鈥渁s a result of this morning鈥檚 events, some flights may still be delayed over the next hours.鈥漈he Ottawa airport said in an update shortly after 10 am that it was close to resuming normal operations. Earlier in the day, it had warned of a 鈥渟ecurity incident鈥 and potential disruptions. Several flights were delayed, according to the airport鈥檚 website.Live EventsAustin De St. Croix, a traveler at the Ottawa airport, said he was headed to Vancouver when his flight was suddenly canceled. 鈥淚 went to check in, and then between checking in and the security gate, they told me my flight was cancelled, no info,鈥 he said.The Vancouver airport confirmed it was 鈥渁ware of a security concern鈥 involving Nav Canada operations and other airports. 鈥淪afety and security remain our top priority and a thorough threat assessment was conducted,鈥 it said in a social media post.The Montreal airport also confirmed that it was back in full operation.Richmond RCMP has asked anyone with information related to the threat at Vancouver鈥檚 Nav Canada tower to contact police and reference file number 2025-21021.Travelers were being advised to check the status of their flights before heading to the airport.(You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel)
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