People planning on catching a seaplane today may be grounded for awhile.
Harbour Air has cancelled any flights heading to Comox, Nanaimo, Richmond or Vancouver due to poor visibility from the wildfire smoke.
B次元官网网址淭he problem is the Strait between the Mainland and the Island,B次元官网网址 said Randy Wright, president of Harbour Air. B次元官网网址淭he visibility is below minimum.B次元官网网址
[10:50 am Aug 21] Several routes are now being affected by delays and cancellations due to poor visibility from forest fire smoke. Updates will continue to be posted as available. Flight status info is online at
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Flights going to Sechelt and Whistler are still running, but Harbour Air is monitoring the situation hour by hour to see if more schedule changes will be made.
B次元官网网址淲e have to work around it,B次元官网网址 Wright said, B次元官网网址淵ou never know when there will be a puff of wind to blow it all away.B次元官网网址
On Monday alone, Harbour Air had to cancel 70 flights.
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The Victoria International Airport is also experiencing schedule changes.
B次元官网网址淲e are experience some delays with inbound flights from airports, or connecting through airports that are being impacted by the smoke,B次元官网网址 said Ken Gallant, director of operations and safety. B次元官网网址淒elays range from minutes up to an hour.B次元官网网址
To keep an eye on incoming flights, you can visit
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