An Air Canada flight from the Comox Airport (YQQ) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR) was cancelled Friday morning, after the discovery of a suspicious package on-board.
All passengers of flight 8306 have been removed and police are currently on scene.
BREAKING: @AirCanada flight 8306 delayed at the #Comox Airport due to a suspicious package. Passengers have been removed and police with sniffing dogs on scene. More to come. Photos by Debbie Bowman pic.twitter.com/Y7KYmUh6ie
— Erin Haluschak (@ErinHaluschak) February 9, 2018
All YQQ departures and arrivals have been cancelled until further notice and an ordinance removal robot has been brought in to further help investigators determine whether or not the package is dangerous.
Ordinance removal robot at the #comox Airport following notice of a suspicious package. Airport officials confirm all departures and arrivals are on hold until the situation is resolved. pic.twitter.com/S6j1hLvHH9
— Erin Haluschak (@ErinHaluschak) February 9, 2018
We will continue to update this story as more information becomes available.