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Shortage of air traffic controllers causes delays at YVR for third straight day

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Vancouver International Airport experienced widespread delays for the third straight day Wednesday .

The delays are due to resource constraints and staffing shortages, including among air traffic controllers.

Nav Canada , which owns and operates Canada ’s civil air navigation system, said the delays were specifically due to personnel shortages in the air traffic control tower.

YVR has already had six days with significant number of delays so far this year , the same number of alerts it had in the almost year between August 2023 and July 2024 .

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