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A fleet of snow removal equipment works to dispatch the snow so that planes can be dispatched to their holiday destinations.
Photo courtesy YVR
When the weather outside is frightful
Published 2:05 PST, Wed December 20, 2017
Last Updated: 2:12 PDT, Wed May 12, 2021
Vancouver International Airport starts making
snow plans in August, not because the vagaries of West Coast weather dumps snow
on the airport that time of year but to ensure the facility is ready to jump
the moment snow is in the forecast.
With up to 80 pieces of snow removal
equipment dispatched during a storm, “YVR’s snow-response fleet can clear the
equivalent of Granville Street, full width and full length, from the Fraser
River to Burrard Inlet, in less than 15 minutes,” according to the airport
authority.
When it comes to air travel, minutes count.
All the planes at YVR need to be carefully choreographed on the ground and
carefully scheduled so that each gets a turn to unload and load passengers in
the most efficient manner. Waiting not only aggravates the travelling public,
it costs money.
YVR suggests that anyone travelling or
picking up a traveler during this busy season, check the website yvr.ca to see
if the flight is on time. The data on the site is updated frequently.
YVR also suggests allowing extra time to get
to the airport, get through the airport, and find your flight as crowds descend
on Vancouver’s travel hub this time of year, making threading your way through
all the people a little like a slalom race amongst human pylons.
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