Police incident delays flights at YVR airport

Police vehicles have surrounded an aircraft on the taxiway.

Police vehicles were seen at YVR Tuesday afternoon, surrounding an aircraft.AscentXmedia/iStock/Getty Images Plus/Getty Images

Several flights are delayed and even diverted at Vancouver International Airport on Tuesday afternoon due to a police incident.

Multiple videos posted to social media show police vehicles surrounding an aircraft on the taxiway at YVR around 2:15 p.m.

More than 10 flights scheduled to arrive between 12 and 2:30 p.m. have been delayed for at least an hour, according to YVR’s website.

A flight tracker website shows two flights from Toronto that were scheduled to arrive around 2 p.m. have been diverted as well.

TheRichmond Newshas reached out to YVR and Richmond RCMP for more information.

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