Bomb threats hit major Canadian airports, flights delayed

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On Thursday, many big airports in Canada had to delay flights because they received bomb threats. The country’s air traffic authority, NAV CANADA, said early in the morning that airports in Ottawa, Montreal, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Calgary, and Vancouver were affected.

NAV CANADA shared that all employees at these airports were safe. They stopped flights for a short time to keep everyone safe. This is called a ground stop.
In the US, the Federal Aviation Administration also stopped flights for a short time going to Montreal and Ottawa. But they allowed flights again around 7:40 a.m. New York time.

The Ottawa Police said they were looking into a “security incident” at Ottawa airport. Many flights leaving Ottawa were delayed by an hour or more, according to the airport’s website.

In Montreal, an official from Montreal-Trudeau International Airport said the threat was handled quickly. The spokesperson, Eric Forest, said there was a small effect on the flight schedule in the morning, but the problem is now solved and flights are back to normal.

At Calgary airport, a spokesperson said the threat had very little impact on their regular flights.