Overview

• Charges filed on July 17 designate the alleged seizure of a Victoria Flying Club Cessna 172 as a terrorism offense under the Criminal Code
• On July 15 the aircraft entered Vancouver International Airport airspace, prompting a 39-minute ground stop and diversion of nine inbound flights
• NORAD scrambled F-15 fighter jets and air traffic controllers warned pilots as the plane circled before landing safely at 1:45 p.m.
• Recorded controller audio suggests the hijacking may have been ideologically motivated, leading investigators to probe protest links and small-plane security gaps
• Vancouver International Airport has resumed normal operations with minor delays while RCMP and Transport Canada review airspace security procedures