Commercial flights have been cancelled at Victoria International Airport as RCMP respond to a call for service.
At 3:23 p.m. PT, the airport authority’s Twitter account announced the airport was closing to commercial flights as police responded to an undisclosed incident.
“We are asking travellers not to come to the airport at this time and to please check your flights status with your carrier or our website,” the Twitter account stated in its initial tweet.
In a brief statement, RCMP said Tuesday afternoon that officers from the Sidney/North Saanich detachment are responding to a threat at the airport. It went on to say there are no public safety concerns,
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