Vancouver International Airport (YVR), Vancouver

Vancouver International Airport (YVR) - British Columbia - Canada If any of you have read any of my recent reviews, you will know that back in January I spent three weeks in Canada. Whilst there I spent two weeks in Vancouver and a week in the Yukon. For this to be possible I had to use Vancouver airport on four separate occasions. Some people seem to like airports, but for me they are not something I look forward to. I most familiar with Manchester airport which I usually find crowded and over whelming, it’s not a place I like being but of course it’s just something I have to endure to get me ... more

We arrived at Vancouver international airport on a flight from London Heathrow. I am afraid to say that upon arrival we had a connecting flight to make to Vancouver Island (Via float plane) so I did not have chance to take much in as it was bit of a rush due to out flight being an hour late arriving. However saying that the initial impressions were favourable. It has been several years since I had actually flown into Vancouver and I was impressed by the improvements that had been made. Much effort seems to have gone into bringing the airport out of the 80's style time warp it had been. Lots of ... more

I have flown into and out of Vancouver Airport on two occasions, with a six year gap in between times. The first time I departed the aircraft, there was a tax levied on all departures, apparently to pay for a new development at the airport. While I objected to paying a tax to a private organisation within a foreign country for using the services of an airline, I did see the logic behind it, and if it meant a better visit next time, fair enough. Over six years later, I passed through the airport and I have to agree that it was looking very nice and new / fresh / welcoming, and all these things ... more

Vancouver is universally acknowledged as Canada's most beatiful city, and its airport (YVR) doesn't disappoint either. If you haven't been to YVR since the mid-1990s, or are getting your information from an old guide book, forget everything you think you know. The air terminal, formerly small and underwhelming, was quadrupled in size and completely rebuilt in the late 1990s / early 2000s. It now ranks favourably with the world's great airports, and has won the awards to prove it. In addition to being a visually impressive building, its site on an island off the Strait of Georgia affords some ... more

Flew in to Vancouver from Gatwick in July. Despite continued security alerts I found the process of arrival very smooth. Yes there was a lengthy queue through immmigration but this continued to move in a snakelike fashion with plentry of staff around to move us through. As with immigration in the USA my partner and I were grilled for about 5 minutes on our purpose in Canada, our travel plans and return arrangements. If you are an independent traveller be ready to state this and have documentary evidence to hand in case. There was some distance to walk to the car hire place once we were through ... more