Editing Vancouver International Airport (section)

===Operation Yellow Ribbon===
{{main|Operation Yellow Ribbon}}
Following the [[September 11 attacks]], the airspace over the United States was shut down. Aircraft over the North Atlantic and Pacific bound for the United States were therefore diverted to Canadian airports. Vancouver International Airport accommodated 34 of these flights (3rd highest after [[Halifax Stanfield International Airport|Halifax]] and [[Gander International Airport|Gander]]) amounting to a total of 8,500 passengers.

The airport won the 2001 Airport Management Award from the B.C. Aviation Council<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bcaviation.org/ |title=B.C. Aviation Council |publisher=Bcaviation.org |access-date=March 3, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110427145836/http://www.bcaviation.org/ |archive-date=April 27, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> and was cited for overcoming many challenges in a professional and compassionate way.<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.yvr.ca/pdf/authority/annualreport/yvr_annual_report_2001.pdf |title=2001 Annual Report |website=yvr.ca |publisher=Vancouver International Airport Authority |access-date=September 30, 2006}} {{dead link |date=March 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref>