Vancouver International Airport doesn’t think a looming strike by jet fuel workers will delay flights ahead of the busy holiday travel season.
On Friday the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 502 issued a 72-hour strike notice to employer SGS Canada.
SGS Canada transports a portion of jet fuel to Sea Island, where YVR is located. However, most passenger airlines landing and taking off at Vancouver International Airport buy their jet fuel directly from suppliers and oversee its transport to Sea Island themselves.
Airlines transport their fuel to the tarmac using trucks, pipelines, rail, and boats. The airport itself doesn’t play a role in jet fuel delivery.
Many of YVR’s airlines get help from FSM Group to figure out the logistics of getting their jet fuel. FSM’s workers are not striking.
“We are advised by FSM that, at this time, they do not foresee an operational impact,” a YVR spokesperson told Daily Hive.
The main organizations that transport fuel for passenger aircraft will be working as usual, even though some workers could go on strike.