WestJet flight aborts takeoff at high speed at Vancouver’s International Airport​on April 1, 2025 at 5:10 pm

A runway at Vancouver International Airport was closed for almost five hours on Monday after a WestJet flight aborted its takeoff at high speed.

The flight, a Boeing 737, operating as Flight 118, was bound for Calgary at the time.

Fire crews were seen spraying down the hot brakes as the aircraft was immobilized on YVR’s north runway.

The airline was eventually towed away.

WestJet confirmed that no one was hurt. Passengers were taken back to the terminal by bus.

That flight was cancelled and the runway re-opened late on Monday night.