Originally Posted by
Bohemian1
According to a PA made by the Captain prior to taxi, there was a shortage of "tow crew" in YVR and their plane was the last one to be hauled to the gate that morning / afternoon.
I've had that reason recently in YVR. 1h20 is a fine human MCT intl-dom, but several hours between an Int'l arrival and the empty tow is not enough. I used to be happy seeing my inbound arrived hours beforehand, now it just gives them to lose track of it!