Travel tech changing at YVR: YVR Express no longer on offer

Due to increased efficiencies at security screening checkpoints, YVR Express will no longer be in operation. The service will end September 24.

Travellers can take advantage of other digital offerings such as the Passenger Journey Tool and Mobile Passport Control to help enhance their journey through the airport.

YVR continually explores new and innovative ways to improve the traveller experience. Information to help travellers plan their trip is available at YVR.ca/travelplanning.

For further assistance, please contact our customer service team at 604-207-7077 or email us at [email protected]


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Honestly not sure if it's good news or bad news.....

I bet YYZ's will be next.

I never quite understood the point of the program. In aggregate, it takes just as long to screen a passenger through this vs the regular queue. It doesn't create any additional capacity, nor does it reduce demand. It might shift demand a bit, but there's only so much you can shift when virtually everyone shows up within a limited band of time before their flight. The airport should be able to model demand based on flight schedules and history well enough to figure out how to allocate supply.

Maybe it was just an outlet to offer to the (legitimate) complainers by shifting screening resources away from the non-complainers.

I also thought the long-game was to charge for the service. Nothing sweeter than selling the solution to the problem you created yourself. Maybe airlines refused to play ball because they knew doing so would create another extortion racket instead of fixing the underlying problem of slow security screening.

Call me paranoid, but I suspect YVRAA was trying to monetize the program.
Lots of people are willing to pay extra for something that's already included in the price.
Seat selection, I'm talking about you.