News / Vancouver Airport is building, but slowly and may miss out on a 'golden opportunity'  

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 As with most airports, 2019 is going down as a year more-or-less to forget, in terms of cargo growth at Vancouver International Airport; after a buoyant 2018, the momentum stalled. 

Jason Tse, manager, commercial leasing – cargo at the airport authority, said: “2018 was really good; 2019 has been a little bit of a challenge, which is probably reflective of the global situation.”. 

For most west coast gateways, the inbound sector from Asia has been the ’Achilles heel’ this year, owing to the slump in US imports from China, but in ...