Chinese spy balloon: Spotted on Air Canada Vancouver flight

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Were you on this flight? A Chinese balloon that was observed flying in Canadian airspace may have been spotted by the country’s largest airline on a flight from Vancouver. Transport Canada receives information about aviation occurrences from several sources including NAV Canada, which is a privately-run corporation operating Canada’s air traffic control. The data is then entered into its Civil Aviation Daily Occurrence Reporting System (CADORS). A report issued on Feb. 8 states that an Air Canada Airbus 320-211 (C-FNVU/ACA292) departed from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) en route to Winnipeg Richardson International Airport (YWG) on Jan. 31 and observed a…

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