The wildfire-fuelled haze hanging over parts of Vancouver Island today has sent Harbour Air into “fog mode,” with cancelled flights and rerouted passengers.

“Nanaimo is down right now, we’re waiting on that,” Harbour Air executive vice-president Randy Wright said late this morning. “Sechelt, Comox, Pitt Meadows have been cancelled.

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“We are flying into Victoria and out of Victoria. Victoria’s OK.”

A “thick haze” in downtown Vancouver means that flights are being rerouted to Victoria out of the south terminal at Vancouver International Airport, Wright said.

He said it is much like a fog day for Harbour Air “but this is very unique, an unusual situation.”

Wright said he expects the haze to start blowing to the east, leading to an improved situation during the afternoon.