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Baggage System Field Operations
Responding to baggage jams, deploying resources and mitigating issues behind the scenes.
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Operating 24 / 7 · YVR
World-class aviation services, at YVR.
ABCoast provides specialist ground handling at Canada's second busiest airport — baggage operations, airside security, passenger assistance, and operations control under one accountable team.
In operation since
August 2020
Lines of service
Eight lines
Airport
YVR · Canada
Coverage
24 / 7 · 365
Our Services
Eight specialised lines, one coordinated operation.
Every service at ABCoast is trained in-house and coordinated through our Integrated Operations Centre — from the ramp to the curb, under one accountable team.
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Airside Security Escorting
Fully trained and licensed escorts — last-minute bookings to long-term projects.
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Airside Delivery & Crane
Secured airside delivery of freight and equipment, inclusive of crane lifts.
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Passenger Carts Service
Staging, collection, cleaning and maintenance of baggage carts across YVR.
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Transborder Front of House
USCBP Pre-clearance bag-drop support for US-bound passengers.
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Integrated Operations Centre
Central hub overseeing conveyors, sorters, scanners and sortation piers.
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Curbside Assistance
Wheelchair help and passenger support at the main and south terminals.
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South Terminal Management
The airport authority's eyes and ears at YVR South — audits and assistance.
EnquireThe IOCC
The central hub where the airside day runs.
Our operations centre is the reason nothing on this page works in isolation — one line of sight across stand, crew, equipment, and passenger flow.
As an integral part of the Baggage System Operations Team, our IOC controllers oversee the entire network of conveyors, sorters, scanners and baggage sortation piers — the central hub where stakeholders and internal baggage agents connect.
Controllers manage system disruptions and equipment malfunctions while maintaining regular communication with all relevant parties involved in baggage operations.
- Real-time oversight of the full baggage network
- Central coordination between stakeholders and field agents
- Management of system disruptions and equipment malfunctions
- 24 / 7 dedicated communication with every relevant party
Operating principle
"One accountable team, one radio, every shift — that's the difference between a ground handler and a network of sub-contractors."
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Let's work together.
If you'd like more information or would like to talk to us about how we can help your business, please get in touch.
- sourenp@abcoast.ca
- Office
- Office B4219 · YVR
3211 Grant McConachie Way, Richmond BC · V7B 0A4 - Operations
- 24 / 7 · 365 days
AVOP Training
D & D/A airside driving training, in-house at YVR.
A service offered to companies operating airside at YVR — online theory and practical airfield driving lessons, developed with 25+ years of YVR experience.
Fully comprehensive D & D/A airside driving training — interactive online theory modules paired with practical airfield driving lessons.
Our practical sessions are tailored to the environment you'll be operating in — covering day-to-day airfield driving and events such as low visibility or inclement weather.
Contact our AVOP team- User friendly
- Our online e-learning package is the first of its kind at YVR.
- Experienced
- Developed with our dedicated AVOP trainer — 25+ years airside at YVR.
- Proven
- A record of excellence since starting operations in August 2020.