Report of hijacked small plane grounds flights at Vancouver International Airport

Travel at one of Canada's busiest airports was briefly halted Tuesday after federal police received a report that a small plane had been hijacked, officials said.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police in the western Canadian province of British Columbia said that at 1:10 p.m. local time they received a report that a Cessna 172 "had been hijacked from the Vancouver Island area and was entering into airspace near Vancouver International Airport."

"The suspect was the sole occupant of the aircraft," the statement added.