A man has been charged with hijacking, one day after an incident which saw flights grounded at Vancouver's airport for a little under an hour.

A Canadian man has been charged with hijacking a small plane this week and flying it over one of the busiest airports in Canada, prompting fears he would crash into something and causing flights to be delayed or grounded.

A Canadian man has been charged with hijacking a small plane after he caused a security scare at Vancouver’s airport this week