Passenger volume takes off at YXS
From My Prince George Now – link to source story – thanks to CW Dione Wearmouth, staff Friday, Jul. 16th, 2021 The rates of passengers catching flights at the Prince George Airport are steadily increasing as the airport saw the most monthly passengers in June 2021 since March 2020. The airport saw 7,427 passengers in April, 8,124 […]
Skip the long drive by flying out to your B.C. destination this summer
Thanks to CW 7 July 2021 Central Mountain Air is running non-stop flights from Vancouver to Vancouver Island, the Cariboo region, the Okanagan Valley, and Central B.C. Kelowna, B.C.Central Mountain Air Really want to make a great escape from the city but NOT looking forward to that long car ride in the hot summer heat? […]
Central Mountain Air Adds Campbell River to Network
Thanks to CW (Smithers, BC, June 17th, 2021) 17 June 2021 – Central Mountain Air adds Campbell River via Vancouver and Prince George to their Summer Flight Network with 16 flights per week. Central Mountain Air (CMA) announced today that it will add Campbell River to its network with 16 flights per week beginning Monday, July 12, 2021, […]
Central Mountain Air Releases Summer Flight Schedule
(SMITHERS, BC May 11, 2021) Central Mountain Air responds to the need to provide air service to communities by adding 78 flights per week. Grande Prairie, High Level and Quesnel added to network. Flights per weeks8 – Edmonton YEG | Fort St John YXJ8 – Edmonton YEG | Grande Prairie YQU4 – Edmonton YEG | High […]
Service to West Kootenay Regional Airport not included in Air Canada deal announcement
From Castlegar News – link to source story Air Canada will not be resuming flights to Castlegar at this time BETSY KLINE | Apr. 21, 2021 The West Kootenay Regional Airport (WKRA) is not on the list of regional airports that Air Canada will be resuming flights to as part of the company’s $5.9-billion deal with the […]
PG Airport Authority looks ahead as Q1 numbers drop as expected
From CKPG Today – link to source story by Caden Fanshaw, Apr 15, 2021 PRINCE GEORGE – Passengers are still boarding, and flights are still taking off, but the numbers from the first quarter are “as expected”, down 78% from a year ago. CEO of the Prince George Airport Authority, Gordon Duke says there is reason […]
Airline service to Fort Nelson, B.C., to resume with funding from governments
From CBC News – link to source story Provincial, federal governments step up to fund twice-weekly Prince George flights after lobbying campaign Karin Larsen · CBC News · Feb 03, 2021 Flights to Fort Nelson, B.C., are set to resume later this month after Central Mountain Air announced earlier it was temporarily cutting the only airline service to the town […]
Fort Nelson in northeastern B.C. loses flight service for at least 3 months amid COVID slump
From CBC News – link to source story Central Mountain Air suspends flights between Fort Nelson and Prince George starting Feb. 3 CBC News · Posted: Jan 20, 2021 Central Mountain Air announced Tuesday it is suspending flights between Fort Nelson, B.C., and the northern hub of Prince George, leaving the small northeastern community with no flight services for at least three […]
Central Mountain Air to suspend key regional routes
Continued lack of government support adversely affecting vital air service Airline calls on communities to engage all levels of government to support essential air services SMITHERS, BC, Jan. 19, 2021 /CNW/ – Today, Central Mountain Air (CMA) announced it will suspend service on three regional routes. The routes will be suspended from February 3, 2021, to at least April […]
Central Mountain Air Announces Service Into Castlegar
17 September 2020 Today, Central Mountain Air announced service between Vancouver and Castlegar starting on October 1st. The service will be provisioned with Beechcraft 1900D aircraft, which doesn’t have side-by-side seating and allows for physical distancing on all flights. Castlegar is known as a challenging airport due to weather and its location. Central Mountain Air […]