Low visibility causing flight delays and cancellations at Kelowna International Airport
News provided by Global News – link to full story and updates By SHELBY THOM GLOBAL NEWS – January 6, 2020 Watch: Click here for videos The snowstorm rolling across B.C.’s southern interior is causing headaches for travellers at Kelowna International Airport (YLW) as low visibility causes flight delays and cancellations. Airport manager Sam Samaddar says six flights were cancelled Monday […]
Plane lands safely at YLW after reporting mechanical issue
News provided by Global News – link to full story and updates BY DOYLE POTENTEAU GLOBAL NEWS – January 3, 2020 Emergency crews were called to Kelowna International Airport on Friday morning for an outbound plane that had to return because of a mechanical issue. According to the City of Kelowna, Central Mountain Air flight 730 advised air traffic […]
Kelowna International Airport receives ‘record funding’ of $69.9M for expansion
News provided by Global News – link to full story and VIDEOS BY DOYLE POTENTEAU GLOBAL NEWS Posted December 13, 2019 The extra fees that passengers have been paying at Kelowna International Airport will be used to fund upcoming expansion. On Friday, the airport announced that $69.9 million will be invested over the next three years to meet future […]
Departing YLW Kelowna could soon cost more
News provided by Global News – link to full story and Video BY MEGAN TURCATO GLOBAL NEWS Posted November 3, 2019 Officials are hoping to increase the airport improvement fee in Kelowna to $25. Jules Knox reports. Less than a year after the last increase, the Kelowna International Airport (YLW) is asking city council to approve higher airport improvement fees. […]
Swoop Airlines Review – is it really cheaper?
News provided by Travel Off Path – link to full story KASHLEE KUCHERAN SEPTEMBER 26, 2019 Canadian’s have always gotten the short end of the stick when it comes to cheap air fare, but that finally might be changing! Swoop Airlines is a new discount airline that has launched in selected (smaller) airports throughout Canada, and […]
Flair Airlines Reports 92% Load Factor for Summer 2019
Provided by Flair Airlines/Globe Newswire Edmonton, Alberta, Sept. 05, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Flair Airlines, Canada’s only truly independent low cost airline, is pleased to report an average passenger load factor of 92% for July & August 2019. “We are delighted with the rapidly growing number of Canadians who have flocked to Flair this summer” […]
Kelowna bachelorette party ends in ‘nightmare’ as Swoop cancels flight
News provided by CBC News – link to full story and updates One passenger says the airline rescheduled her flight home a week later CBC News · Posted: Aug 27, 2019 A group of friends from Winnipeg who spent the weekend at a bachelorette celebration in Kelowna say a cancelled flight left them stranded — with the […]
Passengers told to wait 11 days for next plane after Swoop cancels Kelowna to Winnipeg flight
News provided by Global News – link to full story and updates 27 August 2019 by Sam Thompson and Elisha Dacey Global News Travelers who were expecting to fly from Kelowna, B.C., to Winnipeg had an unpleasant surprise when they were told their flight on the Swoop airline was cancelled – and that they wouldn’t be re-booked until, […]
Canada’s Airlines, Airports Among World’s Worst For Delays, And It Could Soon Get Worse
News provided HuffingtonPost.ca – link to full article – with a hint from P.N. By Daniel Tencer 4 July 2019 Under a new “passenger bill of rights,” airlines will be able to leave passengers stuck on the tarmac for longer than the current standard. MONTREAL ― Canadian airports and airlines are some of the worst […]
Flair Airlines announces 2019/2020 winter schedule
Provided by Flair Airline/Globe Newswire Edmonton, July 02, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Flair Airlines announced its 2019/2020 winter schedule with low fare service out of seven Canadian gateways; Abbotsford, Vancouver, Kelowna, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg and Toronto’s Pearson International. Jim Scott, Flair’s CEO commented, “As Canada’s only independent low fare airline, our new winter schedule […]