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Daily non-stop flights announced between Kelowna and Victoria

Daily non-stop flights announced between Kelowna and Victoria | iNFOnews.ca
Travelers to Vancouver Island now have a non-stop flight to Victoria out of Kelowna International Airport on a Pacific Coastal Airlines Saab 340. Credit: pacificcoastal.com

KELOWNA – Travelers to Vancouver Island now have a non-stop flight to Victoria out of Kelowna International Airport.

Pacific Coastal Airlines announced the seven day a week service Tuesday, Aug. 15, saying it will benefit communities on the island as well as the Okanagan.

Effective Oct. 27, the Saab 340 aircraft will depart YLW at 9 a.m. Monday to Friday, 9:45 a.m. Saturday and and 6:55 p.m. Sunday to Friday. The flight lasts roughly one hour.

Pacific Coastal Airlines has been providing charter and cargo services in B.C. for almost forty years. It is now the sixth-largest airline operating at YVR based on outbound seating, and third-largest in take-offs and landings, according to a press release issued Tuesday.

Passengers can make reservations on the airline’s website at www.pacificcoastal.com, by phoning the call centre number at 1.800.663.2872, or through a local travel agency.  

For more information visit the Pacific Coast Airline website. 

To contact the reporter for this story, email Adam Proskiw at aproskiw@infonews.ca or call 250-718-0428. To contact the editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

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Adam Proskiw

Adam has lived in B.C. most of his life. He was born in the Caribou, grew up in the Okanagan, went to university on Vancouver Island and worked as a news photographer in Vancouver. His favourite stories incorporate meaningful photography and feature interesting, passionate locals. He studied writing at UVic and photojournalism in California. He loves talking tractors, dogs and cameras and is always looking for a good story.


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