Elevate your local knowledge
Sign up for the iNFOnews newsletter today!
flying
Fog causing flight delays at Kelowna airport
With fog hanging over Kelowna this morning, the Kelowna International Airport is warning of flight…
Kelowna airport wants policy change with COVID-19 tests for international flyers
Kelowna’s airport director says he’s tried multiple times to reach the federal government to discuss…
iN VIDEO: Kamloops pilot continues flyovers, shows charred landscape of wildfires north of Vernon
A Kamloops pilot known for showcasing British Columbia’s beauty from the sky is now showing…
Additional COVID-19 cases reported on Kelowna flights
Additional COVID-19 cases have been reported on Kelowna flights this month, according to the B.C.…
Swoop to offer direct flights from Kelowna to Vegas
KELOWNA – Las Vegas and Kelowna will be closer than ever this summer as a…
Lake Country radio control club says district is out for revenge
KELOWNA - A local radio control flying club says the District of Lake Country is trying to run them out of town despite a court ruling that says they can stay. The Kelowna Ogopogo Radio Controllers Association moved from Kelowna to a farmer’s field in Lake Country two years ago. Club member Rick Dawdy told...
Winter weather affects local air service
PENTICTON - Low clouds and poor visibility contributed to disruptions in air service at Penticton Regional Airport last week. Debra Williams, manager of corporate communications for Jazz Aviation, said some flights to and from Penticton “were impacted” by weather over the weekend. "Weather in the area resulted in the cancellation of the last flights of...
Lost, confiscated and forgotten at the Kelowna airport
KELOWNA - Wallets, passports and designer bags—among hundreds of other lost items—are collected, meticulously logged and stored by the Kelowna International Airport each month. Only some find their way back home. Reuniting items with their owners is always the goal, says airport spokesperson Jenelle Hynes, it’s just not always the reality. Some items are given...
GOG: How you can help me help you survive this damn flight
I recently had to be somewhere else in a hurry, and the only way of achieving that is, of course, by flying. It’s been a while since I had to travel by aeroplane, and I had forgotten just how dreadful an experience it is. First one must face the ritual humiliation of “security” where in...