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Above the Okanagan: The view from a unique powerglider
KELOWNA – When diehard aircraft fans hear there’s going to be a Stemme at their…
Snowbirds make second pit stop of the month at YLW
KELOWNA – The Canadian Forces aerial demonstration team made a brief appearance at Kelowna International…
Kelowna Airport numbers down in face of oil patch woes
KELOWNA – Kelowna International Airport has enjoyed steady passenger growth for years but the downturn…
Bear with two cubs spotted at Kelowna Airport
KELOWNA – The Kelowna Airport sees its share of visitors but nothing like the three spotted there recently. A mother black bear and two cubs were seen three times between the highway and the long term parking lot over the past three weeks, according to airport spokesperson Jenelle Hynes. “There have been no encounters with...
Kelowna airport still flying high
KELOWNA - The city-owned Kelowna International Airport continues to do well, with most indicators on the rise. Airport manager Sam Samadar, in a report to city councillors, will show traffic continues to grow and will so for some time. Some 1.6 million passengers got on or off a plane in Kelowna in 2014, right in...
Daily non-stop flights announced between Kelowna and Victoria
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...
Kelowna to retain control over YLW until 2054
KELOWNA – The City of Kelowna will remain in charge of the Kelowna International Airport until 2054 thanks to a 20-year lease extension by the federal government. Until that time, Kelowna will remain responsible for management, operation and development of the largest airport in the B.C. Interior. Kelowna mayor Colin Basran says the extension is...
New airline promises cheap flights out of Kelowna
KELOWNA – A new airline from Manitoba is partnering with Kelowna-based Flair Airlines to bring what it calls 'basic air transportation' to the Okanagan. NewLeaf Travel Company has not released all of its destinations yet, but airline spokesperson Bob Jones confirms they will start service from Kelowna to Hamilton and Winnipeg by the end of...
United Airlines drops service to Kelowna
KELOWNA – After less than a year of service between Kelowna and San Francisco, United Airlines has departed for good. The carrier first started service to Kelowna in October of last year and according to airport spokesperson Jenelle Hynes had already decided in December that it just wasn’t economically feasible to continue the once-daily flights...
Airport names former Kelowna mayor and councillor to advisory committee
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - The group that advises Canada’s largest municipally-run airport will soon be joined by a couple of new faces familiar to people in the Central Okanagan. Kelowna’s former mayor Walter Gray and former city councillor Andre Blanleil, along with industry representative Meryle Corbett were all appointed to four-year terms on the Kelowna Internnational Airport...
Faulty landing gear light causes anxious moments at Kelowna Airport
KELOWNA - A faulty landing gear indicator light on a light plane landing at Kelowna Airport this morning had emergency crews on standby. “We had a Piper Cherokee, which is a small aircraft, coming in. It only had one person onboard,” Kelowna International Airport spokesperson Jenelle Hynes. “They had contacted the tower because there was...
Aircraft with engine out lands safely at Kelowna Airport
KELOWNA – All the sirens in Kelowna’s north end over the lunch hour were fire crews heading to the airport as a precaution for the “unscheduled” landing of an aircraft with one of its engines out. The pilot of a Dash 8, twin-engine turbo prop notified the tower at the Kelowna Airport at around 12:15...
Find out how YLW plans to spend $55.6M
KELOWNA - Kelowna International Airport is inviting the general public to an open house so they can see for themselves how construction projects costing $55.6 million will change the landscape at YLW in the year ahead. The open house takes place from 1:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday, March 31 on the Messanine level at...
Flying fees edging upwards at Kelowna Airport
OKANAGAN - Flying in and out of Kelowna just got a bit more expensive with council approving an across-the-board increase in operating fees at the city-owned airport. The success of Kelowna Airport and its record passenger volumes means increased costs for maintenance, labour, utilities and technology, Noreen Redman, the airport’s corporate services manager, told council....
YLW open but hit with delays, cancellations
KELOWNA – Crews at Kelowna International Airport are asking travellers to be patient as they struggle to keep up with the massive amount of snow that continues to fall in the Southern Interior. Jenelle Hynes with YLW says there have been multiple delays all day however only 10 inbound and 10 outbound flights have been...