News Items tag as: Kelowna airport

WestJet aircraft mechanic strike continues to affect travellers in Kamloops, Okanagan
June 30, 2024 - 10:35 AM

The WestJet aircraft mechanic strike that started on Friday is ongoing and affecting flights in Kamloops and the Okanagan.
WestJet offering more flights out of Kelowna this summer
February 12, 2024 - 2:30 PM

Travellers will be able to jet across the country more easily this summer. WestJet has announced more frequent flights and three new destinations from Kelowna’s airport.
Despite COVID delays, rising costs Kelowna airport's $108M expansion back on track
February 11, 2024 - 8:00 AM

As Kelowna International Airport surpasses the two million passenger per year mark, its $108 million expansion project is well underway and no further delays are expected.
Why wildfires closed Kelowna airport this time and not others
August 25, 2023 - 7:41 AM

Wildfires are common in the Okanagan every summer but they don’t force the closure of the country’s tenth largest airport.
Check with your airline before heading to Kamloops and Okanagan airports
February 28, 2023 - 9:29 AM

Snowfall has forced the cancellation of several flights in and out of Vancouver today, Feb. 28, which is having a ripple effect in Kamloops and the Okanagan.
Most flights between southern Interior and Vancouver cancelled
December 23, 2022 - 9:30 AM

Three dozen flights have already been cancelled today, Dec. 23, to and from Kamloops, Kelowna and Penticton airports.
More than 100 flights cancelled at Kelowna airport so far this week
December 22, 2022 - 2:59 PM

Counting seven flights already cancelled for tomorrow, there have now been a total of 138 flights cancelled going in an out of Kelowna International Airport since Sunday.
Stratosphere Business Centre biggest industrial land sale in Kelowna’s history
August 09, 2022 - 7:00 AM

A Burnaby-based industrial land developer has the distinction of paying the highest price for a piece of industrial land ever in Kelowna.
Low cost airline Swoop heading into Kelowna
January 22, 2019 - 8:28 AM

KELOWNA - Non-stop flights by Swoop airlines between Kelowna and Winnipeg will run three days a week starting May 24.
Kelowna Airport sets passenger record for 2018
January 11, 2019 - 10:37 AM

KELOWNA - The final count is in at Kelowna Airport for 2018 with a record 2,080,372 passengers flying in and out of the city, a 31 per cent increase in the past three years.
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West Kelowna farm selling thousands of apples after fruit packers closure
Paynter’s farm is staying open later into the season to help move thousands of pounds of apples from local farmers after the BC Tree Fruits Cooperative shut down earlier this year. Jennay Oliver, Paynter’s farm owner and operato

Penticton 'potio' smoking lounge blazing a trail for cannabis tourism
A dispensary in Penticton made its patio into a pot smoking lounge, and its success could turn a new leaf for the cannabis industry in the Okanagan. Back in February the BC government permitted smoking pot anywhere you’re allowed to s

Survey finds huge majority of British Columbians say homeownership now a luxury
A survey from Habitat for Humanity Canada shows 87 per cent of British Columbians view homeownership as a luxury. The online survey conducted by Leger for the non-profit asked 1,500 Canadians a range of questions about the housing cri

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