YLW

• Rapid COVID-19 testing for LNG workers starts at Kelowna airport

  Passenger testing is being seen as one possible way to get people back in the sky.

  Economy

  Mar 30
• B.C. government offers funding ‘lifeline’ to Okanagan airports, inter-city bus lines

  Kelowna International Airport's manager is calling an investment from the BC government a lifeline.

  Economy

  Mar 30
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• New flight between Montreal, Kelowna being called a boon for Okanagan tourism

  Kelowna’s airport director says the flight was pitched to Air Canada two years ago, prior to the coronavirus pandemic wreaking havoc on the travel world.

  Canada

  Mar 18
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• More restrictions means more pain for local business

  “It’s has a devastating impact already, but this is going to be even more severe.” YLW Airport Director Sam Samaddar told Global news.

  Canada

  Jan 31
• Kelowna airport reporting massive drop in passenger traffic for 2020

  More than 737,000 air travelers made their way through YLW last year. The airport says that’s a 64 per cent drop from the more than 1.2 million passengers in 2019.

  Canada

  Jan 15
• Fewer travellers at Kelowna International Airport but airport remains essential

  Sam Sammadar, Kelowna's airport director, said he believes it will take up to five years for the airline industry to get back to where it was before the pandemic.

  Canada

  Dec 24, 2020
• Region-wide transit plan for Central Okanagan released

  "The idea is to get a sense of where we want to go in terms of sustainable transportation,” said Rafael Villarael, City of Kelowna’s integrated transportation manager.

  Canada

  Nov 17, 2020
• Botched landing prompts flight delays at Kelowna airport Sunday night

  The incident resulted in a "short closure" of the runway, YLW tweeted.

  Nov 2, 2020
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• Site preparation to start this fall on dual-purpose aviation museum, conference centre in Kelowna

  The building will be located beside Kelowna International Airport, and will feature several amenities, including two hangars dedicated to heritage aircraft displays.

  Sep 22, 2020
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• Coronavirus: Temperature screening to begin at Kelowna International Airport

  “Temperature screening is an added layer of precaution to protect employees, passengers and the greater community, and to help prevent air travel from being a source for the spread of COVID-19."

  Canada

  Sep 16, 2020