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New Air Canada Flights to Vancouver Airport from Brisbane & Quebec City

Air Canada is resuming direct flights from Vancouver International Airport - YVR to Brisbane starting this July! The service will operate four times a week year-round. The return of the Brisbane flights is part of an expansion of Air Canada’s flights to the South Pacific as governments begin easing travel restrictions.

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Air Canada continues to strengthen its presence in Quebec City by providing additional travel options to Quebecers with new seasonal service routes being offered to Calgary and Vancouver. In May, Air Canada operated its first non-stop service between Quebec City and Vancouver. These new seasonal domestic routes will operate until the end of October.

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Lynx Air Launches Affordable Air Travel Routes to/from Kelowna

Kelowna International Airport welcomed Lynx Air this week, after launching in March 2022. Lynx is currently operating two flights a week from Kelowna to each of Calgary and Vancouver, with fares as low as $39* to and from Kelowna.

As of June 29, Lynx will increase its service to Calgary to three flights per week, taking the airline's total flights in and out of Kelowna to 10 flights and 1,890 seats per week.

To commemorate Lynx's growing presence in Kelowna, the airline has launched a limited-time seat sale and is offering up to 50 per cent off all base fares to and from Kelowna. The sale will end on May 4 at 10:59 PT.

For details and to reserve discounted seats, please visit FlyLynx.com.

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Swoop Airlines Announces Air Bridge between Kelowna & Abbotsford

Swoop has added new flights between Abbotsford (YXX) and Kelowna (YLW) for travellers in immediate need of transportation or those travelling to assist in the recovery efforts and emergency response.

These flights are being offered for $79 to $99 all-in, from November 22nd to December 15. Flights are available 4x weekly until December 15, and 3x weekly from December 16 to January 9.

Flair Adding New Routes from YLW in Spring 2022 | Kelowna International Airport

Starting May 16, 2022 Flair will have three flights a week to both Vancouver and Victoria from YLW, Kelowna International Airport. Flair’s Spring 2022 schedule will expand from twelve aircraft to sixteen, delivering 33% schedule growth.

Thompson OkanaganThompson Okanagan Tourism AssociationNovember 4, 2021YLW Kelowna Airport

International Flights Resume at YLW

Kelowna International Airport (YLW) announced that it will regain its international status for flights to and from Kelowna effective November 30. It will take some time to have international flights operating again out of YLW. Some airlines pushed back previously scheduled routes until 2022, due to the uncertainty of timing of YLW’s international status. Currently YLW is anticipating the return of the following routes in the near future:

Alaska – Seattle – Dec. 16, 2021

Sunwing – Varadero – January 2022
WestJet – Phoenix, Los Cabos, Puerto Vallarta, Cancun – January 2022

Swoop releases winter flying schedule, including flights between Kelowna International Airport and Toronto Pearson Airport

From Oct. 25, 2020 to Apr. 24, 2021, Swoop will connect Toronto and Kelowna with up to 4x weekly with service on Monday, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays.

Thompson OkanaganTOTA CommunicationsSeptember 2, 2020Air Access, Swoop, YLW Kelowna Airport

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