Today marks the inaugural Flair Airlines flight from Kelowna to Vancouver. Flair is now officially offering flights from YLW to Edmonton as well.
"Flair Airlines is headquartered in Kelowna, so this means a great deal to us; to begin offering flights to and from Kelowna International Airport. We consider today a bit of a homecoming," said Chris Lapointe, Vice President of Commercial Operations. "We want to connect Canadians, and we believe the routes that we are offering from here will amplify our reach across Canada."
Airport Director Sam Samaddar says Flair is locally based with over 100 employees and, "It's tremendous for Kelowna to see a local airline take off this way."
Samaddar also says it's great for travelers. There will be 4 flights per week to Vancouver and 3 to Edmonton, totalling just under 2200 seats.