Travelling to the island just got a whole lot easier.
Pacific Coastal Airlines announced a new daily non-stop flight between Kelowna and Victoria on Wednesday.
The route, which will begin service on June 5th, also features an extra leg that runs between Kelowna and Cranbrook.
The new flight will leave Victoria International Airport (YYJ at 11:45 a.m., arriving at Kelowna International Airport (YLW) at 12:50 p.m.
It will then do a quick Cranbrook run, departing YLW at 1:10 p.m. and arriving at Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC) in Cranbrook at 3:05 p.m. MDT.
It will then leave Cranbrook at 3:30 p.m. MDT and arrive back at YLW at 3:25 p.m.
After another quick turnaround, the flight will depart YLW at 3:45 p.m. and arrive back at YYJ at 4:50 p.m.
“This new schedule provides more options for customers traveling between Victoria and Kelowna, as well as one-stop same plane service between Cranbrook and Victoria via Kelowna,” said Pacific Coastal’s Director of Business Development, Kevin Boothroyd.”
There are now three non-stop weekday flights from Pacific Coastal Airlines that service the Victoria to Kelowna route and another one on Sunday.
There’s one non-stop flight between the two destinations on Saturday.
“These changes are part of our ongoing commitment to provide the public with quick, convenient, and affordable transportation choices. We are proud to support local communities in British Columbia,” says Boothroyd.
You can view the entire Pacific Coastal Airlines route map here.
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