Photo by Vince Fedoroff
AIRLINE SPREADS ITS WINGS – A celebration took place last Friday at the Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport marking Air North’s in- augural run to Victoria. The Kwanlin Dagha Ihaan Ké Dancers from the Kwanlin Dun First Nation danced. Other guests included Yukon MP Larry Bagnell, Tourism and Culture Minister Jeanie Dendys and Mayor Dan Curtis.
The first direct air connection between Canada’s North and Vancouver Island began last Friday.
The first direct air connection between Canada’s North and Vancouver Island began last Friday.
Air North started its twice weekly Boeing 737 jet service between Whitehorse,Victoria and Kelowna, B.C.
The airline has served Kelowna since 2013.
By adding service to the Okanagan from Victoria, Air North becomes the only carrier with regularly scheduled all-jet service to Kelowna from Vancouver Island.
“At just over two hours on the non-stop routing, the flight time between Victoria or Kelowna and Whitehorse makes a getaway to the North attainable even when travellers only have a few days,” the airline said in a statement.
Round trip air fare from Victoria to Whitehorse starts at $420 per person, including all taxes and fees.
For the 50-minute flight from Victoria to Kelowna, a round trip ticket begins at $200 per person.
The flight will serve Victoria and Kelowna twice weekly.
On Mondays, the flight departs Victoria at 7:10 p.m. non-stop to Whitehorse for arrival at 9:45 p.m.
Passengers returning to Victoria on Mondays will depart at 2:30 p.m. from Whitehorse, with a brief stop in Kelowna for arrival at 6:25 p.m.
On Fridays, the plane departs Victoria at 5:25 p.m. non-stop to Kelowna for arrival at 6:15 p.m. into Whitehorse at 9:45 p.m.
Travellers returning to Victoria on Friday will leave Whitehorse at 2:30 p.m. on a non-stop flight that arrives at 4:45 p.m.
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Joe on May 23, 2018 at 9:52 pm
Were boycotting BC. Know what will happen if Kinder Morgan expansion doesn't go through the existing pipeline channel? New pipe line smack dab through the middle of Yukon...and not a thing we could do about it.