Kelowna Airport

Maris Fraser and Scott Bennett are hoping to fly from Kelowna to Calgary and onto Ottawa today for Christmas. With 29 flight cancellations so far today at the ...

Hopefully it goes and we can make it to Calgary so we can make it to Ottawa." We appreciate your consideration and any contribution you can provide. Our flight to Calgary is delayed at this point, but it is delayed. After her non-stop flight to Calgary was cancelled on Sunday, Amber Sharpe was back at Kelowna airport today hoping to catch a plane to Vancouver and then Calgary. Christmas week is the busiest time of the year at Kelowna airport with up to 8,000 passengers taking off and arriving daily. Fraser and Bennett were two of the lucky ones at the airport because at least they had hope.

Much of the flight disruption is due to all incoming flights at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) being cancelled as well. BC Ferries has also cancelled ...

Guests picking up passengers from YLW can monitor flight times on the [City of Kelowna website](https://ylw.kelowna.ca/#msdynttrid=rOAYJmlJm01uxUYiYfG2ERxY29Zj7wPe2RFNI3xUioI). “Our team is working hard to get passengers on their way,” said Sam Samaddar, airport director.

The snow falling throughout much of B.C. is playing havoc with airline flight schedules, especially at Vancouver's airport where 25 centimetres of snow fell ...

You can also submit [ ](http://[email protected]) [photos, videos or news tips to the newsroom](mailto:[email protected]) and be entered to win a monthly prize draw. “People were advised last night that these flights were going to get cancelled this morning so it’s actually very calm.” If that take-off is delayed, it will have to be de-iced again. Penticton had its one flight to Vancouver at 10:20 a.m. We welcome your comments and opinions on our stories but play nice. Fifteen flights out of Kelowna International Airport were either cancelled or delayed as of 9 a.m. flight to Edmonton. “I can understand people’s frustration,” Samaddar said. “When you have an aircraft that transits between other cities and there’s potential weather in those cities, we can’t control that.” Only one flight got out so far. The snow falling throughout much of B.C. That’s out of 17 flights scheduled between 6 a.m.

Operations at Kelowna International Airport (YLW) continues to be impacted by the winter weather conditions in the region and throughout Canada.

Guests picking up passengers from YLW can monitor flight times at Operations at Kelowna International Airport (YLW) continues to be impacted by the winter weather conditions in the region and throughout Canada. “Our team is working hard to get passengers on their way,” say Sam Samaddar, Airport Director.

A Westjet plane sits in the snow as a plow drives by. A vehicle clears snow off the Vancouver International Airport tarmac after a heavy snowfall on Dec. 20. A ...

He says the information given at the airport was unclear. They also said were 146 flight cancellations on Monday and 104 on Sunday. "We are asking people to please not come to YVR if you do not absolutely need to." He said fellow passengers were there just trying to locate their checked bags. "Passengers who are expecting to fly today and this week are advised to check with their airline directly on the status of their flight," said the spokesperson. A spokesperson with YVR declined an interview request, but said in a written statement that the number of cancelled flights due to severe winter weather was unprecedented, and the focus late Tuesday was simply assisting travellers at the terminal.

UDPATE 7 p.m. A Kelowna man who was amongst the thousands of people stranded overnight at Vancouver International Airport is sharing video of the chaotic ...

"We were told no information, but were asked to wait for an email from Flair reservations. We were sitting in the front so we overheard the conversation with the captain and the flight attendants saying that we ran out of fuel and that was why we didn't leave," she said. "The next day my flight was supposed to leave with Flair Air around 7 a.m. "It kept getting delayed and eventually our flight got cancelled. He's now driving back down from the Okanagan to pick them up. Then we waited another hour on the tarmac waiting for a gate." and it kept getting delayed. Due to the cancellation being weather related, Air Canada did not provide passengers with a voucher or compensation. They have rebooked us to come back to Kelowna on Dec. "We were supposed to leave early Sunday morning and all was good. They delayed it about five times and eventually they boarded us and they kept us in the plane for over an hour-and-a-half to de-ice and eventually we were told it wasn't safe and we were all told to get off." But there are thousands of helpless people that can do nothing,” he said, referring to countless families who slept overnight at the airport.

More flights are getting in and out of Kelowna International Airport (YLW) today (Dec. 21). After a Dec. 20 snowstorm storm shut down Vancouver ...

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Much of the flight disruption is due to all incoming flights at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) being cancelled as well. BC Ferries has also cancelled ...

Guests picking up passengers from YLW can monitor flight times on the [City of Kelowna website](https://ylw.kelowna.ca/#msdynttrid=rOAYJmlJm01uxUYiYfG2ERxY29Zj7wPe2RFNI3xUioI). “Our team is working hard to get passengers on their way,” said Sam Samaddar, airport director.