Alaska Airlines trims Kelowna-Seattle route to winter only from year-round service
Global News
According to YLW, Alaska Airlines was suspending its summer operations due to decreased route demand, along with limited flight crews and aircraft.
A major American airline is paring down its flights to the Okanagan.
Global News has learned that Alaska Airlines will be trimming its Kelowna-to-Seattle route to seasonal service from regular service.
Alaska Airlines, which has been flying into YLW since 1998, offers four to five flights a week to Seattle. But Kelowna International Airport director Sam Samaddar says direct trips from the Okanagan to the Emerald City will now only be available from mid-December to mid-April.
“We got a little bit of wind of this (Thursday) and I was notified this afternoon,” Samaddar told Global News on Friday. “We had a formal meeting with Alaska (Airlines), where we were advised of their plans.”
According to Samaddar, Alaska was suspending its summer operations due to decreased route demand, along with limited flight crews and aircraft.
He said those crews and aircraft will be repositioned into other markets with higher yields.
In a statement to Global News, Alaska Airlines said: “We made the decision to transition Kelowna, British Columbia, into a seasonal winter destination. We will no longer fly there year-round. Our flights to Kelowna will end in mid-April and resume in mid-December.”
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