Pacific Coastal Airlines to add more flights between Penticton, Vancouver
Global News
There will soon be more opportunities for travelers to fly between Penticton and Vancouver.
Pacific Coastal Airlines announced on Wednesday that the airline will be adding four additional morning flights between Vancouver and Penticton.
Pacific Coastal said the decision follows the airlines’ recent growth in the Thompson-Okanagan region, and the recent launch of two new routes in the area: Nanaimo to Kelowna and Victoria to Kamloops.
In addition, they’ve significantly increased their capacity to an existing Victoria to Kelowna service.
“We’re highly committed to serving the Okanagan and it’s a vital part of our network,” said Pacific Coastal Airlines commercial planning director Berkan Kucukkatipoglu.
Pacific Coastal currently offers direct service between Vancouver and Penticton from Sunday to Friday.
The additional morning flights will run from Jan 4 to Apr 26, 2024, on Sunday, Monday, Thursday and Friday. Although the flights are only scheduled for the winter season, Pacific Coastal says there could be an opportunity for the service to continue.
“We’re constantly monitoring the demand and flight performance in our markets along with our resource levels like aircraft & crew availability,” said Kucukkatipoglu.
“Our intention is to maintain these flights and grow our capacity to Penticton should the demand be there and our resource levels permit.”