WestJet offering more flights out of Kelowna this summer

Travellers will be able to jet across the country more easily this summer. WestJet has announced more frequent flights and three new destinations from Kelowna’s airport. There will be an increase in flights to Toronto as well as flights to Winnipeg, Regina, and Saskatoon, according to a City of Kelowna press release. At the moment, WestJet offers twice weekly flights to Toronto on Monday and Friday, but it will start offering more frequent flights on April 28, reaching daily direct flights during peak travel times in the summer. READ MORE: Despite COVID delays, rising costs Kelowna airport's $108M expansion back on track https://infotel.ca/newsitem/despite-covid-delays-rising-costs-kelowna-airports-108m-expansion-back-on-track/it103131 WestJet flights to Winnipeg, Regina and Saskatoon will start in June. This announcement has come at a time when the airport is working on its $108 million expansion project. The airport has passed the 2-million passenger-a-year mark, and the growth is expected to continue. To contact a reporter for this story, email Jesse Tomas mailto:jtomas@infonews.ca  or call 250-488-3065 or email the editor mailto:news@infonews.ca . You can also submit photos, videos or news tips to the newsroom mailto:tips@infonews.ca  and be entered to win a monthly prize draw. We welcome your comments and opinions on our stories but play nice. We won't censor or delete comments unless they contain off-topic statements or links, unnecessary vulgarity, false facts, spam or obviously fake profiles. If you have any concerns about what you see in comments, email the editor in the link above. SUBSCRIBE to our awesome newsletter here https://infotel.ca/newsletter .