Winter weather causing disruptions at Penticton Regional Airport

PENTICTON – The South Okanagan’s latest onslaught of winter weather is affecting air travel in and out of Penticton Regional Airport.

Debra Williams, Corporate Communications officer for Jazz Aviation LP reported Monday morning flight operations in Penticton were being impacted by weather.

Air Canada Express (Jazz) flights to and from Penticton were cancelled Sunday due to weather and the first round-trip for Tuesday was also cancelled,” she said in an email.

Williams advised customers to note the Air Canada travel alerts page at Air Canada's daily travel outlook web page.

“As with all weather events, customers are asked to check the status of their flight on Air Canada’s website or call Air Canada’s flight information system at 1-888-422-7533,” she wrote.

Brie Thorsteinson, Media Relations Advisor for WestJet reported due to the specific landing limits the company has with respect to Penticton Regional Airport, WestJet flights would not be operating out of Penticton today. There will be an additional flight tomorrow, Thorsteinson said, as the Penticton – Calgary flight scheduled for 2:10 p.m. Tuesday will be followed by an additional flight to Calgary at 3:10 p.m. on Tues., Jan. 6.

To contact the reporter for this story, email Steve Arstad at sarstad@infonews.ca or call 250-488-3065. To contact the editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

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I have been looking for news in the South Okanagan - SImilkameen for 20 years, having turned a part time lifelong interest into a full time profession. After five years publishing a local newsletter, several years working as a correspondent / stringer for several local newspapers and seven years as editor of a Similkameen weekly newspaper, I joined iNFOnews.ca in 2014. My goal in the news industry has always been to deliver accurate and interesting articles about local people and places. My interest in the profession is life long - from my earliest memories of grade school, I have enjoyed writing.
As an airborne geophysical surveyor I travelled extensively around the globe, conducting helicopter borne mineral surveys.
I also spent several years at an Okanagan Falls based lumber mill, producing glued-wood laminated products.
As a member of the Kaleden community, I have been involved in the Kaleden Volunteer Fire Department for 22 years, and also serve as a trustee on the Kaleden Irrigation District board.
I am currently married to my wife Judy, of 26 years. We are empty-nesters who enjoy living in Kaleden with our Welsh Terrier, Angus, and cat, Tibbs.
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