Transport Canada announced on Tuesday (Nov. 2) that international travel will resume at Âé¶čAV International Airport (YLW) on Nov. 30.
YLW was just one of eight national airports named in the announcement, which also included Abbotsford International and Victoria International.
âToday the government finally announced that Âé¶čAV International Airport will once again be allowed to accept international flights, after months of significant pressure,â said Âé¶čAVâLake Country MP Tracy Gray.
Since July, Gray had sent three letters to the Ministry of Transport asking for the federal government to open YLW to international travel. A number of local businesses recently joined Gray and called on the airport to resume international flights.
However, Sam Samaddar, YLWâs director said, it will take some time to have international flights operating again out of the Âé¶čAV airport.
âSome airlines have had to push back previously scheduled routes until 2022, due to the uncertainty of timing of YLWâs international status,â said Samaddar.
Currently YLW is anticipating the return of the following routes in the near future:
âąAlaska â Seattle â Dec. 16, 2021
âąSunwing â Varadero â January 2022
âąWestJet â Phoenix, Los Cabos, Puerto Vallarta, Cancun â January 2022
YLW has been closed to international travel since April 9, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
â With files from Joshua Fischlin
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