{"id":70348,"date":"2025-08-15T00:47:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T00:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/70348\/"},"modified":"2025-08-15T00:47:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T00:47:15","slug":"kelowna-airport-expecting-travel-disruptions-amid-air-canada-labour-dispute-okanagan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/70348\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelowna airport expecting travel disruptions amid Air Canada labour dispute – Okanagan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kelowna International Airport was packed with summer travellers Thursday, but many of them flying with Air Canada<\/a> are facing major travel disruptions amid a labour dispute between the airline and its flight attendants.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019ve been a bit worried for I would say the last 48 to 72 hours,\u201d said Air Canada passenger Mikail Khamissa. \u201cI didn\u2019t know if my flight would be cancelled or not.\u201d<\/p>\n

The disruptions are expected to be significant across the country.<\/p>\n

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In Kelowna, however, the potential\u00a0 impact is anticipated to be somewhat less as many of the airline\u2019s flights in and out of the Okanagan\u2019s largest airport are operated by Air Canada Jazz, one of the airline\u2019s three divisions not part of the current labour dispute.<\/p>\n

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The labour strife impacts Air Canada\u2019s Mainline and Rouge flights only.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe\u2019re connecting regionally into Calgary, into Edmonton, into Vancouver, for example,\u201d said Sam Samaddar, the airport\u2019s chief executive officer. \u201cSo those flights will remain going. They\u2019re not affected by this labour action.\u201d<\/p>\n

Flying in and out of Kelowna, however, won\u2019t be an entirely smooth ride with travellers warned of possible disruptions based on where they\u2019re flying to and whether connecting flights are involved.<\/p>\n

For instance, travellers flying Air Canada Jazz out of Kelowna who may have connecting flights with Air Canada Mainline or Rouge out of larger airports may be impacted.<\/p>\n

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And the potential disruptions don\u2019t end there, as Rouge offers direct flights from Kelowna to both Toronto and Montreal.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe have two daily flights, for example, into Toronto directly with Air Canada Rouge. Those will be impacted,\u201d Samaddar said. \u201cAnd then we have flights twice a week with Air Canada Rouge into Montreal and certainly those will be impacted.\u201d<\/p>\n

Air passengers are being advised to check with Air Canada on their flight status or any alternate travel options.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s important to get onto the Air Canada website,\u201d Samaddar said. \u201cI\u2019m told by Air Canada that they are responding to people\u2019s itineraries and giving them the information they need.\u201d<\/p>\n

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