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By Veronica Beltran

YXS recovery

YXS continuing a trend of gradual recovery

Aug 19, 2020 | 5:00 AM

PRINCE GEORGE—Three times the amount of people travelled through the Prince George Airport in July, compared to June,0 continuing to pave the way to a gradual recovery amidst the pandemic.

9,707 passengers came through YXS compared to 39,146 in July of 2019, a -75% difference. Passenger numbers for the months of April and May of this year were down 96 per cent, while June saw a decrease of 91 per cent when compared to 2019.

“This increase is a sign that the safety protocols being implemented by our airport and others is leading to an increased confidence in travellers.”—Gordon Duke, President and CEO of Prince George Airport Auhority, PGAA

Duke says that he wanted to see how the travel experience has changed, so he booked himself a day trip to Fort St. John not too long ago. “I felt very safe and taken care of throughout all portions of the process. The airplane smelled incredibly clean and every passenger respected the mandatory mask rule from start to finish.”

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PGAA adds that passenger numbers for August should continue to show an increase, as Flair Airlines takes off on Sunday, August 23, with flights to Edmonton and Vancouver. Come September, WestJet will be operating three flights a day, Monday-Friday, two on Saturdays and one on Sunday to Vancouver, and Air Canada will be flying to Vancouver two times a day, seven days a week.

Central Mountain Air (CMA) is operating flights three days a week to Kamloops, Kelowna, Terrace/Kitimat and Fort St. John. On select days CMA is offering one stop service to Calgary and Vancouver. Come September 14, they will be adding direct flights to Edmonton and Fort Nelson.