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YLW WELCOMES THE WORLD TO THE OKANAGAN
Now those returning home to YLW or arriving for the very first time from Seattle, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Cancun, Puerto Vallarta and Los Cabos will be greeted with a unique Okanagan ambiance as they enter the recently unveiled International Arrivals Facility.
Passengers stepping off their
international flight and walking into the newly constructed area to be processed by Canada Border
Service Agency (CBSA) will see a rammed earth wall depicting the colours of the Okanagan, a sculptured relief of a grizzly bear holding the names of every community in the region and the large glass windows framing the Okanagan mountains. The design theme of the facility came together through
collaboration with the Airport Advisory Committee, CBSA and our airline partners.
This new International Arrivals Hall is a part of Phase 1 of Kelowna International Airport’s Drive to 1.6 Million Passenger Development Program. It adds more than 600 square metres to the existing Air Terminal Building and will have the capacity to process 250 passengers per hour.
“Over the years, with increased passenger numbers, larger aircraft and more international flights serving YLW, the international arrivals area exceeded capacity from when it was originally built in 1992 with a number of successive expansions,” says Airport Director Sam Samaddar. “In the original facility, international arriving passengers had to line up outside while waiting to retrieve their baggage.” The new facility will streamline the passenger processing experience by allowing the traveller to complete the Customs processing prior to retrieving their baggage, resulting in a more efficient customs experience.
WHAT IS IN A NAME? Place names are evocative. They are chosen with intent and are filled with meaning. They provide clues to the nature of the place. Behind some of these names are hidden or forgotten meanings.
Summerland:
a place filled with warm sunny days and nostalgic memories Similkameen, Osoyoos, Penticton: a long First Nations presence and heritage
Coldstream, Kettle Valley, Lake Country:
a land of water, mountains and valleys Peachland, Cherryville: a fertile land Kelowna: an Interior Salish word for “Grizzly Bear”
Parked my car in long-term lot at Kelowna airport and security offered me a ride to the terminal. Nice! @ylwkelowna
Love how nice the security people at the kelowna airport areee:))
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Taken together, an image emerges of our collective community - our history, our geography, our cultural heritage - our distinct sense of place. WELCOME TO THE OKANAGAN.
During the month of November – otherwise known as Movember, YLW’s Airport Operations Specialists/ Firefighters and their fire trucks grew mustaches to support men’s health, specifically prostate cancer.
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