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South Okanagan Photos

It’s here – daily flight service to Calgary

ernie22Great day for South Okanagan , first flight of a daily non stop  service between Calgary and Penticton.

Large crowd to hear Westjet president and various politicos say good things.

Photo and submission from Ernie Race

WestJet touched down in Penticton for the first time Sunday afternoon.

The Calgary-based airliner began daily non-stop service between Penticton and Calgary after a multi-year campaign to bring the airline to the city.

More than 100 people filled the airport building to see the Q400 plane land 16 minutes ahead of schedule. The atmosphere was festive and people also lined the fence outside the terminal building to catch a glimpse of the inaugural flight.

“Penticton just makes complete sense,” WestJet president Ferio Pugliese said. “Our role is to go into communities like this and lower airfares.”

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