WestJet announces daily, non-stop Kamloops-Edmonton service starting in February 2015

NEWS — WestJet today announced the launch of daily, non-stop WestJet Encore service between Edmonton and Kamloops starting Feb. 15, 2015.

“We are delighted to grow our service in Kamloops,” said WestJet Encore president Ferio Pugliese. “Daily service to Kamloops provides easy access to the many business and leisure opportunities thriving in this vibrant community, while also providing friendly, affordable air travel options to guests in the area and non-stop access to the broader WestJet network.”

A WestJet news release pointed out that Kamloops is known as Canada’s Tournament Capital and is home to more than 80,000 people “and boasts the best of the Okanagan lifestyle with 82 parks, more than 200 lakes within an hour’s drive, close access to two ski hills and 13 golf courses.

“Recently ranked in the top five Micro American Cities of the Future, Kamloops offers a thriving business environment, relaxed lifestyle, warm climate and more than 2,000 hours of sunshine annually.

“Beginning this February, the opportunity to enjoy the desert plateaus, lush river valleys, pine forests, lakes and snow-capped mountains is about to get a whole lot easier.”

Details of WestJet Encore’s new daily, non-stop service between Kamloops and Edmonton are:

Flight Departing Arriving Effective
3221 Edmonton at 2:45 p.m. Kamloops at 3:15 p.m. Feb. 15, 2015
3220 Kamloops at 3:45 p.m. Edmonton at 6:01 p.m. Feb. 15, 2015