Two million passengers — that was the total number of travellers in 2019 for Kelowna International Airport, and officials say 2020’s traffic numbers will obviously be much lower due to the coronavirus pandemic.
In April 2019, Kelowna International Airport saw roughly 155,000 passengers, according to airport officials. Compared to then, April 2020 at YLW saw a massive decrease.
Before the pandemic the airport was averaging around 70 flights per day, but now things are drastically different. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] “We’re essentially at rock bottom.
Right now, in May, we’re seeing about eight flights a day,” said Samaddar. The pandemic has shut down most of the airlines that YLW is used to