Airline announces connection
Travellers in need of a quick trip to Vancouver Island will have another option as Vancouver Island-based KD Air announced it will start air service between Qualicum Beach and Powell River.
Chief pilot Lars Banke said the airline is looking to branch out and provide service to routes not being served by other regional carriers.
KD Air announced Thursday, March 17, that from April 1 to October 31, 2016, the airline will be flying routes from Qualicum to Powell River, Powell River to Qualicum, Gillies Bay to Powell River and Powell River to Gillies Bay.
Banke said the airline had tried this about 20 years ago, incorporating a stop in Powell River during its Gillies Bay to Vancouver service, but it was not sustainable. He explained that the airline now has different aircraft with larger passenger capacity.
“We are looking for different routes that would stop in Powell River on the way to the Interior, but not go through Vancouver,” he said. “This one is easy for us to do.”
