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YXS bracing for influx of air travellers during Spring Break

A busy spring break is anticipated for the Prince George International Airport.

YXS says 80% of airline seats are to be utilized over the two-week period.

President and CEO, Gord Duke told Vista Radio even with the mild weather, people are still heading to warmer climates.

“There are a lot of folks heading to Mexico. The Puerto Vallarta flight was booked full around spring break months ago. Other popular destinations are Vegas, Palm Springs and Disneyland of course.”

Duke added even the school-aged kids will be heading to some pretty cool landing spots.

“With a lot of the school groups, they are heading for really interesting trips into Europe and we even have one group heading to Japan. It’s a pretty wide variety and people are certainly excited to be taking advantage of spring break.”

Duke encourages travellers to show up earlier than usual so they can make their flights.

“I really stress that. When the airport is busy and you have a lot of folks who aren’t regular travellers, the screening process takes a little longer and we’ve got a lot of equipment moving for the Para Nordic games, which will be moving at various times.”

“You really don’t want to miss it (your flight). It’s spring break and people are usually going somewhere fun or warm and I encourage folks to come out a few minutes early.”

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Brendan Pawliw
Brendan Pawliw
Since moving to Prince George in 2015, Brendan has covered local sports including the WHL’s Prince George Cougars, Prince George Spruce Kings, UNBC Timberwolves, Cariboo Cougars AAA, and Northern Capitals U18 female hockey teams. Career highlights include play-by-play during the Spruce Kings' BCHL championship runs in 2018 and 2019, including the Doyle Cup win. He also covered the 2019 National Junior A Championship, the 2017 Telus Cup, the 2022 World Women’s Curling Championship, and the 2022 BC Summer Games. Brendan is the news voice on 94.3 The Goat and Country 97 FM, reporting on crime, real estate, labour, and environmental issues. Outside of work, he officiates box lacrosse and fastball, sits on the Prince George Sports Hall of Fame board, and co-hosts the Hockey North podcast.

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