First Air adding extra flights between Edmonton and Yellowknife

First Air, the Airline of the North, is pleased to announce we will add three weekly flights between Edmonton and Yellowknife starting on June 1, 2015.

Currently flying six times a week between the two cities, First Air will add Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday flights starting June 1, for a total of nine flights per week in the future.

“We are very pleased to increase our presence in the West and expand our operations with additional flights between these two cities,” says Dr. Brock Friesen, president and CEO of First Air.

Capacity is being added on peak travel days to accommodate demands. First Air plans to use Boeing 737s to service the three new flights.

Bert van der Stege, vice president of commercial at First Air, elaborated: “Despite current market challenges, we see enough demand to add capacity and offer additional seats and cargo space to our customers.”

First Air has been flying the Edmonton to Yellowknife route since 1997, after taking it over from NWT Air, a company acquired by First Air that year. “This is great news for passengers, and great news for business,” says Traci Bednard,
vice president of passenger market development at Edmonton International Airport. “Yellowknife and Edmonton have deep economic and cultural ties, and a long shared aviation history in Canada’s North. First Air, as the Airline of the North , and the
Edmonton International Airport, as the main gateway to Northwest Territories, have a long history together and we’re happy to see First Air expanding air service from Edmonton International Airport.”

The new First Air flights are available for booking on www.firstair.ca, via the First Air customer contact centre, or through your local travel agency.