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Now serving every Atlantic Canada province TORONTO / February 13, 2023 – Porter Airlines is launching direct service between Ottawa International Airport and Charlottetown Airport, with flights taking off on May 17. The new daily, non-stop route is to be served by 78-seat De Havilland Dash 8-400 aircraft. Porter’s genuine hospitality and elevated onboard service,…

Charlottetown, PE – YYG Charlottetown Airport released 2022 passenger numbers today, highlighting a strong year for the recovery of air travel on Prince Edward Island. Over the past 12 months, 341,649 passengers travelled through the airport to more non-stop destinations than ever before. This number equates to almost 90% of 2019 levels, with every month…

Effective February 1, 2023, there will be new parking rates in effect at the Charlottetown Airport. The new rates can be found on our Parking & Public Transit page.

Charlottetown, PE – The Charlottetown Airport Authority, in conjunction with airport tenants and multiple emergency response agencies, will be conducting an emergency exercise at YYG Charlottetown Airport on Wednesday, October 19th. The exercise will take place from approximately 7 pm to 11 pm and will have no impact on currently scheduled commercial operations or flights.…

The ultra-not-expensive airline connects Prince Edward Island with new non-stop flights from Hamilton and Toronto.  Charlottetown, PEI – May 1, 2022 (CNW) – Today, Swoop, Canada’s leading ultra-low-cost airline, launched its inaugural flight to Charlottetown Airport (YYG) from Hamilton International Airport (YHM). Swoop flight WO170 took off from Hamilton this morning at 7:50 a.m. EST, receiving…

Effective June 1, 2022 the following rates will be in effect for Taxi Service to and from the Charlottetown Airport: Fare: Charlottetown Zone                                $20.00 Stratford Zone                                           $30.00 Cornwall Zone                                           $30.00 Other Destinations                                  $2.25 per km Additional Passenger, Same Destination:    $5.00 (Kids under 12 free) Minimum Charge:           …

Charlottetown, PE – Air Canada recently announced plans to expand their North American network this summer as the airline looks to accelerate their recovery from COVID. As a result, YYG Charlottetown Airport will see a significant increase in capacity compared to the past two summers, even surpassing 2019 record capacity levels in the peak summer…

Today at YYG, Sean Casey, Member of Parliament for Charlottetown, on behalf of the Minister of Transport, the Honourable Omar Alghabra, announced that the Government of Canada is providing more than $1.4 million towards safety investments at the Charlottetown Airport. Through Transport Canada’s Airports Capital Assistance Program (ACAP), the funding will support the replacement of…

Charlottetown, PE – Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, YYG Charlottetown Airport has been committed to doing everything possible to protect the health and safety of our employees, tenants, guests, and passengers. These efforts have recently been recognized by Airports Council International (ACI) and YYG is now accredited in its Airport Accreditation program. “Our…

Charlottetown, PE – One week after announcing a new flight to Ottawa, Ontario, Flair Airlines has announced a 3rd route for Prince Edward Island with the addition of non-stop service to Kitchener-Waterloo. Starting June 9th, Flair will offer twice weekly flights to the Region of Waterloo International Airport (YKF), every Thursday and Sunday. During the…