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Pacific Coastal Airlines is a Canadian airline headquartered in Vancouver International Airport’s South Terminal.

Pacific Coastal Airlines provides a regular schedule charter and cargo service to 15 airports with connection to over 50 destinations in British Columbia. This is more than any other airlines in the Vancouver region, Canada. Pacific Coastal Airlines are the sixth largest airlines operating at Vancouver international Airport (YVR). This is based on the total outbound seats, take offs and landings.

The airline was founded in the 1970s and is privately owned and registered in British Columbia.

Pacific Coastal Airlines flies to 65 destinations in British Columbia. From August 2015, Pacific Coastal Airlines launched daily non-stop flights between Victoria and Kelowna.

The flight time is 65 minutes and can take up to 34 passengers. Pacific Coastal Airlines' fleet consists of Beechcraft 1900, Beechcraft Super King Air, Cessena 185, de Havilland Canada DHC-2 BEaver, Gruman Goose and Saab 340. Examples of destinations that Pacific Coastal Airlines are Anahim Lake, Bella Bella, Bella Coola, Campbell River, Comox, Cranbrook, Kelowna, Port Hardy, Masset, Prince George, Trail, Vancouver, Victoria and Williams Lake.  

A new airline division Wilderness Seaplanes which started service on May 5, 2016 was established to take over the Pacific Coastal Airlines Seaplane Division and is Based at Port Hardy and Bella Bella. Pacific Coastal Airlines connects you to communities and world famous outdoor adventure and fishing lodges along British Columbia’s central coast in conjunction with Wilderness Seaplanes. Wilderness operates seaplane service to more than fifty coastal communities from bases in Port Hardy on northern Vancouver Island and Bella Bella. 

Baggage

Baggage allowance is limited to 50 Ibs (23kg) per passenger. Passengers are not restricted in the number of luggage pieces but the total weight must not exceed 23kgs. 

Pacific Coastal Airlines have received many awards, including:

• Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society – special recognition 2014
• BC SPCA Caring Company of the Year Award (2013)
• Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medallion (President Quentin Smith) for long term support of Special Olympics BC (2013)
• Hope Air Philanthropist of the Year Award (Quentin Smith) 2013
• Richmond Chamber of Commerce Business Leadership Award (President Quentin Smith) 2013
• Vancouver Aquarium’s Marine Mammal Rescue Centre – special recognition (2011)

In April 2017, Pacific Coastal Airlines announced it was adding another Victoria flight. Pacific Coastal Airlines’ service between Kelowna and Victoria has caught on so well the carrier is adding a third daily flight. Effective June 5, the afternoon flight leaves Kelowna daily, except Saturday, at 3:45 p.m. and arrives in Victoria at 4:50 p.m. Pacific Coastal flies one of its 19-seat Beech 1900 turboprop planes on all flights between Kelowna and Victoria. WestJet was the only airline to fly non-stop between Kelowna and Victoria, with two flights daily, until a couple of years ago, when Pacific Coastal entered the market.

Pacific Coastal Airlines offers QuickPass where a minimum of 20% discount off the top fare in the selected category. As each QuikPass offers its own features and benefits, your flying needs will help determine which one is best for you. It is important that you take time to understand and choose the QuikPass that best suits your travel needs. If your flying needs vary, you may open more than one QuikPass account so you have access to more than one type of specific fare. A premium product, QuikPass encore provides the ultimate in convenience and no cancellation or change fees.