Media Releases

President and CEO John Gibson to leave the PGAA

Prince George, BC – Prince George Airport Authority (PGAA) Board of Directors announced today that John Gibson, President and CEO, will leave the PGAA this year, following 10 successful years...

Limited Public Address System at YXS

Prince George, BC— Passengers will need to be extra attentive when waiting for flights at the Prince George Airport (YXS), due to limited public address capabilities. The airport is implementing...

Incident at YXS

Prince George, BC— An aircraft experienced an issue with a landing gear indicator light, and alerted to Prince George Airport this morning. The has aircraft landed safely. The Prince George...

YXS Passenger Numbers Hit the Half-Million Mark

Prince George, BC— The Prince George Airport (YXS) had a record-setting year in 2018, with 506,486 passengers traveling through the facility. This is the first time the airport has exceeded...

Grand Opening of the YXS Elevator Link Building

Prince George, BC-Today, August 8 2018 we celebrate the grand opening of the Elevator Link Building. “Lack of accessibility to the long term parking has been the number one complaint...

WestJet Link Launch Delayed

*Released by WestJet* Calgary, AB – WestJet today announced a delay in the launch of WestJet Link, a capacity purchase agreement between WestJet and Pacific Coastal Airlines, to June 2018....

2017 A Record Year at the Prince George Airport

Prince George, BC – Reaching nearly half a million passengers, the Prince George Airport (YXS) saw 499,125 enplaning and deplaning passengers in 2017. “This was our biggest year on record....

Calgary service returns to Prince George Airport (YXS)

*Released by WestJet* WestJet introduces WestJet Link, a new regional air service operating under a capacity purchase agreement (CPA) with Pacific Coastal Airlines, with nonstop daily service to Calgary starting...