SPOKANE, Wash. — Update:
Avelo Airlines announced new service between Spokane and Burbank. For more coverage and updates click here.
Original story:
Spokane International Airport is getting ready to welcome a new airline and new nonstop destination. The airport will announce the new addition on Thursday morning.
The announcement follows several new airlines that have come to Spokane in the past few months. Aha! Airlines launched service between Spokane and Reno in December. Sun Country Airlines announced it will start flying between Spokane and Minneapolis in June.
While we don’t yet know what airline or destination is coming to Spokane, Canada-based carrier WestJet has previously announced interest in flying to Spokane. According to airlinegeeks.com, WestJet filed an application with the U.S. Department of Transportation to begin service in Spokane as WestJet Link.
If the application is approved, WestJet would launch daily flights between Spokane and Calgary along with Spokane and Vancouver. WestJet plans to use Saab 340 turboprop aircraft which seat 34 passengers.
If the announcement is about WestJet it would mean the return of regular international flights to Spokane International Airport for the first time in more than a decade.
KREM 2 News will bring you coverage of the official announcement on Thursday.
Spokane International Airport growth
The announcement comes at a time of growth for Spokane International Airport.
In 2019, the airport saw record traffic with more than 4 million passengers. By 2030, the airport expects to serve more than 6.2 million passengers.
Part of that long-range plan includes the terminal expansion project--referred to as TREX. The project includes:
- Terminal C expansion
- New security checkpoint for Terminals A and B
- New central baggage claim hall
- New curbside canopy
The airport also recently re-aligned the road leading to the terminals, which created more parking.
