Campus Updates

The person traps at Non-Passenger Screening - Terminal (NPS-T) are a security access control system designed to allow access to one person at a time while preventing tailgating or piggybacking. They are often referred to by their product name TDaR (Tailgate Detection and Reporting).

Using the system correctly can prevent delays and enhance your access experience.

YLW RAICs will give you access to Non-Passenger Screening (NPS) points. All passes must be prominently displayed while working in the restricted area.  Any questions please contact 250-807-4345 or visit the YLW Pass Office.

Print this how to poster and place in your lunch rooms.

Step-by-step instructions

Step 1: This is the groundside entrance to the access doors. These doors are also used as exits from airside so look through the view port and ensure the chamber is empty before use.
	Step 2: Take hats off. Enter slowly and stand erect. Keep your arms down. The system is looking from above for one person, so anything increasing your size will trigger the alarm.  If your entry is denied slowly exit and try again.
Step 3: Stand tall and  straight leaving some space between you and the fingerprint reader, touch your RAIC to the reader sensor and then present your fingerprint.
	Step 4: OR - touch your RAIC to the iris reader and adjust the camera height so you can stand back in the chamber. When access is approved the groundside door locks and the airside door unlocks (you may or may not hear a click). Open the airside door and enter NPS-T for screening.
Step 5: If you have difficulty you can call for assistance using the intercom button. You must use the intercom to escort visitors into NPS-T. See the Security Post in Arrivals area to pre-arrange visitor access.
	Step 6: Enter NPS-T and press the randomizer button. CATSA staff can assist you with any questions regarding screening.When leaving from airside use these same doors by pressing the button on the other side.

Driving to/from the Airport or along Airport Way? Please remember to be aware of posted speed limits and of other modes of transportation, such as pedestrians and cyclists. Help us keep all employees and passengers safe by slowing down and being mindful of pedestrians crossing the road. The speed limit when travelling around the Airport is 20 km/hr, and the majority of Airport Way is 30 km/hr.

Date: Friday, September 20 
Location: Shadow Ridge Golf Club 

Registration details coming soon!

This year Canadian Airports Safety Week 2024 will take place September 23 - 27. Canadian Airports Safety Week is a national airport-led initiative that promotes healthy and safe work practices among airport employees. We will be doing a combination of online and in-person activities.  YLW tenant employers are encouraged to allow their employees the time to participate in the activities listed below.  

Canadian Airports Safety Week daily themes and activities:  

Day 1 – Monday, September 23 

Themes

• Airside Safety
• Worker Safety  

Presentations/Activities

Presentation by James Hall and Neil Drachenberg – Airside and Worker Safety (10-11 am PST/12 – 1pm EST)

Join us online using this link

Or join in person at the YLW ECC boardroom at 1000 hrs.

Day 2 – Tuesday, September 24

Themes

• Environmental Safety
• Presentation

Presentation by Fort McMurray Airport Authority - Multi-stakeholders’ collaborative operations of safety for evacuation flights and evacuees from Fort Chipewyan wildfires in 2023 (10 – 11am PST/1 – 2pm EST)

Join us online using this link

Or join in person at the YLW ECC boardroom at 1000 hrs.  

Day 3 – Wednesday, September 25

Themes

• Security Safety

Presentations/Activities

Presentation by Phil Morris (YOW) - Accountability Management Systems (10-11am PST/1-2pm EST)

Join us online using this link

Or join in person at the YLW ECC boardroom at 1000 hrs.

Day 4 – Thursday, September 26

Themes  

• Hazard Reporting

Presentations/Activities

Group discussion with YLW Operations Manager and ground handling employees in Baggage Hall at 1100 hrs.

Day 5 – Friday, September 27

Themes  

• Foreign Object Debris (FOD)

Activities

FOD Walk on Apron 1 – Assemble at Ops Stand 10 at 1145 hrs, please wear hi-visibility vest.  

Followed by lunch at the north end of the terminal building, near Ops Stand 2.

These activities are intended for internal YLW tenant audiences only. Please do not distribute to the general public.  I hope that everyone will have the chance to participate in the events taking place this year. Please reach out if you have any questions.    

Neil Drachenberg, CD, A.A.E.  
Senior Manager Safety & Security | Kelowna International Airport  
250-807-4306 | ndrachenberg@kelowna.ca 

Date: Saturday, October 26, 2024
Location: KF Centre for Excellence

More information here

This month passengers will see changes to parking in long-term lot A, restricted access into the terminal building from the south end of the building, and demolition work will start in the security screening area. Throughout this three-year construction project, there will be additional temporary impacts to existing amenities in the departures lounge. Guests to YLW should expect minor changes to how they move through the terminal building and may experience some construction noise.

WestJet has announced they will be offering increased service from Kelowna to Toronto as part of their summer 2024 schedule.    

Currently WestJet has 2 x weekly service to Toronto on Mondays and Fridays. Starting on April 28, frequency and capacity will be expanded, reaching daily direct flights in the peak summer months.  
 
As part of this announcement, WestJet confirmed additional summer 2024 seasonal destinations that will be available to Okanagan residents:   

• Winnipeg, starting in June 
• Regina, starting in June 
• Saskatoon, starting in June