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Aircraft incident at YLW

March 09, 2017

News release

At approximately 0730h today, a private Cessna Citation aircraft, which departed from the Vernon Regional Airport, advised the Kelowna International Airport (YLW) air traffic control tower that there were indications that there could be issues with the landing gear.

The aircraft was diverted to YLW and as a safety precaution, emergency response teams were dispatched for the standby. The aircraft landed safely at approximately 0744. There was no disruption to scheduled flight service at YLW.