Aircraft incident at YLW

At approximately 10:41 a.m., a privately owned Cessa Citation advised the air traffic control tower of an issue with overheating brakes, while taxiing to the runway.

Kelowna International Airport’s Aircraft Rescue Firefighting team was dispatched to assist the aircraft and cool the brakes.

Passengers are being deplaned and the aircraft will be towed to the hangar for inspection. There was no disruption to scheduled flight service at YLW.