Farm to Flight
*Note: The Farm to Flight program will have limited availability for the 2024 season due to wildfire and weather impacts.
The Farm to Flight™ program is designed to provide travellers with fresh, quality fruit they can take on the airplane to anywhere in Canada.
The program, which launched in July 2016, offers various in-season fruits, available for passenger purchase in YLW’s Departures Lounge gift shop, past airport security screening.
After a rigorous selection and quality control process, the fruit is carefully placed in packaging specially designed to protect the fruit during travel, and to fit under aircraft seats or in overhead compartments. Farm to Flight is a convenient way for domestic travellers to bring home a unique, Okanagan gift to share with friends and family.
The program offers an opportunity to promote locally-grown, quality Okanagan fruit across Canada.
YLW’s Farm to Flight program aims to provide travellers with fresh, Okanagan-grown fruit that they can take on the airplane to anywhere in Canada.
Farm to Flight offers various in-season fruits (including cherries, peaches, nectarines, pears and apples) for passenger purchase in YLW’s Departures Lounge gift shop, past airport security screening.
Specially packaged in containers that fit under airplane seats, Farm to Flight is a convenient way for domestic travellers to bring home a piece of the Okanagan.
Fruit is obtained from various partnering Okanagan growers. The growers are all located in the Okanagan Valley.
All growers are Canada GAP (Good Agriculture Practices) Food Safety Certified and part of the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program. These practices address environmental, economic and social sustainability for on-farm processes which result in safe, quality food.
Due to international travel regulations, Farm to Flight is currently a domestic program. Fruit can travel anywhere within Canada.
Yes, all fruit purchased can be brought on the plane with you. All fruit is carefully packed and fits conveniently under your airplane seat or in overhead storage bins.
Apples, peaches, pears and nectarines are packed in three-pound boxes with a carrying handle. Cherries are packed in clear clamshell containers, similar to what would be found in fruit markets or grocery stores.