Integra Air announces flights between Edmonton and Cranbrook

May 29, 2011 — Recreational visitors to the Columbia Valley who live in northern Alberta and Kootenay residents who work in Alberta will soon be able to fly directly to and from Edmonton International Airport and Cranbrook’s Canadian Rockies International Airport.

Starting June 15, 2011, Lethbridge-based Integra Air will begin regularly scheduled flights, the first phase of a plan to service travelers who, up until now, have had to drive or take the bus, a lengthy and often stress-filled experience.

In the beginning, flights will run three days a week –- Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays -– departing from Edmonton at 11:45am and from Cranbrook at 3:00pm. The trip is approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes. One-way cost of a flight will range from $189 to $239 plus taxes.

The company has plans to increase the number of weekly flights and perhaps add a flight between Fort McMurray and Cranbrook, with a stop in Edmonton at a future date.