What's happening at the Ottawa International Airport / Un coup d'oeil sur l’Aéroport international d’Ottawa
#YOW
communications
@yow
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#BREAKINGMEWS
Move over, Rover - meet the newest member of our detection team! 🐾
Rusty is the first detector
#cat
and he specializes in sniffing out things that might be fishy. 🐟
#YOW
#AirportTwitter
Bonjour, Paris! 🇫🇷
Starting June 27, you will be able to fly non-stop to France from
#Ottawa
.
À partir du 27 juin, vous pourrez vous rendre en France sans escale au départ de
#YOW
.
C'est magnifique!👌
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Many airports use birds of prey to keep passengers and planes safe. Meet Gabbie! She’s a member of our wildlife management team and helps us control the presence of birds at
#YOW
so that we can safely share the sky!
#SafetyFirst
Jazz pilot Captain Les Horvath
@AirCanada
was cleared for landing for the last time yesterday at
#YOW
. 🛬
Our firefighters gave him a water salute for his 30 years of service and we all wish him a happy retirement!
We got a sneak peek at
@PorterAirlines
’ new
@embraer
E195-E2 today - ❤️ that new plane smell! We’re thrilled to be part of
#Porter
’s next chapter. From being their inaugural destination in 2006 to new aircraft/routes & a maintenance base in 2023 at
#YOW
– the sky is the limit!
London calling! We are resuming flights from
@flyyow
to
@HeathrowAirport
in the spring of 2025, with four weekly flights. This builds on previously announced service enhancements to the Nation’s Capital across Canada and sun destinations.
Learn more:
Local coffeehouse
@Bridgehead
has joined the
#YOW
family as the next concession to open in our new Centre Court! ☕️
We’re happy to have them offer a taste of Ottawa in the terminal!
#OttCity
Last night,
@CanadianNorth
Captain Richard Campbell landed the last flight of his 37-year career.
Our firefighters sent him off to retirement with a water salute.
From all of us at
#YOW
, happy retirement Richard!
Constable Jones who is retiring this month is the longest serving
@OttawaPolice
officer that has worked with our airport policing team. He ❤️
@SUBWAYCanada
& after all his years at
#YOW
, we've finally got one! We recognized his service today with one of the inaugural subs served.
#DYK
An airport terminal station will be constructed to facilitate connection to the light rail train to provide another transportation option for travellers? The
#LRT
will help reduce traffic along Airport Parkway Private and in neighbouring communities.
#YOWenhanced
#LRT2
#YOW
Thank you to
@HydroOttawa
for getting power restored to the terminal.
It will take time to restore full service (including food concessions) and we appreciate everyone’s patience as we work through recovery.
#YOW
#OttCity
#OttNews
#ONStorm
We're excited to welcome a new carrier to YOW!
@Lufthansa
will begin non-stop service to Frankfurt beginning May 2020.
Nous sommes ravis d'accueillir
#Lufthansa
à
#YOW
, qui commencera son service sans escale vers Francfort en mai 2020.
@Airport_FRA
@FlyYOW
after being delayed for over an hour due to the snow, this amazing worker made my night by writing ‘BYE’ in the snow yesterday. Love Ottawa! 🇨🇦
It's official: We've reached 5 million passengers! Thank you to our passengers, employees and partners! / C’est officiel : Nous avons atteint 5 millions de passagers! Merci à nos passagers, employés et partenaires!
#YOW
Hey
@United
, welcome back! We're so happy that you're serving
@fly2ohare
from
#YOW
once again! We missed you... and so did our travellers!
Hé
@United
, bon retour! Nous sommes heureux que vous desserviez de nouveau
@fly2ohare
à partir de YOW! Tu nous as manqué!
#Ottawa
#Chicago
Cheers!
@BigRigBrewery
is now open at
#YOW
!
CDN/INTL travellers can now enjoy this local favourite for breakfast, lunch or dinner, including their own beers on tap!
Happy 1-year
#workaversary
to our detector
#cat
, Rusty! 🐾🥳🎉
Many of you still ask about him and as you can see, he has fit right in!
Some think he’s a unicorn because he’s hard to find. Have you s-paw-ted him at
#YOW
?
Here’s a shout out to the ground crews working in this cold to keep things moving!
#OttCity
/ Nous reconnaissons le travail des équipes qui offrent les services au sol dans ce froid pour faire avancer les choses!
#OttVille
#YOW
#Brrrr
Two weeks ago
@AirFrance
launched non-stop
#YOW
↔
#CDG
service and since then, 4,000+ passengers have flown between Ottawa-Paris.
It’s so convenient now for Ottawa-Gatineau travellers to explore France and beyond. We welcome the world to Canada’s Capital Region!
Operations and flights have resumed, and all are working hard to clear the backlog. Thanks to everyone for their patience/understanding. / L’exploitation et les vols ont repris et chacun s’y met pour éliminer l'arriéré de travail. Merci à tous pour leur patience/compréhension.
Congratulations
@PorterAirlines
for their expansion in Ottawa, 16 years after choosing
#YOW
as their inaugural destination. 👏
This development is a game-changer for us and Canada’s Capital Region.
Our Canine Unit sent a letter to Emma, age 7, to feel better as she battles an inoperable brain tumor / Notre unité canine a envoyé une lettre à Emma, 7 ans, pour lui remonter le moral alors qu'elle se bat contre une tumeur inopérable au cerveau
#TeamEmma
#Emmalovesdogs7
#YOW
#K9
Hey
#AirportTwitter
, what does your sky look like today? We've gotten 50+ cm of snow in the last week at
#YOW
so ours looks a lot like
@pantone
#11
-4202 Star White. We can barely see the
@navcanada
air traffic control tower from the terminal!
Holiday
#TravelTip
: Winter boots and coats can be stored at the airport, at PARS 2000 on Level 1.
#ConseilVoyage
des Fêtes : Vous pouvez ranger vos manteaux et vos bottes d’hiver à l'aéroport, à PARS 2000 au Niveau 1.
#YOW
The daily
@United
flight to
@Dulles_Airport
resumed this morning with the first passengers headed to Washington from
#YOW
in 19 months.
We look forward to many more firsts as we continue down the runway to recovery!
Gladys turns 98 today! She’s been volunteering at
#YOW
for 30 years as an airport ambassador, answering questions and providing info to the travelling and general public. We look forward to having her back and wish her a very happy birthday!
#OttCity
#Airport
#Volunteer
United will increase its Ottawa-Washington/Dulles flights from 2x to 3x daily starting in April!
United augmentera ses vols Ottawa-Washington/Dulles de 2 à 3 fois/jour à partir du mois d'avril!
@Dulles_Airport
@united
#YOW
#IAD
Our snow removal team continues to clear the 47+ cm of snow Ottawa received yesterday! 😯
The crews have been doing a great job keeping the combined 18,000 feet of runway and the paved areas ready for takeoff! 🙌👏
#YOW
The power is now restored at YOW. Retail and food services are slowly getting back to normal. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.
#YOW
#OttCity
Here’s a shout out to our snow removal team and their outstanding efforts last night and today! / Nous reconnaissons les efforts de notre équipe de déneigement pour leur magnifique travail hier soir et aujourd’hui!
#YOW
The water has started flowing over our Ottawa lock in the Arrivals area!
In support the
@HeartFDN
‘Light the Town Red’ campaign, it will be red during
#HeartMonth
.
We are so grateful to the
@heartinstitute
for saving the life of one of our own in 2018. ❤️
#GiveWithHeart
#YOW
What a difference 2 minutes makes! A quick winter whiteout gave us quite a show last night!
Thanks to the pro airside and groundside teams for keeping operations moving safely and smoothly.
#YOW
We've been awarded
@ACI_ASQ
gold for the second year in a row in the category Best Airport by Size and Region – North America for airports that serve between 2 and 5 million passengers. 🥇 👏
#YOW
#Ottawa
has grown up! 🙌 We hit 1M people in 2019 and 5M passengers in 2018. This growth is one of the reasons that
#YOW
is implementing a series of exciting enhancements! Learn more
#YOWenhanced
#MyOttawa
#OttCity
Yesterday marked Fire Chief, François Jacquet's last day on duty at
#YOW
.
He was appropriately sent off with a water salute in tribute to his outstanding contributions since joining the Authority in 1995. Thank you, Chief!
#OttFire
#Firefighter
#Firefighters
Fly the rainbow! 🌈
You now have three options to fly non-stop from
#YOW
to
#YVR
. ✈️✈️✈️
Are you team teal?
@WestJet
Are you team green?
@FlairAirlines
Are you team red?
@AirCanada
Show us your colours and let us know your airline of choice from Ottawa to
@yvrairport
!
Today, we remember those who lost their lives on 9/11; our thoughts are with their families and friends.
#NeverForget
#September11
/ Aujourd’hui, nous nous souvenons de ceux qui ont péri le 11 septembre. Nos pensées sont avec leurs familles et leurs amis.
#YOW
We’re excited to announce that our newest route between
@flyyow
and
@fly_yyc
will begin on Feb 14, 2024 on our E195-E2 jets.
#Actuallyenjoyeconomy
with 2x2 seating, free beer & wine onboard, and free, fast WiFi for EVERYONE. Who’s ready? 👀🍻
Today is International Customs Day, a great day to acknowledge our campus partners, Canada Border Services Agency and U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Our flags are at half-mast in honour of Police and Peace Officers' National Memorial Day.
#HeroesInLife
/ Nos drapeaux sont en berne en honneur du Jour commémoratif national des policiers et des agents de la paix.
#HerosEnVie
#YOW
We were pretty pumped to welcome our first cross-border flight in 19 months today! 🎉🥳
There were many happy reunions on
@FlairAirlines
' first flight to
#YOW
from
@FLLFlyer
, including these grandparents who were greeted by their daughter and grandson! 🥰
Today we planted 150 tulip bulbs that were donated to us from the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in recognition of 75 years since the Liberation of the
#Netherlands
from Nazi Germany.
#YOW
🌷🇳🇱
Today, we remember those who lost their lives on 9/11; we keep them, their families and friends in our thoughts.
Aujourd’hui, nous nous souvenons de ceux qui ont péri le 11 septembre; nous les gardons, de plus que leurs proches, dans nos pensées.
#NeverForget
#September11
#YOW
Our thoughts are with the
@CFSnowbirds
and those affected by today’s tragedy. Thank you for lifting our spirits during
#OPinspiration
. / Nos pensées vont aux
#Snowbirds
et à ceux touchés par la tragédie d'aujourd'hui. Merci de nous avoir remonté le moral lors de
#OPinspiration
.
There will soon be a total of three cities served daily from
#YOW
by
@United
! 👏
➡️Currently, they offer service to Washington
@Dulles_Airport
! 👍
➡️On March 27, they start service to Chicago
@fly2ohare
! 🙌
➡️On May 6, they start service to Newark
@EWRairport
! 🙌
This morning’s sunrise over Gate 27 deserved to be shared with the world. ☀️
Le lever de soleil de ce matin sur la Porte 27 méritait d'être partagé avec le monde. ☀️
Excited to announce our new Airport Concession Program. Our food/beverage options and our stores are getting an overhaul! The program will include local flavours that you know and love, and new/exciting brands!
#YOWenhanced
#YOW