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Helijet ramps up Vancouver-Victoria route
Helijet's scheduled flights between Vancouver and Victoria are increasing to five roundtrips each weekday, while those between Vancouver and Nanaimo will double to four roundtrip flights per weekday.
Helijet will soon be able to serve more passengers once again.

Helijet International is adding more scheduled flights between the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island from 8 June.

The number of scheduled Helijet flights between Vancouver and Victoria will increase to five roundtrips each weekday, up from the current three. The number of scheduled flights between Vancouver and Nanaimo will double to four roundtrip flights per weekday, up from the current two.

These additional flights also allow Helijet to offer an earlier start each day. The first Vancouver-to-Victoria flight will depart at 07:00, and the first Vancouver-to-Nanaimo flight will leave at 07:10. Daily schedules will also end later in the day, with the last flight leaving Nanaimo at 18:00, while the last flight from Victoria departs at 18:30.

“With businesses gradually reopening, and the provincial government planning to resume sitting later this month, we're preparing to support additional travel demand for our flights to and from Vancouver Island,” says Danny Sitnam, president and CEO of Helijet. “Although the entire air travel industry has been severely impacted by COVID-19, we pledged to keep operating with a reduced flight schedule as an essential service link to safely serve our communities, our dedicated guests and to keep the majority of our workforce employed. We are now in a stronger position to increase service provision as our guest numbers are anticipated to climb.”

Helijet continues to protect the safety of passengers and crew alike by maintaining strict sanitising and social distancing protocols which include limiting the maximum number of passengers in all aircraft to six, instead of the usual 12, to increase the distance between travellers; sanitising aircraft cabins before each flight, as well as disinfecting high touch areas within the cabin and cockpit; providing a detailed disinfection regime for all aircraft at the end of every day, to ensure no contaminants remain for passengers who board the aircraft next; making hand sanitiser available to all travellers and staff at each terminal; deeper cleaning of terminal facilities, washrooms and offices on a more frequent basis; and complimentary food and beverage service at terminals consists of grab-and-go pre-packaged foods and beverages only.

In adherence with Government of Canada COVID-19 travel restrictions, all passengers are subject to a Health Check prior to being allowed to board their flight, which includes specific questions relating to any symptoms they may have, and whether they are under a mandatory Public Health quarantine. All air passengers must also have a removable, non-medical mask or face covering to cover their mouth and nose during travel. At check-in, passengers on all flights are required to demonstrate they have the necessary non-medical mask or face covering to be worn for the duration of the flight.

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