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Island Express Air

Canadian airline

Island Express Air was a small Canadian airline based in Abbotsford, British Columbia. Its first flight was on August 7, 2009, as part of the Abbotsford International Airshow. It operated scheduled air service between the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island, as well as charter flights and cargo service.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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C-GMDL PA-31 Island Express Air flight to Victoria from Abbotsford on Aug. 12, 2013
Photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/68864385@N07/ Bill Kingsland, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Island Express Air was a small Canadian airline based in Abbotsford, British Columbia. Its first flight was on August 7, 2009, as part of the Abbotsford International Airshow. It operated scheduled air service between the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island, as well as charter flights and cargo service. On February 23, 2018, one of their planes, a King Air B100, crashed at Abbotsford Airport (CYXX) immediately after take-off in blizzard conditions. As a result of this accident, and due to public safety concerns, Transport Canada suspended Island Express' air operator's certificate (AOC) shortly thereafter, on February 28, 2018. However, following a robust review of the company's safety procedures the operating certificate was reinstated on June 26, 2018. The company slogan was Your Island Connection.2

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Destinations

All destinations as of August 2019 were within British Columbia:

Abbotsford (Abbotsford International Airport)

Nanaimo (Nanaimo Airport)

Qualicum Beach (Qualicum Beach Airport)

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Seasonal: Tofino (Tofino-Long Beach Airport)

Vancouver (Vancouver International Airport)

Victoria (Victoria International Airport)

Fleet

Fleet as of August 2019:

From Wikipedia’s article on Island Express Air, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

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