{"id":101180,"date":"2026-01-16T10:02:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T15:02:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/?p=101180"},"modified":"2026-01-16T10:02:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T15:02:30","slug":"yqk-to-yqt-1st-new-kenora-thunder-bay-flight-completed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/16\/yqk-to-yqt-1st-new-kenora-thunder-bay-flight-completed\/","title":{"rendered":"YQK to YQT: 1st new Kenora-Thunder Bay flight completed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Matt Prokopchuk, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, TBnewswatch.com THUNDER BAY \u2014 Passenger service between Kenora and Thunder Bay has returned. Kenora Airport CEO Shari Gentes was one of the six passengers on the first North Star Air flight between the two largest cities in Northwestern Ontario, which landed in Thunder Bay around 9:30 a.m. Thursday. The regional airline, which is partnered with 11 First Nations, announced the new service in December. \u201cThe flight was great,\u201d Gentes said shortly after landing in Thunder Bay. \u201cIt&#8217;s roomy, it\u2019s got lots of room for leg room, seatbelts \u2014 everything&#8217;s comfortable.\u201d \u201cEverybody gets their own window, everybody gets their own aisle \u2014 it was very nice.\u201d North Star is using its Pilatus PC-12 aircraft for the service. 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Kenora Airport CEO Shari Gentes was one of the six passengers on the first North Star Air flight between the two largest cities in Northwestern Ontario, which landed in Thunder Bay around 9:30 a.m. Thursday. The regional airline, which is partnered with 11 First Nations, announced the new service in December. \u201cThe flight was great,\u201d Gentes said shortly after landing in Thunder Bay. \u201cIt&#8217;s roomy, it\u2019s got lots of room for leg room, seatbelts \u2014 everything&#8217;s comfortable.\u201d \u201cEverybody gets their own window, everybody gets their own aisle \u2014 it was very nice.\u201d North Star is using its Pilatus PC-12 aircraft for the service. 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