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Originally Posted by zahav
AC has been pretty static I think, they haven't cut back really (other than from YYC, where they pulled out of SFO, LAX, DEN, IAH, and ORD and handed UA everything, the only route they kept was EWR). But they also haven't added noticeably.
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Yes they have.
This year alone, they are adding:
YUL-AUS
YUL-STL
YUL-MSY
YYZ-CHS
Not to mention all the increases on other routes (see link below).
https://canadianaviationnews.ca/more...th-air-canada/
AC carries the vast majority of Canada-US demand (around 45-50%, last time I checked), and has added the most service in the last 10 years. No one else even comes close.
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Originally Posted by zahav
They (AC) don't fly to IST themselves at all
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They used to serve it, back around 2013-2014. They canceled due to political unrest/bombings in the city. Erdogan (Turkish president) is a loose cannon. So the politics plays a role in this as well.
Even TS used to serve YUL-IST, but it didn't last long. Around 2011 I think.
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Originally Posted by zahav
I am not sure what metric they are using for this claim,
# of destinations
YEG - 39 destinations (33 mainline destinations, 6 Encore destinations, and 0 Link, includes year-round and seasonal) **destinations served by mainline and Encore are only counted once)
YVR - 39 destinations (30 mainline destinations, 5 Encore destinations, and 4 Link, includes year-round and seasonal) **destinations served by mainline and Encore are only counted once
YYZ - 48 destinations (all mainline, includes year-round and seasonal)
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Clearly they are using number of mainline destinations as the metric.