I didn't have a theory, I just said farming out the route to an old A340 operated by a different airline is not a strong move.

The A350 is welcome news, though it lacks first class it is a great plane.

What a bizarre world that this is the most sensible solution.

Never thought I'd see DEL-YVR go double daily :haha:

I always wondered if this was possible. Good to see I wasn't the only one.

I wonder if they can put solar panels on the wings to keep costs down.

Huh, you're right.

That's changed, and frankly, it's a good change.

That is what the only domestic flight leaving YVR at 3:30 AM in the morning....

Stats for YYC YTD and Monthly.

Am I misunderstanding what is happening here because I have been on many flights that stop in one city before continuing on to another (only dropping off passengers) and those continuing on do not deplane and will clear customs at their final destination.

Passengers always clear customs/immigration at the first point of arrival in Canada. Thus, you would clear at YVR regardless of the onward tag to YYZ.

This is how it's done on AC GVA-YUL-YYZ, as an example.

Great numbers for YYC so far, this is going to be a huge summer for them with the intl and transborder expansion Westjet is rolling out.

Because the YUL-YYZ leg can be sold separately no? I remember back maybe 10 or 12 years ago, Olympic and Czech Airlines were both stoping in YUL, disembarking the YUL passengers and keeping the YYZ passengers on board. Both flight would go on to YYZ with the remaining of the passengers clearing customs in YYZ. Can this still be done? Or there is a new law or something that now requires airlines to have their passengers clear customs at the first point of arrival in canada?

As I said earlier, that has not been my experience which was why I was asking. As a matter of fact I have not been on any flights that required clearing customs and then reboarding. Unless of course the second segment is a domestic leg that picks up passengers for the second leg.

https://www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/...-to-india.html

AC says passengers bound for YYZ or Eastern Canada/US will remain on board during the stop in YVR.

So they will be selling DEL-YVR segment as a standalone flight, but not the YVR-YYZ segment?

This is really interesting. In theory there would not have been YVR bound passengers on this flight. Have they opened DEL-YVR for sale, and if so why?

Possibly demand from and in consort with other airlines having issues with closed Pakistan airspace?

Many questions - I have no answers.

Edit:
I didn't consider the possibility of connecting passengers from YYZ-YVR now travelling non-stop.

Interesting. CBSA policy might have changed, or AC might have gotten a waiver by CBSA in order to do that. Could have something to do with the 1h30am arrival into YVR. (I'm thinking lack of CBSA staffing at night)

From what I've read in the past, it was CBSA policy for international passengers to report to the CBSA at the first port of arrival (FPOA) in Canada.

3 words.

Secure hold room.

Definition: a room that has been approved by CBSA where international passengers and their goods remain in a controlled environment pending processing by the CIS, or until their departure to a point outside Canada, or to another point in Canada (for CIS processing).

RJ does this on AMM-YUL-DTW.

Also, read about "progressive flights".

https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publicat...2-5-5-eng.html

Travelling on Sunwing to Cancun from Toronto, we stopped in Cozumel first and were kept in a secure room whilst the Cozumel bound guests were processed then we got back on and continued to Cancun.

Skytrax World Airport rankings, four Canadian facilities make the list:

- Vancouver 17th - tops in North America
- Toronto 50th
- Montreal - 62nd
- Halifax - 90th

http://westernaviationnews.com/2019/...skytrax-award/

That certainly isn't what happened last year on my CUN-YQT-YWG fight.

YVR regularly receive planes at night though.. so I believe it's staffed 24/7...?

For instance, CX have daily arrival from JFK at 12:45am.

Seasonal second daily 4O flights from MEX and/or CUN usually arrives between 1:20am to 3:40am.

PR used to have 4x weekly from JFK arriving at 3:30am.

YEG-SEA Monday -140pm Dept not a seat left on the plane, front full
SEA-YEG Wednesday - 250pm Dept just a couple remaining, front full

CBC: New Icelandic budget airline WOW Air ceases operations Icelandic budget
airline WOW Air says it has.
https://www-cbc-ca.cdn.ampproject.or.../amp/1.5074662

That was my experience a couple of weeks ago. YEG-SEA, not a single seat available on the afternoon Horizon flight. Then Delta SEA-YVR, one empty seat. Then WS YVR-YEG, not an available seat. Don’t ask me about Flair to PSP, though. 😂