Gawd No. I will miss that mad dash from the plane to the terminal. and that patch of ice just before the stairs.

lmao! :P

YYC update

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8516/8...38007e6c_b.jpg
YYC terminal expansion and new hotel by LUMIN8, on Flickr

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YYC new hotel by LUMIN8, on Flickr

Halifax Stanfield photos of the new runway extension:

http://thechronicleherald.ca/sites/d...9A25I3O.11.jpg

http://thechronicleherald.ca/sites/d...9A25I3O.11.jpg

http://thechronicleherald.ca/busines...ted-big-planes

http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/news/to..._620x349_1.jpg

http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/news/to..._620x349_1.jpg

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-s...extension.html

The new GO connection from the PATH connection to Union Station that will only service Pearson. This section of the path has been dead for years so it's a good use of wasted space.

http://www.metrolinx.com/en/projects...ng-800x600.jpg

The 2 car trains that will depart Union and Pearson every 15 minutes.
Image provided by metrolinx and posted on U/T
http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2012/08/...ction-underway
http://urbantoronto.ca/sites/default...6286-20184.jpg

That thing is packed every time the Argonauts or Blue Jays are playing.

Is there one for the Eskimos as well?

Yes there is.

A shot of the new YYC airport hotel from the AC Express gates, took this last week before boarding my flight to YXE:

http://i.imgur.com/MEkI7d5l.jpg

[QUOTE=Bigtime;5990561]A shot of the new YYC airport hotel from the AC Express gates, took this last week before boarding my flight

Last time I was through I thought I saw frames for operable windows on the airside. I would have thought there would be a security issue.

That looks big. Will the Delta hotel still remain open?

I've heard conflicting reports, some saying the original Delta will stay open as a lower cost option, and of course the other rumour that the Delta will close when this one is ready to open up.

If closure are thinking about removing it to give the garage more space and flow?

The short list for the Iqaluit ATB should be anounced in the next few weeks.

And then this comes across my desk this morning.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/...e-testing.html

YXE by Kalin
 

Saskatooooooon

^ Very nice, Saskatoon. Looks pretty big city. I hated the old terminal but this will no doubt be a huge improvement.

Yeah, I'm quite impressed with the breadth of infrastructure improvements going on nation-wide.

Vancouver recently fully reno-d their airport, built a new skytrain line to their airport
Calgary doubling the size of their airport, built a new LRT line, and proposed an LRT connection to the airport
Edmonton vastly increasing the size of their airport, building new LRT line
Saskatoon vastly increasing the size of their airport, ring road nearly complete, council starting to talk about a future LRT system
Regina ?
Winnipeg vastly increased the size of their airport, constructed first leg of a dedicated BRT
Toronto building a link between airport and Union Station
Montreal ?
Quebec City's gorgeous addition to their airport, council starting to talk about a future LRT system
Halifax increasing size of their airport, council starting to talk about a future LRT system


basically every major city is doing something. When was the last time this happened? The 60s?

http://www.edmontonjournal.com/healt...?size=620x400s
(http://www.edmontonjournal.com/healt...?size=620x400s)

Northern Alberta politicians tour new medevac service at Edmonton International Airport


BY ALEXANDRA ZABJEK, EDMONTON JOURNAL MARCH 13, 2013

EDMONTON - Planeloads of northern Albertans flew into the Edmonton International Airport Wednesday to inspect the gleaming white hangar that government officials insist will provide timely medical treatment and transportation once it opens later this week.

The 3,600-square-metre air ambulance base at the EIA opened its doors to almost 200 people, including 14 MLAs, mayors and councillors from northern municipalities, and a slew of media from places such as Grande Prairie who were flown in for the event. The City Centre Airport will stop taking medevac flights on Friday.

“I don’t actually think it’s about politics. I think it’s about demonstrating first-hand for people the care that’s taken to consider quality and to consider patient safety,” Health Minister Fred Horne said about the event.

http://www.edmontonjournal.com/healt...166/story.html

St. John's as well is doubling the size of the Airport and upgrading the runway system so that 98% of flights will get in and out no matter the fog ;)

Regina's got plans too. Recently a large atrium on the upper floor of the terminal was converted to seating space due to shortages of seating during busy flight periods, and a NEXUS security lane was added. A major terminal renovation/reconstruction is scheduled - I believe it's planned to begin about 2015.

Passenger volume is now over 1.2 million passengers a year and we have scheduled service to YVR, YEG, YYC, YXE, YWG, YYZ, YOW, PHX, LAS, DEN, MSP and ORD plus the usual winter charters.