Saskatoon and Regina Air Service - Page 57

casper · #**1121** Posted **Mar 5, 2016, 2:16 AM**

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The NDP wants to abolish ExecAir. Hahaha!!! That is MOST un-NDP!!!! Lol! Hmmmm.

It is an excellent move for WestWind, Pronto, Transwest Air and Express Air.

Will the tax payers save any money? Probably not. However it may make commercial flights into some of the smaller communities a bit more viable. Plus likely a few more charters.

SkydivePilot · #**1122** Posted **Mar 5, 2016, 7:45 PM**

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It is an excellent move for WestWind, Pronto, Transwest Air and Express Air.

Will the tax payers save any money? Probably not. However it may make commercial flights into some of the smaller communities a bit more viable. Plus likely a few more charters.

Perhaps, . . . . but watch the $$$$ rise dramatically.

And, since when has the NDP been private enterprise-friendly? (Ah, that addlebrained Broten will say/do anything to get elected.)

casper · #**1123** Posted **Mar 8, 2016, 4:13 AM**

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Perhaps, . . . . but watch the $$$$ rise dramatically.

And, since when has the NDP been private enterprise-friendly? (Ah, that addlebrained Broten will say/do anything to get elected.)

The total cost of the service never enters the discussion on such things. These types of debates are all about optics and sound bites. Why get distracted with real world costs.

one_brick_at_a_time · #**1124** Posted **Mar 9, 2016, 3:43 PM**

Does the city have plans to upgrade or widen the bridge off of Lewvan to the airport?

BrutallyDishonest2 · #**1125** Posted **Mar 9, 2016, 7:09 PM**

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Does the city have plans to upgrade or widen the bridge off of Lewvan to the airport?

Plans, yes. Timeframe, probably not.

It's always a mess when multiple levels of government are involved in the decision making.

I still think that the double lane is unnecessary.

SkydivePilot · #**1126** Posted **Mar 9, 2016, 11:16 PM**

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Does the city have plans to upgrade or widen the bridge off of Lewvan to the airport?

It sure does - based on pre-existing improvements there. BD is correct about when multi-levels of of governmental agencies are involved.

SkydivePilot · #**1127** Posted **Mar 23, 2016, 5:53 PM**

There is yet another building going up at the airport; it's likely a new Customs building. (The design still follows that retro, angled-roof motif.)

one_brick_at_a_time · #**1128** Posted **Mar 30, 2016, 7:49 PM**

http://leaderpost.com/storyline/reme...well-good-news

Crisis · #**1129** Posted **Mar 30, 2016, 9:19 PM**

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There is yet another building going up at the airport; it's likely a new Customs building. (The design still follows that retro, angled-roof motif.)

Presuming that you are talking about the Saskatoon airport, it's a Non-Passenger Vehicle Screening station. It is for the inspection of service vehicles entering the secure (air side) of the facility. It is very much like a Customs Border station, though. It's pretty much completed - closed on the sides but open on the ends.

SkydivePilot · #**1130** Posted **Mar 30, 2016, 9:42 PM**

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Presuming that you are talking about the Saskatoon airport, it's a Non-Passenger Vehicle Screening station. It is for the inspection of service vehicles entering the secure (air side) of the facility. It is very much like a Customs Border station, though. It's pretty much completed - closed on the sides but open on the ends.

I was speaking about Regina.

Treesplease · #**1131** Posted **Mar 30, 2016, 11:32 PM**

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New Leaf should should change their logo from:
"low fare. here to there." to
"low fare. here there. for now."

SkydivePilot · #**1132** Posted **Mar 31, 2016, 11:44 PM**

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New Leaf should should change their logo from:
"low fare. here to there." to
"low fare. here there. for now."

Air Canada and WestJet will do what they can to run them out of town. Besides that, the General Public has the jitters about New Leaf

casper · #**1133** Posted **Apr 2, 2016, 4:52 PM**

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Air Canada and WestJet will do what they can to run them out of town. Besides that, the General Public has the jitters about New Leaf

As they should. I am certain Flair is a safe operator given they have been around for years. However Canada does not have a great track record as a country where new low cost airlines become successful. Usually when they fail there are people stranded and scrambling.

Stormer · #**1134** Posted **Apr 22, 2016, 2:36 PM**

YQR wants a hotel connected to the terminal. It sounds like they have been approached by more than one proponent.

SkydivePilot · #**1135** Posted **Apr 22, 2016, 2:47 PM**

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YQR wants a hotel connected to the terminal. It sounds like they have been approached by more than one proponent.

Yes, that is true; I was at YQR's AGM yesterday, and there are big plans on the horizon. The are expanding the main apron to the northwest - big time! (That always precedes a terminal expansion here.)

Great presentation overall!

BrutallyDishonest2 · #**1136** Posted **Apr 23, 2016, 2:17 AM**

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YQR wants a hotel connected to the terminal. It sounds like they have been approached by more than one proponent.

I'm trying to think why a developer would want to be at Regina's airport.

There are no amenities there and downtown is 5-min away without traffic. I fully understand it for large centers but Regina seems like an unnecessary feature.

Treesplease · #**1137** Posted **Apr 23, 2016, 4:11 AM**

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I'm trying to think why a developer would want to be at Regina's airport.

There are no amenities there and downtown is 5-min away without traffic. I fully understand it for large centers but Regina seems like an unnecessary feature.

I was thinking the same thing and thinking of the dump hotel attached to Winnipeg's old terminal. No stop overs at YQR save the few mechanical or storm related issues. But then Winnipeg did build a new hotel on to their new terminal and there are hotels in Regina at grasslands which would pretty much qualify as the middle of nowhere as well. As long as its private money building the hotel.....have at it.

casper · #**1138** Posted **Apr 23, 2016, 4:33 AM**

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I'm trying to think why a developer would want to be at Regina's airport.

There are no amenities there and downtown is 5-min away without traffic. I fully understand it for large centers but Regina seems like an unnecessary feature.

I used to live in YXE (now in Victoria) but still come in to Saskatoon fairly frequently. I think both Saskatoon and Regina airports have the same dynamics. I would use the service.

Both airports have either early morning flights or late evening (10:00 pm to midnight arivals). You arrive walkt to the hotel, pickup the rental care in the morning. do what you are doing in town. If you are catching a 5:00 to 8:00 am departure droping off the rental the night before and staying attached to the terminal is a nice option.

trunk · #**1139** Posted **Apr 23, 2016, 2:10 PM**

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I'm trying to think why a developer would want to be at Regina's airport.

There are no amenities there and downtown is 5-min away without traffic. I fully understand it for large centers but Regina seems like an unnecessary feature.

Consider the number of people from out of town that use the airport; I'm sure many of them already stay in hotels the night before an early morning departure or after a late night arrival - an airport hotel would just be slightly more convenient for them.

BrutallyDishonest2 · #**1140** Posted **Apr 23, 2016, 3:02 PM**

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Consider the number of people from out of town that use the airport; I'm sure many of them already stay in hotels the night before an early morning departure or after a late night arrival - an airport hotel would just be slightly more convenient for them.

I agree that it would be slightly more convenient. Just not enough to warrant a developer doing it.

I mean if you already have to go downtown to to do anything interesting or find good you might as well stay there and taxi in the morning. There's no traffic anyway.