Canadian Airport Thread II

[YYCguys]

Originally Posted by Dominion301

Also, YLW-SEA used to be year-round. Now it's only seasonal too.

I remember for a period they had seasonal YKA-SEA on the DH4 for ski traffic.

I suppose this is what the new YLW-LAX route is partially trying to capture and snowbirds going the other direction.

Do snowbirds go to LA particularly? I didn’t think that was a place they would choose particularly.

[2009]

Originally Posted by YYCguys

Do snowbirds go to LA particularly? I didn’t think that was a place they would choose particularly.

It's probably families going to disney/universal or winter holidays. The reverse traffic is Californians going skiing

[plrh]

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[MonctonRad]

Originally Posted by plrh

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Atlas Air 777 was at YQM yesterday. On it's way to China via Anchorage with a load full of lobster.



Well, this is stupid - replying to a deleted post, oh well..............

[Calfan12]

KLM 2Q25 VANCOUVER FREQUENCY CHANGES – 11JUL24

KLM in the second quarter of 2025 is adjusting operational aircraft on Amsterdam – Vancouver route, based on preliminary schedule listing. For the period of 30MAR25 – 09JUN25, the Skyteam member will operate this route 6 times weekly, returning to 1 daily level by 10JUN25.

Boeing 777-300ER aircraft is scheduled on this route, as of 11JUL24.

KL681 AMS1520 – 1555YVR 77W x2
KL682 YVR1750 – 1205+1AMS 77W x2

https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240712-kl2q25yvr

[zahav]

The Alaska Airlines release specifically mentioned the route being focused on ski trips from LAX (and other parts of Alaska's network that connect thru LAX, I suppose, not sure how much demand there is from the smaller centres to YLW via LAX, but I'm sure it exists. Alaska has a lot of connector routes in LAX, although not as many as SEA obviously. But it seems like such a niche market to me, surprised it is healthy enough to run. The reason inbound is more the motivator is simply that the local market size for YLW is nowhere near Southern California, so obviously the needs of LA is more the driver than needs of Okanaganers. If this was a Canadian airline it would be different, but for AS to do it is pretty cool. It's still the smallest CMA to get service from a US carrier, and two destinations at that now. And of course, the reverse connectivity is great for Okanagan residents too, LAX is important for lots of reasons, O&D and connecting. I hope the service is well used by Canadians as well as the US skiers, it will make it more stable for long term service.