Canadian Airport Thread II

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Originally Posted by zahav

-it appears Alaska Airlines has increased YVR-PDX to 2x daily from May 15 to Oct. 3rd. Yes it is comparatively minor news and a small difference overall. But it is worth mentioning for me because of how Alaska has been in the last decade +-, basically just focusing on SEA. As most seasoned readers of this thread know, they used to have tons of YVR service from a zillion different airports in the US West, and then it just evaporated and widdled down to just SEA and PDX for well over a decade. So then when PDX got chopped, it was a tough blow symbolically. So when it was reloaded for S25, it was a relief (shows how low the bar is when just a once daily E-jet is considered a relief lol, but it sure beats the next step down, which is full out cancellation). So now not only is the route returning, but they're even adding a 2nd daily frequency. So yes it's a small tidbit, but significant because of the carrier's history. Going from potentially losing the route altogether, to once daily, and then doubling to twice is a small victory. Incidentally, it appears the extra PDX flight is directly at the expense of one of SEA's frequencies, and so is not even a net gain for AS service to YVR. Yes I know it's petty, but I DO NOT cheer for SEA to get even more dominant in the PNW, they are already such a direct competitor to YVR in almost every way. So I will enjoy my pettiness and relish a tiny loss for SEA in favour of PDX

I believe AS recently said (as you probably already know) that they're trying to turn PDX into a banked hub operation and want to spill more feed over to PDX over SEA, so this tracks