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Originally Posted by LO 044
These aren't anecdotal stories. The YYC thread has enough detractors of YYC itself than any other airline thread. I'm not a business traveler but I'm also not some lay person that doesn't look at the details of airports I fly through. YYC was built with a call to gate system and a Jetsons style go kart connection system. Neither worked and what you have is leftovers.
Which other airport doesn't cater first and foremost to their main carrier? FRA Terminal 1 is LH and Star Alliance. CDG Terminal 2 is AF and Sky Team. YYZ Terminal 1 is AC and Star Alliance. At YYC, AC seems to have the best gate locations yet the fewest flights and connections.
Denscity is correct. If WestJet's hub was at YVR, all those international flights would be at YVR except maybe LHR. You can talk about the numbers but the numbers don't tell the entire story. This isn't some anti-YYC stance from a YEG passenger. I just expected more when WS and YYC claim to be a great competitor. They aren't really and the cons have been discussed at nauseum on many websites. I guess I was finally able to experience these issues which is too bad.
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I mean aren't stories on a forum thread anecdotal?
I won't argue that YYC doesn't have its faults. My point was more that I have heard both good and bad stories, and I've seen both good and bad stories even here on SSP. Everyone has different priorities, and thus people will have different experiences.
The reason I say the numbers are what matter in the end, is because, it's the only thing concrete. If WS or YYC see numbers go down, it presumably means they need to fix some issues. If the numbers continue to go up, it means, either things are pretty good or the faults aren't important enough for people to care.
This is purely anecdotal, but I know cost is important for people. I don't look at prices very much tbh, but last summer when I went to Europe YYC->BCN and CDG->YYC), there were people from Vancouver, Edmonton and Saskatoon on the flight. Probably more from other places too, but in talking to the ones from Van, Sask, Edm, I was told that for them it was the cheapest flight, so maybe a lot of it comes down to cost.
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