(YEG) Edmonton International Airport Part 4 (October 2023)

[Johnny Aussie]

UA to ORD is a net add of two weekly flights. Last summer it was a daily flight split with IAH. IAH is being maintained daily. With the 2 daily DEN flights UA will be at 23 weekly this summer

[YegFan]

So whatever happened to the YEG Wants London campaign. Seems like a complete waste of resources.

[CdnFlyer]

https://calgaryherald.com/news/calgary-to-get-western-canadas-only-direct-flight-to-uae

[Coldrsx]

Ain't no Kamloops seasonal.

[Slide]

A miracle, really, we still have klm.

[YegFan]

It is incredible how Edmonton stands currently in terms of aviation and tourism compared to Calgary.

DEADmonton indeed!!!

[faraz39]

Originally Posted by CdnFlyer

https://calgaryherald.com/news/calgary-to-get-western-canadas-only-direct-flight-to-uae

Are we at least worthy of scraps via connecting flights or us peasants not even good enough for that?

[Harrison]

I reckon this flight was singlehandedly provided based on Marlaina Smith's trip to the UAE a few weeks ago, so if she didn't go there and wine and dine the Emiratis, it wouldn't have happened.

[faraz39]

Originally Posted by Coldrsx

Ain't no Kamloops seasonal.

Or the Costco by the airport!

[EdmTrekker]

Originally Posted by Harrison

I reckon this flight was singlehandedly provided based on Marlaina Smith's trip to the UAE a few weeks ago, so if she didn't go there and wine and dine the Emiratis, it wouldn't have happened.

Lady has lots of experience on her knees - kissing the ring.

[CdnFlyer]

There is too much negativity here. This is good for all of Alberta not just Calgary. Let’s fill these planes to the UAE!! This will improve and get Calgary and Edmonton better and more air service as the whole province will get recognized.

[time]

Originally Posted by CdnFlyer

There is too much negativity here. This is good for all of Alberta not just Calgary. Let’s fill these planes to the UAE!! This will improve and get Calgary and Edmonton better and more air service as the whole province will get recognized.

Look we're all happy for Calgary and hoping we'll get some scraps along the way. But that doesn't change that we live on scraps while our brother city lives in a mansions and feasts every night.

[Slide]

Originally Posted by CdnFlyer

There is too much negativity here. This is good for all of Alberta not just Calgary. Let’s fill these planes to the UAE!! This will improve and get Calgary and Edmonton better and more air service as the whole province will get recognized.

lol. I have a great idea, YYC should give half of its international flights to YEG since it's good for all of Alberta, it shouldn't make a difference to Calgary. I think it's time that half of the corporate HQs in Calgary come to Edmonton as well. What's good for one, is good for all. Come on Calgary, let's share the wealth!

Does that sound stupid? Well that's how your post sounds because this:

"This will improve and get Calgary and Edmonton better and more air service as the whole province will get recognized."

has never happened

Good for YYC, honestly, but to spin this as some kind of win for Edmonton is ridiculous.

[EdmTrekker]

Originally Posted by CdnFlyer

There is too much negativity here. This is good for all of Alberta not just Calgary. Let’s fill these planes to the UAE!! This will improve and get Calgary and Edmonton better and more air service as the whole province will get recognized.

Are you a stooge? Suggesting what’s good for Calgary is good for Edmonton is disingenuous as best and downtown right naive. Don’t throw an Alberta rah rah flag over the matter - you don’t speak for this half of the Province and certainly not me. I skillfully avoid YYC always. Vancouver Toronto Montreal and IAH SFO LAX get my connection business always.

[Coldrsx]

It's another important option for Alberta and so a net positive and we should not be lamenting the fact that we are getting out-hustled.

What continues to impress me about Calgary is their business-minded, go gettr' attitude versus an improving, but still very much government town attitude here.

When you are comfortable, you sit back.

[CdnFlyer]

Originally Posted by time

Look we're all happy for Calgary and hoping we'll get some scraps along the way. But that doesn't change that we live on scraps while our brother city lives in a mansions and feasts every night.

Then move to Cgy if you like what they have

[YegFan]

^ We're at a point in this city where:

- airport service is bad
- downtown is empty
- not economical to build half decent residential building
- not economical to build good quality hotels
- no tourist attractions
etc...etc....

for a city that has doubled in size in 30 years, the way things are going, this city continues to defy everything when compared to other regions and not in a good way obviously.

Don't be surprised to see businesses leave south.

[Slide]

Originally Posted by YegFan

^ We're at a point in this city where:

- airport service is bad
- downtown is empty
- not economical to build half decent residential building
- not economical to build good quality hotels
- no tourist attractions
etc...etc....

for a city that has doubled in size in 30 years, the way things are going, this city continues to defy everything when compared to other regions and not in a good way obviously.

Don't be surprised to see businesses leave south.

One month into 2026 and the hot debate in Edmonton is a proposal for yet another surface parking lot in the middle of downtown. This place has lost the plot.

If YEG were to lose AMS due to increased YYC capacity to AMS, would that really be considered a wash?

The setup of Alberta’s major cities is not a:

– Victoria/Vancouver relationship
– Ottawa/Toronto relationship
– Quebec City/Montreal relationship

where one city vastly outsizes the other. In those cases, that kind of rhetoric makes sense where one city is the obvious provincial hub, while the other is relatively much smaller.

Edmonton and Calgary are nearly the same size. That logic doesn’t apply here.

[Ozabald]

Originally Posted by Slide

One month into 2026 and the hot debate in Edmonton is a proposal for yet another surface parking lot in the middle of downtown. This place has lost the plot.

If YEG were to lose AMS due to increased YYC capacity to AMS, would that really be considered a wash?

The setup of Alberta’s major cities is not a:

– Victoria/Vancouver relationship
– Ottawa/Toronto relationship
– Quebec City/Montreal relationship

where one city vastly outsizes the other. In those cases, that kind of rhetoric makes sense where one city is the obvious provincial hub, while the other is relatively much smaller.

Edmonton and Calgary are nearly the same size. That logic doesn’t apply here.

At present, Edmonton does have better sports facilities than Calgary with the Saddledome and McMahon Stadium being absolute dumps. It will be interesting to see how new Scotia Place in Calgary will compare to Rogers Place in Edmonton.

[Hallsy's Toupee]

You Edmonton SSP folks kill me. The YEG airport thread goes radio silent for weeks, but the minute YYC announces a new flight or there are flight reductions/cancellations announced for YEG, the sky suddenly starts falling and you all pile with the "woe is Edmonton" diatribes. I find it greatly amusing!

I'm still waiting for the announcements of new non-stop flights to Mexico, the Caribbean and possibly to LHR/LGW and other European destinations. There have rumors of non-stop flights to Japan. All that not going to happen in the next while, but maybe let's see in 1 or 2 years. The transborder flights are all but dead until the Orange 🞵🞵🞵🞵🞵🞵🞵 is finally out of office - once that happens, non-stop flights to NYC and Chicago are must-haves.