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

[Johnny Aussie]

A whole month without a post!

YEG finally released Dec 25 traffic results

https://flyyeg.com/corporate/media/news/...n-pre-pandemic-passenger-levels-in-2025/

[EDM753Fan]

I notice that Porter starts flights YEG-YHU to the all new Montreal Metropolitan Airport (formerly St. Hubert) as of June 16. Looks like a daily departure from YHU at 8:15am arriving in YEG at 10:55am. The return flight departs at 11:50am arriving YHU at 5:50pm.

[Airboy]

Porter Airlines has announced new service connecting Edmonton (YEG) and Vancouver (YVR) starting June 15, 2026

[taras]

Originally Posted by Airboy

Porter Airlines has announced new service connecting Edmonton (YEG) and Vancouver (YVR) starting June 15, 2026

Link to announcement?

Wow, this might actually get me to switch loyalty away from AC!

[EdmTrekker]

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[Johnny Aussie]

Originally Posted by Airboy

Porter Airlines has announced new service connecting Edmonton (YEG) and Vancouver (YVR) starting June 15, 2026

Where is this announced? I cannot find anything. Nothing on Porter’s site?

[OilCity98]

Originally Posted by Airboy

Porter Airlines has announced new service connecting Edmonton (YEG) and Vancouver (YVR) starting June 15, 2026

Weren't you also saying AA was about to announce Dallas earlier in the winter? What ever happened to that?

[LO 044]

Looks like there's another comic in town. I can't stop laughing at some of these comments. These include:
- And he said that airlines continue to be bullish on Edmonton and Alberta as a whole as a burgeoning destination.
- And I think unlike other countries, we have a lot of people that don’t want to use passports.
- we’ll have some ups and downs of flight losses.

https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/keehn-talks

Hydrogen! That's the solution to YEG's abysmal growth. He also mentions solar and wind power. This is what he concerns himself with? It seems the powers at be at YEG try to do anything besides improve the actual flying experience for passengers.

[Harrison]

Originally Posted by LO 044

Looks like there's another comic in town. I can't stop laughing at some of these comments. These include:
- And he said that airlines continue to be bullish on Edmonton and Alberta as a whole as a burgeoning destination.
- And I think unlike other countries, we have a lot of people that don’t want to use passports.
- we’ll have some ups and downs of flight losses.

https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/keehn-talks

Hydrogen! That's the solution to YEG's abysmal growth. He also mentions solar and wind power. This is what he concerns himself with? It seems the powers at be at YEG try to do anything besides improve the actual flying experience for passengers.

I'd argue that the airport experience at YEG is actually quite nice - the airport itself is a lot nicer and has many more amenities than airports of comparable size that I've visited (and it's even easier to get around and enjoy things than larger airports like YYC and YYZ).

I will say though that Keehn needs to stop the focus on hydrogen or or another buzzword of the day and put all of YEG's eggs into getting tihgns that actually matter and make a difference - direct flights to new destinations.

[LO 044]

Originally Posted by Harrison

- direct flights to new destinations.

I guess I should have been more clear. This. More destinations, more airlines. Drop landing fees to $1 if you need to or at least tell us that you did and then tell us airlines still balked at providing more flights. You can't just keep on saying "oh well, YYC is WestJet's hub so I can't do anything...".

[Touch go]

Originally Posted by LO 044

I guess I should have been more clear. This. More destinations, more airlines. Drop landing fees to $1 if you need to or at least tell us that you did and then tell us airlines still balked at providing more flights. You can't just keep on saying "oh well, YYC is WestJet's hub so I can't do anything...".

So how would the airport cover costs etc with 1 dollar landing fees?

[LO 044]

Originally Posted by Touch go

So how would the airport cover costs etc with 1 dollar landing fees?

Airport Improvement Fees, Parking Fees, Concession Fees, Casino profits, Race Track profits, Land Development profits, lease agreements, rental revenues, federal grants. Has the AIF not paid off the airport expansions yet?

[Coldrsx]

Originally Posted by Harrison

I'd argue that the airport experience at YEG is actually quite nice - the airport itself is a lot nicer and has many more amenities than airports of comparable size that I've visited (and it's even easier to get around and enjoy things than larger airports like YYC and YYZ).

I will say though that Keehn needs to stop the focus on hydrogen or or another buzzword of the day and put all of YEG's eggs into getting tihgns that actually matter and make a difference - direct flights to new destinations.

This.

[s211]

Originally Posted by LO 044

Looks like there's another comic in town. I can't stop laughing at some of these comments. These include:
- And he said that airlines continue to be bullish on Edmonton and Alberta as a whole as a burgeoning destination.
- And I think unlike other countries, we have a lot of people that don’t want to use passports.
- we’ll have some ups and downs of flight losses.

https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/keehn-talks

Man that sounds so American, and I literally mean the honest truth.

[CMD UW]

Originally Posted by Harrison

I'd argue that the airport experience at YEG is actually quite nice - the airport itself is a lot nicer and has many more amenities than airports of comparable size that I've visited (and it's even easier to get around and enjoy things than larger airports like YYC and YYZ).

I will say though that Keehn needs to stop the focus on hydrogen or or another buzzword of the day and put all of YEG's eggs into getting tihgns that actually matter and make a difference - direct flights to new destinations.

YEG bats above it's weight as it relates to airport experience compared to a lot of other airports I've been to.

[Zmonkey]

Originally Posted by LO 044

Airport Improvement Fees, Parking Fees, Concession Fees, Casino profits, Race Track profits, Land Development profits, lease agreements, rental revenues, federal grants. Has the AIF not paid off the airport expansions yet?

The financials are public.

80% of the airports are currently everything that isnt landing fees, rents to airlines, gate fees, security charges. So the remaining 20% is a make up of:
Apron fees
Landing fees
ATB fees
Check in gate fees
Deicing
Fuel Service
Lounge fees, Crew rooms, office space
Parking for planes
Cargo pays a big chunk here too.

So landing fees alone are already a fairly small part of total revenue in Edmonton.

[LO 044]

Canada in ‘early stages’ of talks on whether to privatize airports: minister
By Uday Rana Global News
Posted April 29, 2026

The federal government is in the “early stages” of talks on whether Canada’s airports will be privatized, Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon told reporters on Wednesday.


When asked if the government was considering privatizing airports and if so, how many, MacKinnon told reporters that the government was talking with airport authorities.

“We’re in the early stages of a process with airport authorities and other partners to determine the best way forward. The ultimate goal, of course, is to improve the passenger experience, to improve the efficiency of our air transport system,” MacKinnon said....

...When asked if money from investment in Canada’s airports will be funneled into Canada’s new sovereign wealth fund, MacKinnon said, “I don’t think that any determination has been made on that front.”...

https://globalnews.ca/news/11822472/cana...-whether-to-privatize-airports-minister/

I copied this from the Canadian thread. What do people think of this in terms of YEG? Would YEG being private be positive for more flights and more destinations? I don't care about hydrogen fuel or a 3rd runway or a Taco Time opening up next to the Costco but more destinations and more frequency. O none hand going private is generally all about profits. Look at WestJet, they went private and the service and their overall reputation has gone downhill. If YEG becomes private, more land development may occur because I assume leases on land and buildings may help with profits than an extra flight here or there. On the flip side how is the current system any better? What are the repercussions if any for the YEG board for not being able to communicate let alone accomplish more service from airlines? It's kind of like who police's the police. I don't see any pressure on the YEG establishment to impove more than what they have done to date.

[s211]

Originally Posted by LO 044

I copied this from the Canadian thread. What do people think of this in terms of YEG? Would YEG being private be positive for more flights and more destinations? I don't care about hydrogen fuel or a 3rd runway or a Taco Time opening up next to the Costco but more destinations and more frequency. O none hand going private is generally all about profits. Look at WestJet, they went private and the service and their overall reputation has gone downhill. If YEG becomes private, more land development may occur because I assume leases on land and buildings may help with profits than an extra flight here or there. On the flip side how is the current system any better? What are the repercussions if any for the YEG board for not being able to communicate let alone accomplish more service from airlines? It's kind of like who police's the police. I don't see any pressure on the YEG establishment to impove more than what they have done to date.

If I privatized the airport, they first thing I'd do is cleanse the board. With fire.

[christopherj]

Porter adding flights from Edmonton:

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/2...creases-Sun-Capacity-by-Greater-Than-150

Edmonton (YEG) - Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (PVR)
Nov. 3, 2026
3x weekly

Edmonton (YEG) - Phoenix (PHX)
Nov. 6, 2026
Daily

Edmonton (YEG) - Los Cabos, Mexico (SJD)
Nov. 16, 2026
4x weekly

Edmonton (YEG) - Las Vegas (LAS)
Nov. 16, 2026
4x weekly

[ExcaliburKid]

Great news from Porter, glad to have more options to Mexico!