London International Airport - Page 15

GreatTallNorth2 · #**281** Posted **Jan 30, 2026, 4:11 PM**

I feel London Airport has a lot more potential but for some reason we cannot gain any traction on adding more options for travel. We have direct flights to Toronto, Winnipeg and Calgary and a few sun destinations. No flights at all to the USA. Flair seems to have pulled out of London and kept Waterloo as a hub. Porter is expanding in Windsor and Hamilton but nothing out of London. It’s a shame that Swoop was shut down because they had a few more flights out of London. Seems to me that a city/region our size could support flights to Ottawa, Montreal, Halifax, Vancouver, etc.

MolsonExport · #**282** Posted **Jan 30, 2026, 4:41 PM**

As soon as London's airport begins to gain traction, something happens (Great Recession, Covid) which wipes out any gains.

It would help if our luggage could arrive more often (I swear, half the time I fly into London, my bags don't make it), and if there weren't so many flight cancellations for the Toronto-London connections when coming home from outside the country (at least a third of such connections have been cancelled on me over maybe 40 such flights....I have been inside all the shitty airport hotels on Dixion Road next to Pearson).

K85 · #**283** Posted **Jan 30, 2026, 8:14 PM**

With the VW battery plant, and, to be fair, seemingly larger number of companies moving this way, anything you think will finally click for YXU? I wish we had more flights, but man, I do agree that every major gain over the last 15-20 years gets wiped out by a recession, covid, now tariff nonsense.

Djeffery · #**284** Posted **Jan 30, 2026, 9:17 PM**

Covid would have killed it anyway, but the MAX grounding fucked us over as well. We had a few flights in the pipeline that got axed because Air Canada and Westjet needed their other planes elsewhere. But yeah, Covid killed YXU. I can't think of any other airport that hasn't rebounded the way London hasn't. Now I think any airline looking at SW Ontario is going to choose Waterloo over London. And at the other end of the airport, the cargo terminal used to get some pretty regular use, but that was all CAMI and we know where that has gone. Will VW and those other plants do anything for air cargo? Possible, but doubtful. I don't think those businesses will do much for air traffic here and any private flights will just go in to St Thomas. There won't be a steady enough stream of people coming and going to add another Jazz connection to Toronto I don't think. Several thousand new people making good money can't hurt though. Maybe help with winter sun. Mystifying to me that in this age of "let's travel Canada instead of the US" that WestJet isn't adding Vancouver and Halifax out of here though.

K85 · #**285** Posted **Jan 31, 2026, 1:50 AM**

I'd love to have those flights here, but the cost still needs to come down some for me to be able to take my family

GreatTallNorth2 · #**286** Posted **Apr 22, 2026, 3:11 PM**

It's not major news but London is adding a few more flights: 3 a day to Calgary starting May and 3 days a week to Winnipeg. Be nice to get a few more destinations.

https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/lond...ghts-amid-service-cuts-at-other-airports

jammer139 · #**287** Posted **Apr 22, 2026, 4:10 PM**

I'd be nice to see WestJet bring in a direct flight to Vancouver from London. I would think once or twice a week might work. I doubt daily service would pencil out but once/twice a week might.

MolsonExport · #**288** Posted **Apr 22, 2026, 4:33 PM**

Alas, it is Worstjet.

DireRaven · #**289** Posted **Apr 22, 2026, 4:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by jammer139

I'd be nice to see WestJet bring in a direct flight to Vancouver from London. I would think once or twice a week might work. I doubt daily service would pencil out but once/twice a week might.

That would be really great. I was trying to plan out a flight that involved connecting in Vancouver and it was rather frustrating to see how under utilized London's airport appears to be.

GreatTallNorth2 · #**290** Posted **Apr 22, 2026, 5:41 PM**

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Originally Posted by DireRaven

That would be really great. I was trying to plan out a flight that involved connecting in Vancouver and it was rather frustrating to see how under utilized London's airport appears to be.

We used to have flights to Vancouver, through Flair and maybe Swoop as well.

Djeffery · #**291** Posted **Apr 22, 2026, 7:12 PM**

Yes, although Swoop was Abby. Back in the day, Westjet also did Vancouver as a same plane continuation of one of the Calgary flights, and Zip used to do Halifax-London-Vancouver and reverse way back in an earlier day.

GreatTallNorth2 · #**292** Posted **May 21, 2026, 10:15 PM**

London Airport have released last year's passenger numbers - 297,822. There has been no reporting, news release about it (when there normally is). 2024 saw 310,678 passengers so we are slightly down from that. However it does show that revenue was up in 2025. I hope in the near future we can get additional flights.

https://flyyxu.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GLIAA-AR-2025.pdf

haljackey · #**293** Posted **May 22, 2026, 1:08 PM**

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Originally Posted by GreatTallNorth2

London Airport have released last year's passenger numbers - 297,822. There has been no reporting, news release about it (when there normally is). 2024 saw 310,678 passengers so we are slightly down from that. However it does show that revenue was up in 2025. I hope in the near future we can get additional flights.

https://flyyxu.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GLIAA-AR-2025.pdf

I'd say this is due to the boycott of visiting US destinations. If London had more domestic connections, it would do better in this political climate.

jammer139 · #**294** Posted **May 22, 2026, 3:23 PM**

Agreed.

More domestic connections both West and East would help alot. Once weekly might work to some west and east cities. Certainly does not need to be daily as there likely isn't enough volume for that.

jammer139 · #**295** Posted **May 27, 2026, 9:32 PM**

Shame they didn't do this expansion here in London. There is some logic to using the NB airport and the relatively empty airspace there for Tactical training thou.

At least it stays in Canada.

https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/lond...-to-north-bay-buys-italian-training-jets

Djeffery · #**296** Posted **May 27, 2026, 10:54 PM**

That's the jet many believe the RCAF will end up buying as our Lead-In Fighter Training jet and that was also being talked about as the new Snowbirds jet prior to last week's announcement. Sad that they are moving the ITTC operation out of London, I love seeing those jets flying around most days. Will be interesting to see what they leave here.

jammer139 · #**297** Posted **May 27, 2026, 11:05 PM**

I believe they plan to leave the flight training operation in London. The tactical training is what is going to North Bay. Think dog fighting, air to ground attack strategies.

Djeffery · #**298** Posted **May 27, 2026, 11:21 PM**

ITTC are what the L-29 and L-39's are that fly around the city now. Plus they also contract the Red Knight T-33 from Jet Aircraft Museum next door. Not sure what aircraft they are leaving here if the jets are going up north. I wasn't aware they had over 30 aircraft here. They have a couple helicopters, prop planes and the Albatross "flying boat".

Too bad they didn't follow through with the T-50 Korean jets they had ordered before COVID.

jammer139 · #**299** Posted **Jun 10, 2026, 9:36 PM**

Great new addition to London International Airport with the FlyXcite state of the art facility opening.

FlyXcite FBO has officially unveiled its expansive, 35,000-square-foot fixed-base operator (FBO) facility at London International Airport (YXU), ushering in what the company describes as a “new standard” for private and corporate aviation in southwestern Ontario.
The state-of-the-art hangar and service centre is designed to cater to a growing demand for premium accommodation and operational flexibility for discerning air travellers, introducing a first-of-its-kind model in North America inspired by leading European aviation practices.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/london/article/fl...-promising-new-era-for-private-aviation/

Djeffery · #**300** Posted **Jun 13, 2026, 2:14 PM**

Just saw some discussion on the Ottawa airport thread that shows Porter Airlines has London listed as a new city on their map of cities served. No listing in the cities route maps yet. Will be interesting to see what they plan to do from here. I haven't heard how their new Hamilton services have been doing but they do seem to be holding or slightly growing them so maybe that gives Porter some confidence to expand in southern Ontario. Ottawa and Montreal seem like the most likely options to me given London used to have flights to both and Air Canada never brought them back as the Jazz fleet reduced in size. Speculation to that since Porter and Air Transat have a partnership that Porter might do some of the winter sun routes for Transat