YEG - Edmonton Int Airport - Page 64

#**1261** Posted **Dec 11, 2007, 1:30 AM**

Any idea what they are doing?

tuffyy · #**1262** Posted **Dec 11, 2007, 1:47 AM**

No idea, I have wanted to ask a few times but never have.Although I plan to bring my camera this time to take pics of the interior as the crew offered last time.It has 4 sleeping ''rooms'' a dinning room,office,meeting room,Shower,general area, and you guessed it... Gold taps,etc...Must be nice.

SHOFEAR · #**1263** Posted **Dec 11, 2007, 1:54 AM**

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Gold taps,etc...

velvet blue carpet, gold curtain rods, white statues

god I love Southpark.

#**1264** Posted **Dec 11, 2007, 2:21 AM**

Yes, take pictures. Post them here or on airliners.net

I am slightly jealous.

IKAN104 · #**1265** Posted **Dec 11, 2007, 3:11 AM**

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Originally Posted by Edmonchuck

Wasn't it 77% of Edmontonians voting in favour?

Yes, you're right. I've edited the numbers in my post. The vote counts were correct but for some reason the percentages were wrong. It now reads:

Yes
166,404 votes
76.80%

No
50,253 votes
23.19%

tuffyy · #**1266** Posted **Dec 11, 2007, 3:16 AM**

I really dont understand, Integra air who has upgraded to a ''slightly'' larger aircraft has seen loads increase.Its YQL-YEG and YQL-YEG-YMM routes are doing very well.The company has plainly said it now has both buisness and connecting traffic via YEG.But then again we must all be kool-aid drinkers according to some...Is it really the passengers who arent happy or the pilots who just want to go to Ezzies for the night???

Edmonchuck · #**1267** Posted **Dec 11, 2007, 5:07 AM**

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Originally Posted by kyle_olsen

So, if you guys hate the muni so much why don't you launch an attempt to close it. Or just get a couple city councillors on side, you can problably get both proponents of closure and reinvigoration on side if the question is the 1992 question.

My only argument for the muni is that if you have the infrastructure already in place, you should use it, instead of spending money to solve the problems people have identified with YEG.

Also, it seems Canada is a couple stops behind on the open skies train, so keep on hoping.

Simple.

We don't need to do anything. We don't. It will be redeveloped when the time is right.

And if that is your ONLY argument, then it is fundamentally flawed. We have to spend the money on YEG anyway.

Open Skies, the market will accelerate that. AC is actually coming on side.

CanadianCentaur · #**1268** Posted **Dec 11, 2007, 6:14 AM**

[edited self - I wasn't in a very nice mood at the time, many apologies]

Coldrsx · #**1269** Posted **Dec 11, 2007, 6:31 PM**

a few people on SSP/C2E reminded the journal to report on it and voila:

Edmonton Airports tops 6 million passengers
edmontonjournal.com
Published: 10:43 am

EDMONTON - Edmonton Airports is expected to eclipse its all-time record for passengers by year's end, with a forecast of more than 6 million travellers arriving and departing through the YEG gates.

The growth in passenger traffic has been explosive since 2004, mirroring Alberta's hot resource economy: 5.2 million in 2006; 4.5 million in 2005 and 4.1 million in 2004.

"That's a 50 per cent increase in passenger volumes in just three years,'' said Edmonton Airports spokesman Jim Rudolph. "There are few airports in the world that can talk about that kind of major growth."
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Aside from perhaps a few airports in China perhaps, such increases in passenger volumes is unprecedented, Rudolph said.

On a rolling 12-month basis, Edmonton has already passed the 6-million mark since last December. For this calendar year, the number is forecast to hit 6.1 million, Rudolph said.

The busiest day of the year has yet to come. Friday, Dec. 21 is expected to have the heaviest passenger volumes, starting at 6 a.m.

Traditionally, the Friday before Christmas, which is Tuesday this year, is the busiest day of the year.

Edmonton Airports expects heavy passenger volumes from Dec. 17 through January 7.

Other highlights:

Passenger loads of 485,466 in November 2007 compares to 419,781 for November 2006;

Year-to-date passenger growth tops 17.1 per cent;

International passenger growth more than doubled, at 101.8 per cent in 2007;

Domestic year-to-date passenger growth for domestic flights increased 14.2 per cent.

© Edmonton Journal 2007

LO 044 · #**1270** Posted **Dec 11, 2007, 7:23 PM**

Well done to the people that reminded the Journal on the good news at YEG. And well done to the Edmonton Journal as well for actually printing the story. I'm sure the Edmonton Sun would have printed a story right away as well but there was a wet t-shirt / bikini contest somewhere around town lol. Perhaps Jim Rudolph needs a pretty lady next to him when doing an interview with the Sun. I'm sure he wouldn't mind lol.

rapid_business · #**1271** Posted **Dec 11, 2007, 7:29 PM**

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Originally Posted by Coldrsx

The busiest day of the year has yet to come. Friday, Dec. 21 is expected to have the heaviest passenger volumes, starting at 6 a.m.

Traditionally, the Friday before Christmas, which is Tuesday this year, is the busiest day of the year.

Yup. That's when the wife and I are flying in for the holiday season. I wonder what the count will be that day? 6am to 6am the next for example.

Coldrsx · #**1272** Posted **Dec 11, 2007, 7:32 PM**

^reminder to let us know when you are in town for a xmas pint

JAH · #**1273** Posted **Dec 11, 2007, 8:43 PM**

Well given that the Edm Sun under reported Epcor Tower's height by 40%, maybe its good they didn't report this story.. Edmonton Sun Headline:

Edmonton Airports tops 3.6 million!

rapid_business · #**1274** Posted **Dec 11, 2007, 8:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by Coldrsx

^reminder to let us know when you are in town for a xmas pint

Dec.21-Jan.3 - pick a day after the 26th and I'll make it work.

Edmonchuck · #**1275** Posted **Dec 11, 2007, 9:21 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by LO 044

Perhaps Jim Rudolph needs a pretty lady next to him when doing an interview with the Sun. I'm sure he wouldn't mind lol.

*ahem TRACI ahem*

LO 044 · #**1276** Posted **Dec 12, 2007, 3:21 PM**

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Originally Posted by Edmonchuck

*ahem TRACI ahem*

I'd be lying if i said that didn't go through my mind lol.

Edmonchuck · #**1277** Posted **Dec 12, 2007, 5:02 PM**

Snicker...now to sell her on the idea...

...after all, it IS for the betterment of the airport's image. Just think of all the press...

Coldrsx · #**1278** Posted **Dec 12, 2007, 5:13 PM**

Jim R mentioned that YEG believes they are still losing ~1,000,000 in PAX to "other airports" including "one to the south"...

we really need to push to make that number move into YEG. Imagine even 1/2 of that coming back along with 5-10% growth numbers.

interesting to note that ERAA expects YEG to be at 9 million in 4 yrs.

Edmonchuck · #**1279** Posted **Dec 12, 2007, 5:14 PM**

Yeah, I wonder just how much of that million mark is YYC? I also wonder what other sirports make that up? VR? YZ? That would be my guess.

Coldrsx · #**1280** Posted **Dec 12, 2007, 5:25 PM**

^i would guess 75% is YYC