YVR Airport & Sea Island Developments Discussion

[SpongeG]

Originally Posted by raggedy13

I wonder if the Kingfisher situation could be comparable to Virgin. I don't think they have a beer but of course they have soft drinks (among a whole lot of other things) and an airline.

And speaking of Virgin and airplanes, I was watching the DVD of Casino Royale the other day and noticed for a brief second you can see Richard Branson at the metal detector at the Miami airport in one scene. It's really random. Completely off topic but anybody know what the deal with that is?

He wanted a cameo?

didn't they use a virgin plane?

i forget

i flew virgin from london to joburg in 2002 - it was pretty nice - nice service

[mr.x]

sweet article, it's all quite impressive. And they're planning to start construction on a $4-billion 12,000 foot out to sea runway in 2025. It'll take 10 years to fill in the ocean.

One thing i noticed is that they said construction on a further extension to the West Chevron would start in 2011. that sounds like the planned phase II, which is suppose to start this year and finish in 2009...have they changed plans?

[Nutterbug]

Wouldn't it be more prudent to start expanding the Boundary Bay airport and transfer some of the YVR traffic to it, possibly even phasing it in as the area's main airport over time, since there is room to expand over there?

[SpongeG]

abbotsford would be better in that scenario wouldn't it?

[Nutterbug]

Originally Posted by SpongeG

abbotsford would be better in that scenario wouldn't it?

A bit too far, I think.

[mr.x]

Originally Posted by Nutterbug

A bit too far, I think.

Abbotsford would be the likely candidate for being the second YVR of the Lower Mainland. YVR would serve the western half, while Abbotsford would serve the eastern half - considering that's where the majority of the region's future population growth will be (and it's right next to Surrey).

Boundary Bay is one of the busiest airports in Canada, but it's mostly for private and business planes. Abbotsford on the other hand is a much more airline/passenger airport.

That said though, Boundary Bay is probably a better location for future expansion....it's right next to the water, surrounded by farmland....not that Abbotsford isn't surrounded by farmland as well, but the farms are a bit more compact.

[excel]

thanks for the article.

[mr.x]

Cathay Pacific Airbus with 290 people on board makes emergency landing at YVR
Friday, December 14 - 03:46:50 PM News1130 Staff

RICHMOND (NEWS1130) - An Airbus has made an emergency landing at YVR this evening, after reporting a flap problem shortly after taking off.. The flight has 290 people on board including passengers and crew. The Cathay Pacific Airbus was leaving for Hong Kong from YVR when the pilot dispatched tower with the emergency, and began dumping fuel prior to landing. The plane successfully touched down at YVR at 5:00pm.

Richmond RCMP had shut down many of the bridges around the airport in anticipation for the emergency, but reopened all of the routes before the plane began its approach. TRAFFIC CLOSURES: Moray Bridge, Dismore Bridge, #2 Road Bridge, Airport Connector Bridge (Westbound), and Arthur Lang Bridge (Southbound) are all closed.




If that had happened earlier this morning and if i had gone to the train unveiling in Richmond, oh the horrors.....would've missed my final.

anyhow, it's good to know that they made a safe landing.

edit: i'm going to Hong Kong on Cathay Pacific in two weeks.....and i just realized this plane that had to make an emergency landing was also a Hong Kong bound Cathay flight. o_o

[SpongeG]

don't watch final destination in the next two weeks than

[mr.x]

Originally Posted by SpongeG

don't watch final destination in the next two weeks than

I watched Final Destination 3, with the subway train crashing and all... .....which was filmed at my old high school.

[SpongeG]

they are so brutal

worst was the one where they dude gets the window dropped on him :O

[SpongeG]

Air Canada flying daily to Australia

Air Canada has launched a daily non-stop service from Vancouver to Sydney, Australia -- the only direct daily service between Canada and Australia.

The inaugural Toronto-Vancouver-Sydney flight on the airline's new flagship Boeing 777 was scheduled to take off from Vancouver International Airport just before midnight Friday.

The new non-stop routing from Vancouver will take about 15 hours southbound and 14 hours northbound, shaving more than three hours off the previous one-stop routing via Honolulu.

A new Boeing 777-200LR will fly the route starting in February, providing a significant increase in the amount of cargo that can be transported between Canada and Australia.

Travel between the two countries continues to grow, with about 200,000 Australians visiting Canada last year and 110,000 Canadians travelling to Australia.

Tourism BC figures show 177,000 Australians came to Canada during the first nine months of this year -- up 8.5 per cent from last year.

Travel to the southern hemisphere from Vancouver has become easier recently as Air New Zealand last month launched a new year-round, non-stop service from Vancouver to Auckland.

http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/business/story.html?id=b0c8a5ab-0adc-4cec-b9f6-a3cf22c390e9

[muzhav84]

The Link building is now open. the escalators are still blocked off, as last minute construction is still being done on the upstairs level. but the main glass building (rotunda?), with first nations artwork, sculptures, and water features is open to the public. it is actually a very nice space, there are benches around the central area where the art is, and multicoloured lights all up the glass wall. passengers were already taking pics and relaxing in the rotunda. check it out if you're in the airport.

[mr.x]

Originally Posted by muzhav84

The Link building is now open. the escalators are still blocked off, as last minute construction is still being done on the upstairs level. but the main glass building (rotunda?), with first nations artwork, sculptures, and water features is open to the public. it is actually a very nice space, there are benches around the central area where the art is, and multicoloured lights all up the glass wall. passengers were already taking pics and relaxing in the rotunda. check it out if you're in the airport.

Sounds awesome, thx. I'll definitely check it out in two few weeks...flying to Hong Kong.

[en2]

Here are some pictures of the new YVR Link building that "links" the Domestic Terminal and the International Terminal.

The Link building consists of lots of offices for YVR (that you can't really see), expanded international check-in and the gateway for the Canada Line Airport station.

The 2nd floor of the atrium was not open. I think they will open that when the Canada Line station is completed.

My opinion is that the atrium looks really big from the outside but is actually quite small from the inside. You would think that the atrium would cover the new check-in counters so I am a little bit disappointed.

What should have been built is an atrium similar to the one at Surrey's Central City....(talk about the wrong building in the wrong place...)

Also there this thread seems to be lacking pictures, so there are other pictures of the Domestic Terminal and International Terminal.

The pictures are out of order. For a more organized description go to http://ngaie.blogspot.com

[mr.x]

^ omg....wow. i love the contrast the wood roof makes, and the glass atrium is awesome.

[Canadian Mind]

While YVR is very "warm" and cozy-like with regards to it's architecture, just looking at the pictures makes me feel cramped. Pearson international had alot more natural light coming in through the roof and a much higher roof, giving the place a more airy and spacious feel, something I appreciated.

[SpongeG]

yeah but its in TO

lol

[raggedy13]

Great pics. We've got a sweet airport.

[Canadian Mind]

Originally Posted by SpongeG

yeah but its in TO

lol

I know, wish we could steal it from them.

What I was trying to get at was that I would find more open space in YVR appealing.