YVR Airport & Sea Island Developments Discussion

[flight_from_kamakura]

Originally Posted by SEA-TOWN

Oh don't worry, geography probably did play a role, considering that it would also give Alaska, in addition to Southwest, a cheaper and closer airport to Seattle. As a result of it all though, fees were reduced at Seatac and SWA got what they were really after.

southwest played a similar game with sfo, and ended up pulling it all our in favor of oaktown and san jose when sfo didn't blink.

[deasine]

Safe landing at YVR
Joanne Lee-Young, Vancouver Sun
Published: Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Passengers and crew on Cathay Pacific Airways flight 889 from New York to Hong Kong had a scare Tuesday at 3 a.m. when they heard a loud sound as the plane was descending from 20,000 feet into Vancouver.

The plane landed safely and there were no injuries, but the Boeing 747 was grounded in Richmond so officials can investigate what happened.

Cathay Pacific representative Jennifer Pearson said an external panel on the fuselage was damaged in the incident, but it wasn't clear whether the panel fell off.

Officials at YVR reported there was no request by the aircraft for standby emergency services.

The airline was busy arranging accommodation and alternative flights for the 363 passengers and 17 crew members.

Source: Vancouver Sun

[Gordon]

Does anyone have any construction updates for the Pier C Expansion?

Gordon

[muzhav84]

I have a PDF of the construction schedule. Is there any way to post this, or link to it? I can email it to someone and they can post it

[SEA-TOWN]

Originally Posted by flight_from_kamakura

southwest played a similar game with sfo, and ended up pulling it all our in favor of oaktown and san jose when sfo didn't blink.

It's funny because now they've come crawling back.

[deasine]

Originally Posted by muzhav84

I have a PDF of the construction schedule. Is there any way to post this, or link to it? I can email it to someone and they can post it

If you can link it, that would be great =)

[muzhav84]

how do i link it? Where do I upload it to?

[SpongeG]

this sounds good

Cathay Pacific's Vancouver-Kennedy deal

Airlines are always looking for a way to pick up incremental revenue. One of Cathay Pacific's New York Kennedy (JFK) - Hong Kong (HKG) flights makes an en route stop in Vancouver (VYR) before heading out over the ocean. That, perhaps, is one of the reasons why Cathay can afford to offer $354 round-trip airfares between JFK and YVR. It would like to fill up as many seats as possible on the intra-North American leg of its run.

Through November 30 you can take advantage of one of the best discount airfares of the year. $354 buys you a round-trip economy seat on one of the most service-intensive carriers in the sky. That price does not include taxes and fees, but it does come with in-flight cocktails, Asian or Western meals, and an in-flight entertainment system hooked up to more than 20 channels of entertainment. Your transcontinental passage should not be a pain.

This discount airfare is good only on CX (that's the carrier's code) Flight 889 from Kennedy to Vancouver, and CX888 from Vancouver to New York.

http://news.cheapflights.com/airlines/2008/08/cathay-pacifics.html

[muzhav84]

Some updates on the C-Pier expansion and Link II project. They are going to re-number all of the gates in the C-Pier because of the addition. They are changing every gate, starting at C30. Will kind of be confusing at first, but will make more sense once the addition and renovations are done.

The Link II project is the second phase of the link building (the public glass building which serves as the entrance of the Canada Line, etc...). Link II is the post-security section, for transfers between the domestic terminal and international. Right now it is kind of awkward, lots of corridors and its like a maze. I will try and post renderings, but it will be a much smoother flow to get from one terminal to the other. They have a large construction crane up, you can see it visible in the newest YVR Canada Line pics.

ps> can anyone tell me how to post or link PDFs??

[clooless]

You could upload the file to a service like YouSendIt or Rapidshare and then post the link here.

[SpongeG]

Originally Posted by muzhav84

Some updates on the C-Pier expansion and Link II project. They are going to re-number all of the gates in the C-Pier because of the addition. They are changing every gate, starting at C30. Will kind of be confusing at first, but will make more sense once the addition and renovations are done.

The Link II project is the second phase of the link building (the public glass building which serves as the entrance of the Canada Line, etc...). Link II is the post-security section, for transfers between the domestic terminal and international. Right now it is kind of awkward, lots of corridors and its like a maze. I will try and post renderings, but it will be a much smoother flow to get from one terminal to the other. They have a large construction crane up, you can see it visible in the newest YVR Canada Line pics.

ps> can anyone tell me how to post or link PDFs??

its fun to watch the confused passengers drag their luggage from the international/US to domestic terminal

i was there two weeks ago and some europeans looked dead lost - are you sure we have to keep going this way they asked each other as they tried to figure out where they were - i guess trying to find a domestic connecting flight

[muzhav84]

Traffic update for June was posted. While traffic is slowing (as expected, all airports in North America are slowing), Vancouver is faring much better than its Canadian counterparts. Traffic grew 5.1% in June, and 7.8% YTD. For comparison, Calgary grew 1.2% in June, and 4.9% YTD. Montreal declined 3% in June, and has only grown 2.8% YTD. (Toronto still hasn't posted any update for the month, but we have been outpacing them all year).

What shows Vancouver is holding up well is that Domestic, Asia Pacific, Miscellaneous (caribbean, etc..), and Transborder all posted growth year over year. The only sector to shrink was Europe, but that barely dented overall growth. The fact that Asian Pacific and Transborder traffic has been growing all year is great news, and goes against what most had predicted.

http://www.yvr.ca/pdf/authority/statistics/June%20_2008_Traffic_Update.pdf

[SpongeG]

found these old pics

i flew on both these old airlines - sigh





pics from: http://www.airpixbycaz.co.u

[phesto]

Cathay Pacific cuts North American flights, including Vancouver

Hong Kong carrier boosts Australia trips
Wendy Leung, Bloomberg

Published: Monday, August 11, 2008

VANCOUVER - Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd., Hong Kong's biggest carrier, will trim flights to North America and add more services to Australia as it juggles capacity to offset the impact of surging fuel prices.

The airline will cut 10 weekly North America flights, including Los Angeles and Vancouver services, it said in an e- mailed statement today. It will add eight new Australia trips, including flights to Sydney and Perth. The airline's total capacity will remain the same, it said.

Cathay Pacific last month said it will cut flights to Canada and add more services to the Middle East as it seeks to raise earnings by boosting capacity on more profitable routes. The airline last week posted its first half-year loss since 2003 after its fuel costs almost doubled.

We will continue to maintain the integrity of our network, reshaping it where necessary to ensure we fly aircraft to where we can cover our costs and also make some money," chief executive officer Tony Tyler said in the statement.

Cathay's Vancouver service will fall to twice-daily as of Oct. 26 from three-times-a-day at present. The airline will also use larger planes on flights to Amsterdam and London because of demand, it said.

[Yume-sama]

That is unfortunate. Although, I did not know we already had 3x daily... that seems like quite a bit and it might make more sense to completely fill 2 airplanes, rather than have 3 (theoretically) 1/3 empty.

[twoNeurons]

Originally Posted by SpongeG

found these old pics

i flew on both these old airlines - sigh





pics from: http://www.airpixbycaz.co.u

I flew these guys:

[vanlaw]

Originally Posted by tintinium

I flew these guys:

Wardair had the best service going, hands down. Had a great flight with them just prior to Canadian taking them over.

[deasine]

Originally Posted by Yume-sama

That is unfortunate. Although, I did not know we already had 3x daily... that seems like quite a bit and it might make more sense to completely fill 2 airplanes, rather than have 3 (theoretically) 1/3 empty.

It was mainly to compete with Oasis... but I have to say that was stupid of them to do so... Now that Oasis is gone >_<"

[SpongeG]

Vancouver flight cancelled due to volcanic ash over Alaska

Alaska Airlines cancelled one Vancouver-based flight late Sunday due to a dangerous plume of ash created by the eruption of an Aleutian Islands volcano last week.

The Vancouver-to-Anchorage flight was one of 44 flights cancelled by the airline Sunday after a wind shift blew ash from the Kasatochi volcano into flight paths. The volcano erupted last Thursday.

Alaska Airlines spokesman Marianne Lindsey said the airline has resumed regular service and Vancouver passengers affected by the cancellation can fly to Anchorage today.

"The wind has re-shifted and we're operating as normal right now," she said in an interview. "We're just watching to see what happens with the wind patterns."

Volcanic ash can cause engine failure in planes when glass in the ash forms hard deposits in the engines. The ash can also act like a sandblaster on windshields, creating serious visibility problems.

Lindsey said a similar event occurred when a different Aleutian Islands volcano erupted last year.

"It's not common but it does happen on occasion and it's something we're used to handling," she said.

http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=f35b18f9-4123-4eb7-b4a6-abc1960f4b43

[northwest2k]

Can someone post renderings of what YVR has planned for Templeton Road

Thanks