YVR Airport & Sea Island Developments Discussion - Page 67

excel · #**1321** Posted **Jan 27, 2009, 12:39 AM**

great pictures mr x.

rather_draconian · #**1322** Posted **Jan 29, 2009, 10:13 PM**

Just got this from the Vancouver Sun...kinda cool. HSBC jetways remind me of Heathrow...

HSBC brands the jet bridges at YVR

By Derrick Penner, Vancouver SunJanuary 29, 2009 1:01 PM

The jet bridges at Vancouver International Airport will become billboards for HSBC Bank Canada as the two companies have agreed to a branding campaign at the facility.

HSBC, the Vancouver Airport Authority and outdoor advertising firm Clear Channel Outdoor Company Canada, on Thursday, announced that the bank has secured exclusive rights to put its name outside and inside the airport's 61 jet bridges, the enclosed ramps that carry passengers from the terminal to their planes out of the weather.

HSBC Group holds similar rights at 40 airports around the world including Pearson International in Toronto, Heathrow in London, JFK in New York and Tokyo's Narita airport.

Vancouver International Airport CEO Larry Berg said the contract helps the airport increase "non-aeronautical revenues" as a means to keep its landing fees the lowest of major Canadian airports.

A total of nine jet bridges will be branded with HSBC's name in 2009 with the remainder to be covered in 2010.

The contract between HSBC, Vancouver International Airport and Clear Channel will last until 2015. It's value to the airport was not disclosed.

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mr.x · #**1323** Posted **Jan 29, 2009, 10:34 PM**

^ they do that at Hong Kong too!

Yume-sama · #**1324** Posted **Jan 29, 2009, 10:49 PM**

HSBC owns the World

I don't think I've been anywhere without seeing them as soon as I step off the plane.

trofirhen · #**1325** Posted **Jan 30, 2009, 12:16 AM**

[QUOTE=Yume-sama;4056638]HSBC owns the World

... and soon the entire planet.

vanlaw · #**1326** Posted **Jan 30, 2009, 12:21 AM**

Toronto as well - the West Jet terminal at least - not sure about the new terminal.

therock023 · #**1327** Posted **Feb 2, 2009, 5:56 AM**

Hello, just wondering if anybody had an answer to an odd question I have. What are the most "international" flights that arrive at YVR? By "international", I mean, which flights carry the most passengers who are not Canadians just returning home from a trip, but a flight which carries the most foreigners (the most culturally diverse flights, a flight on which would be people from all backgrounds, countries, etc.). Example, EVA Air 747 comes from Taipei, but carries mostly locals from Taipei or the surrounding area, but British Airways 747 from London seems to be a real "international" flight. So far I thought these might be the most "international/foreign/culturally diverse" flights arriving at YVR:

British Airways from London
Air Canada from London
Lufthansa from Frankfurt
Singapore Airlines from Singapore/Seoul
Cathay Pacific from Hong Kong
KLM from Amsterdam
American Airlines from Dallas
Air Canada from Toronto

Any ideas??.... Just wanting to know how much of a "gateway" or how "international" in scope Vancouver International really is...

Hourglass · #**1328** Posted **Feb 2, 2009, 7:15 AM**

I would say the flights from HKG, LHR, AMS and YYZ would have the most international mix as these are large catchment hubs for a major airline. For example, CX funnels most transit passengers through their hub in Hong Kong. Similarly, Heathrow and Schipol are major transit hubs.

Having said that, I've taken CX from HKG to YVR numerous times, and it appears to be mainly Canadians on business or Hong Kongers (or ex-HKers who have moved to Canada) on personal visits with a sprinkling of people from PR China, the Philippines, India and elsewhere. Similarly, when I took BA from Heathrow to YVR a few summers ago, it seemed to be mainly Brits visiting on holiday, so anecdotally at least, it would seem that for most airlines, their home market makes up the majority of passengers. I've no stats to back that up, though...

On another note, finally some good news in the midst of all the route cutbacks at YVR by Air Canada. In March, Philippine Airlines is set to go daily from Manila and Korean Air will go daily from Seoul (source: airlineroute.blogspot.com).

trofirhen · #**1329** Posted **Feb 12, 2009, 7:43 PM**

To any interested readers: Considering that Vancouver is considered an "International Gateway," which of ten new worldwide destinations would, in your opinion, serve the city best, and why? My partial list of choices, among others, are:

1: New Delhi, to serve the large East Indian Community in the city.
2: Dubai, to hook up with this important centre of commerce, and
conecting point.
3: Melbourne, which at the present rate, will become the largest city in
Australia in 20 years, as well as the major financial centre.
4: Miami, the most direct route route for connections to South America. (Rio, Sao Paolo, Buenos Aires, Caracas, etc)
5: Paris CDG, the largest city in Continental Europe, and the most "connected," airwise.
6: Munich, to both serve the large German population in Vancouver and to
provided a connecting point to Eastern Europe.
7: Rome, to serve the large Italian community here, and provide a gateway
to the Mediterranean area.
8: Manchester, to serve the large maket of the northern UK, and as a connecting point to Scandinavia.

Any other ideas or suggestions? It would be interesting to see "where" we're heading, both as a city and as an airport.

sacrifice333 · #**1330** Posted **Feb 12, 2009, 8:38 PM**

Direct flights to Miami would be fantastic.

Flying through Toronto en route to the Caribbean is so lame.

Coldrsx · #**1331** Posted **Feb 12, 2009, 8:42 PM**

"4: Miami, the most direct route route for connections to South America. (Rio, Sao Paolo, Buenos Aires, Caracas, etc)"

ever hear of mexico city?

"5: Paris CDG, the largest city in Continental Europe, and the most "connected," airwise."

frankfurt, which you already have, is a far better "connected" transfer point

trofirhen · #**1332** Posted **Feb 13, 2009, 11:08 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coldrsx

"4: Miami, the most direct route route for connections to South America. (Rio, Sao Paolo, Buenos Aires, Caracas, etc)"

ever hear of mexico city?

"5: Paris CDG, the largest city in Continental Europe, and the most "connected," airwise."

frankfurt, which you already have, is a far better "connected" transfer point

Perhaps you are right about Mexico City over Miami, but I still think that a lack of year-round service to Paris is a "gap" that needs to be filled. Paris itself represents a huge market (being the most visited city in the world helps), is the largest city by far in continental Europe, and where you get the idea that Frankfurt is a better connecting point puzzles me. Airline statistics show that CDG is the most "connected" airport in Europe. Frankfurt is good, I agree, but Paris CDG is even better.

Anybody else? ..... Which destinations would make Vancouver a TRUE international gateway?

mr.x · #**1333** Posted **Feb 14, 2009, 5:24 AM**

From flickr....all but one are pictures of the recent 2010 security practice at the airport.

nova9 · #**1334** Posted **Feb 14, 2009, 8:09 AM**

Thank so much for the great insight into the security exercise.

Question: Do/can/would military planes share runways with commercial runways?

sacrifice333 · #**1335** Posted **Feb 14, 2009, 4:10 PM**

Should the really be using Sea Kings as part of the Olympic Security... aren't those things up to like 24 hours of maintenance per flying hour or something?!

Canadian Mind · #**1336** Posted **Feb 14, 2009, 7:46 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by nova9

Thank so much for the great insight into the security exercise.

Question: Do/can/would military planes share runways with commercial runways?

Yes, YVR can handle everything in Canadian inventory save for F-18's in full afterburner or a C-17 trying to perform a short take off or landing. If either of these aircraft have to go to full power to take off or land, the asphalt peeling from the runway is probably the least of our worries.

Quote:

Originally Posted by sacrifice333

Should the really be using Sea Kings as part of the Olympic Security... aren't those things up to like 24 hours of maintenance per flying hour or something?!

We don't have anything else that fills the SeaKings role. Now if we had a government willing to spend 50 billion per year, kit as old as the SeaKings wouldn't be a problem. But unfortunately we don't have a party with the nuts to do that, nor do i think you the taxpayer would approve of it.

mr.x · #**1337** Posted **Feb 14, 2009, 7:54 PM**

^ in the late-90s, the feds signed a contract to replace the Sea Kings for something like $5-billion with a lot of high-tech gadgets and weaponry but Chretien canceled at the last minute. Today, we'd just get the helicopter for the same price.

Canadian Mind · #**1338** Posted **Feb 14, 2009, 8:13 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by mr.x2

^ in the late-90s, the feds signed a contract to replace the Sea Kings for something like $5-billion with a lot of high-tech gadgets and weaponry but Chretien canceled at the last minute. Today, we'd just get the helicopter for the same price.

The first part is what I meant. We lost more money in the end then what we would have spent on the fucking things, which now would be 15 years old and starting to rust up.

At the same time, if you look at the deplorable state of the Comorants, which are based on the same model of helicopter, but 10 years newer, we may have lucked out as far as dodging a lemon.

Now the problem is delays of the current chopper because the government keeps increasing its demands year by year. Just give the airforce the fuckign platform and upgrade it after you have the airframes instead of constantly having the company rework the models they have 95% complete on the factory floor.

Miu · #**1339** Posted **Feb 15, 2009, 12:35 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by trofirhen

Perhaps you are right about Mexico City over Miami, but I still think that a lack of year-round service to Paris is a "gap" that needs to be filled. Paris itself represents a huge market (being the most visited city in the world helps), is the largest city by far in continental Europe, and where you get the idea that Frankfurt is a better connecting point puzzles me. Airline statistics show that CDG is the most "connected" airport in Europe. Frankfurt is good, I agree, but Paris CDG is even better.

I don't know if it's true, but I have heard more than once that Frankfurt Airport serves more destinations than any other airport in the world.

Locked In · #**1340** Posted **Feb 15, 2009, 5:02 AM**

Quote:

Singapore Airlines ditches flights to Vancouver
By Staff, Vancouver Sun, February 14, 2009 8:01 PM

Singapore Airlines will not be flying into YVR after April 25, say executives with the company.

An SIA spokesman said the thrice-weekly service that stops over in Seoul was no longer viable to operate three times per week.

The economic conditions has lowered passenger numbers and performance on the route isn't likely to improve soon due to the global economic downturn, according to the company.

SIA will notify affected customers and offer them alternative travel plans.

Suspension of the Vancouver service will be 'indefinite', according to officials.
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