YVR Airport & Sea Island Developments Discussion

[zivan56]

Was this guy drunk/high? How can you not stop a car before it would even get to the doors? He wasn't speeding up to ramp to the departures level going 60 or anything.

[officedweller]

... and they let him catch his flight?

[SpongeG]

it was a valet - the valet parker got into the SUV and didn't know it was in reverse and accelerated

a witness on TV said it was a woman driver

[zivan56]

That's a pretty sorry excuse. Virtually all cars have an indicator on the dashboard to tell you what gear it is in as does the shifter itself.
What was she thinking?
"Oh, its in drive...I made 100% sure of it and now its going backwards. Instead of braking and seeing what is the cause, I'll just press the accelerator harder. It's not my fault, it was not in reverse! The car was wrong!"

Some women are way too ditzy to be allowed on the road.

[Zassk]

^ It was a man, not a woman :-)

[Millennium2002]

Originally Posted by Sir.Humphrey.Appleby

No security bollards?

The last time I visited there (which was many months ago)... no.

Originally Posted by officedweller

... and they let him catch his flight?

If you read the story on CTV you'll find out that the person who had his car driven was able to catch his flight. The valet person however was just doing his job when the big mishap occurred.

[zivan56]

A witness on the news said the driver was female...I read the article and it says male. Who to believe? Now on the news, they said it was a Honda Pilot which was involved, but it was a Ford Explorer obviously from the news video.

[SpongeG]

yah the guy on the news said it was a woman and he also said someone inside the airport was hit - while the news article says no one was hurt

[twoNeurons]

Originally Posted by Yume-sama

This is the plane that I can't wait to fly on

Tell me about it. I'm actually more excited about the 787 than I ever was about the A380.

[Mr.Airport]

Originally Posted by deasine

Your question has been partly answered in the previous page.



Clearly, everything's quite preliminary. The transborder terminal is an extension of the airport eastwards from the Int'l terminal. A new Canada Line station will be built (at the point where there are two tracks). It will be broken up into two phases. Phase 1 is expected to be complete in 2015, phase 2 in 2023. YVR's been expanding quite quickly: you might see these two phases built as one. No, there are no renderings, but the expansion is covered in the 2027 Masterplan.

Refer to plan: http://wwwnew.yvr.ca/en/about/future-planning/YVR-Your-Airport-2027.aspx

Yes, the new transborder terminal will just be an extension of the International Terminal building, where the fairmont hotel and the cruise ship loading is.
As for the dates, due to the economy and the reduction of flights, we may even see these dates pushed back.
Since the design hasn't started, there are no drawings.

However, I also hear they will expand Pier A to increase westjet's capacity.

[Rothwell]

Originally Posted by zivan56

That's a pretty sorry excuse. Virtually all cars have an indicator on the dashboard to tell you what gear it is in as does the shifter itself.
What was she thinking?
"Oh, its in drive...I made 100% sure of it and now its going backwards. Instead of braking and seeing what is the cause, I'll just press the accelerator harder. It's not my fault, it was not in reverse! The car was wrong!"

Some women are way too ditzy to be allowed on the road.

Dude don't be so quick to judge the person. Have you ever worked as a valet? Have you ever worked in any job requiring you to move cars all day? I have. I saw a perfectly sober guy floor it in an H2 in reverse right into a concrete pole. It ended up costing $5000 to fix. Like this lady/man in the news, he thought it was in drive. He let his mind wander for a minute and it ended up costing him. It can happen to anyone.

[natelox]

Surprised this wasn't posted earlier today..

Canada. EU signs 'open skies' deal with Canada

Canwest News Service December 18, 2009

The European Union on Thursday signed an "open skies" deal with Canada, liberalizing air traffic between the two, the EU Commission said. The deal, which was agreed upon a year ago, allows European airlines to fly to Canada from anywhere they want in Europe rather than just their home country. It will also lift all restrictions on routes, prices or the number of weekly flights between Canada and the EU as well as limits on investing in or setting up airlines in Canada and vice versa. The deal replaces a patchwork of bilateral accords between Canada and individual EU states.

© Copyright (c) The Ottawa Citizen

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Canada+signs+open+skies+deal+with+Canada/2354437/story.html

There are better, more in depth articles out there if you're interested in what this entails, ie:

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2009-12-17-eu-canada-aviation-deal_N.htm

[Zassk]

^ Interesting footnote to that USA Today article, this should make life a lot simpler for travellers:

Originally Posted by USA Today

The deal also recognizes security checks in both regions which should simplify flight transfers because passengers, luggage or cargo taking a connecting flight would be exempted from a second round of security screening.

[trofirhen]

duplicate

[trofirhen]

Originally Posted by natelox

Surprised this wasn't posted earlier today..



http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Canada+signs+open+skies+deal+with+Canada/2354437/story.html

There are better, more in depth articles out there if you're interested in what this entails, ie:

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2009-12-17-eu-canada-aviation-deal_N.htm

..... finally .......

[zivan56]

Originally Posted by Rothwell

Dude don't be so quick to judge the person. Have you ever worked as a valet? Have you ever worked in any job requiring you to move cars all day? I have. I saw a perfectly sober guy floor it in an H2 in reverse right into a concrete pole. It ended up costing $5000 to fix. Like this lady/man in the news, he thought it was in drive. He let his mind wander for a minute and it ended up costing him. It can happen to anyone.

This was in the morning...not after a 20 hour shift. Still, that's no excuse to rush and not pay attention. Do you realize how much/long you have to press on the gas to do this? Not to mention the slow reaction time to hit the brake. Why would the person hit the gas that hard on a car that doesn't belong to them and they have never driven before?

I would understand if they had a seizure or medical condition which caused them to temporarily lose consciousness, but this wasn't the case. Imagine if there were dozens on people along the way they hit and killed because of their careless attitude...I can't believe anybody would defend this person unless it was due to circumstances beyond their control. I hope they at least received a careless/unsafe driving ticket, driving on sidewalk, etc and insurance through the roof so that they can finally learn how to tell if the car is in drive.

[twoNeurons]

There was news that Air Canada was going to [temporarily] reinstate YVR - KIX (Osaka) for next spring. Has anyone heard any more about this recently? I haven't seen anything in the news.

[PaperTiger]

More good news in the sun today. Looks like we can expect and increase from 7 to 14 flights per day for Air China to and from Beijing and an increase of 300 seats per week (total) on Cathay's current schedule.

http://www.vancouversun.com/travel/Airlines+gear+more+Vancouver+Beijing+flights/2366393/story.html

Never flown Air China, but I've flown China Southern and it was a little getto.

[giallo]

^ I only take Air Canada between China and Vancouver. The alternatives are less than appealing.

[twoNeurons]

To be fair, their target market probably isn't born-in-Canada Canadians.