YEG - Edmonton Int Airport

[Rocket252]

^ Something about your anouncement is funny - whether it brings back memories of the Fountain Tire guy "going to Winnipeg" or "Iceland express" being similiar to the Ice express we are experiencing with the the cold and snow we are getting right now to the fact Santa Claus is making his rounds this time of year.


Winnipeg gets Iceland Express.

Who knows maybe Edmonton will get Siberian airways?

[RTD]

You can mock it all you want, and I should have expected that on this thread, but all I did was express that the open skies agreement is here and in the beginning stages. Can't expect the biggest non-stop flights to become instantaneous; that will take time. Make of it what you will, but more non-stop international flights are on the way for Canadian cities.

[Rocket252]

A lot of what goes on in this thread is speculation and rumors that tend to raise the expectaions of everyone involved. While that makes for interesting reading it does tend to make people slightly frustrated when these rumors do not come to pass.

So Its great that Winterpeg has gotten ICE Air but it remains to be seen where it goes from there.

I hope your speculation is correct

[oiler-dude]

I'm sure this has been mentioned, but I flew out on Wednesday morning (first class somehow, man I love it!) but there are some cranes, and support beams popping up on the terminal expansion. Nice to see.

[Coldrsx]

Did i see LOT on the dept screen?

[dansk]

LOT codeshares via YYZ, don't expect them in Edmonton as they are on the verge of folding

[Jasper and one o nin]

I was curious how YEG compared to airports in the US.
Based on similar PAX numbers and similar city population, I found the following on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airports_in_the_United_States

Anchorage 2,599,000
Tucson 2,177,000
Oakland 7,144,107
Sacremento 5,382,000
Indianapolis 4,097,398
New Orleans 3,770,246
KC 5,833,064
St Louis 7,130,180
Albequerque 3,176,299
Raleigh 4,706,587
Cleveland 5,447,482
Columbus 3,336,994
Oklahoma City 1,799,977
Portland OR 6,956,712
Pittsburg 4,946,256
Memphis 5,508,235
Nashville 4,779,474
Austin 3,945,020
San Antonio 3,915,428

[Coldrsx]

^very interesting, although in the US you have many more feeder level airports and more major hubs.

[naidoo]

Are these numbers monthly or annually? In comparison, YEG's annual PAX is just over 6 M correct?

[Jasper and one o nin]

Originally Posted by Coldrsx

^very interesting, although in the US you have many more feeder level airports and more major hubs.

I tried to stay away from Cities with more than one airport. Oakland probably shouldnt be there because SFO is the bay-area's main airport

[Rocket252]

Happy New Year!!

Hope everyone has a great 2010!!

[MalcolmTucker]

That list is not PAX. It is enplanements, boardings only. So not a really good list to be doing comparisons on unless YEG is publishing enplanement only numbers.

Originally Posted by Jasper and one o nin

I was curious how YEG compared to airports in the US.
Based on similar PAX numbers and similar city population, I found the following on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airports_in_the_United_States

Anchorage 2,599,000
Tucson 2,177,000
Oakland 7,144,107
Sacremento 5,382,000
Indianapolis 4,097,398
New Orleans 3,770,246
KC 5,833,064
St Louis 7,130,180
Albequerque 3,176,299
Raleigh 4,706,587
Cleveland 5,447,482
Columbus 3,336,994
Oklahoma City 1,799,977
Portland OR 6,956,712
Pittsburg 4,946,256
Memphis 5,508,235
Nashville 4,779,474
Austin 3,945,020
San Antonio 3,915,428

[rapid_business]

So is it fair to 'double it' and count that as roughly PAX?

[Jasper and one o nin]

Originally Posted by Sir.Humphrey.Appleby

That list is not PAX. It is enplanements, boardings only. So not a really good list to be doing comparisons on unless YEG is publishing enplanement only numbers.

hmm... so it is, i wouldnt have posted if I knew that..

[LO 044]

Can anyone, perhaps someone working at YEG, confirm if Air Canada's 763 flying weekly to Cancun is the XM'd version or the old type with no TV's in the back of the seats. From what i've gathered on the net, the 3 culprits not (and won't be) XM'd have fin numbers 687, 689 and 690.

I'm planning to fly down with AC hence the question.

[Rocket252]

Air Canada Summer 2010 Changes

Edmonton – Las Vegas Service operates year-round, 2 weekly on Day 47
AC536 YEG1845 – 2042LAS E90 47
AC537 LAS2130 – 0137+1YEG E90 47

I can't hold back my excitement.

Thanks Air Canada

[EdmTrekker]

Originally Posted by Rocket252

Air Canada Summer 2010 Changes

Edmonton – Las Vegas Service operates year-round, 2 weekly on Day 47
AC536 YEG1845 – 2042LAS E90 47
AC537 LAS2130 – 0137+1YEG E90 47

I can't hold back my excitement.

Thanks Air Canada

That is the same days, and frequency as now. Not sure why AC even operate here.

[KrisYYC]

Originally Posted by LO 044

Can anyone, perhaps someone working at YEG, confirm if Air Canada's 763 flying weekly to Cancun is the XM'd version or the old type with no TV's in the back of the seats. From what i've gathered on the net, the 3 culprits not (and won't be) XM'd have fin numbers 687, 689 and 690.

I'm planning to fly down with AC hence the question.

What day of the week does this flight operate?

[LO 044]

Originally Posted by KrisYYC

What day of the week does this flight operate?

It operates on Thursdays out of YEG and the specific date would be February 4.

It seems like YYC and YEG are getting "stuck" with the non-XM'd aircraft to sun destinations according to the info from this forum.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/air-canada-aeroplan/843745-update-xm-aircrafts.html

[tuffyy]

I have seen the xm aircraft here from time to time although it seems the non xm aircraft are more routine, as it would appear the xm machines are placed on most of the important European flights.