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Jasper and one o nin · #**4521** Posted **Feb 24, 2010, 7:55 PM**

Check out Air Berlin
Departs from YVR I think 2X week. YVR to DUS $1200 in July

Johnny Aussie · #**4522** Posted **Feb 26, 2010, 9:04 PM**

Effective 9 June 2010 UA decreasing DEN to 3 daily only. 2 E70 and 1 CR7.

EdmTrekker · #**4523** Posted **Feb 26, 2010, 11:42 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by LO 044

Look out for seat sales all the time.

The best fares I found last year were Icelandic Air...thye route you YEG to YYZ and then to Rejk and then onward to Europe. A milk run but cheap and they give you no charge stop over in Iceland.

http://www.icelandair.ca/

tuffyy · #**4524** Posted **Feb 27, 2010, 1:41 AM**

Effective 9 June 2010 UA decreasing DEN to 3 daily only. 2 E70 and 1 CR7

Seems UA is reducing flights to almost all cities it serves in Canada as YYZ and YYC are also seeing reductions or UAX taking over the flights.

Jasper and one o nin · #**4525** Posted **Mar 1, 2010, 3:11 PM**

Edmonton International Airport launches intervention campaign
Edmonton travellers asked to choose EIA every time they fly

March 1, 2010 (Edmonton, Alta.)—Edmonton International Airport (EIA) estimates that it strikes up to 750,000 people annually: The Calgary Habit, the drive or flight south that many Edmontonians make to catch a plane from Calgary. The symptoms: travellers using Calgary’s airport don’t weigh costs like gas, parking, time, inconvenience, lost economic activity for the region and the toll they’re taking on Edmonton’s capacity to grow its air service. The cure: EIA’s Stop the Calgary Habit intervention campaign, which officially launches today.

Stop the Calgary Habit is asking travellers from the Edmonton region to choose EIA every time they fly. This call to action is being taken to the streets of downtown Edmonton today with a roving rally that will culminate in a prize giveaway at TELUS Plaza (10020 100 Street) at 12:30 pm. The winner will walk away with a $4,000 travel voucher to purchase a trip for two to any of the more than 50 destinations EIA serves non-stop.

Throughout the campaign, EIA will be staging a series of grassroots promotions and events to remind Edmontonians about the importance of supporting the airport’s growing family of non-stop destinations. The cheeky campaign is also meant to discourage them from flying via Calgary and make them aware of the toll this behaviour has on Edmonton’s ability to attract new routes.

“No Oilers fan wants money pouring into the coffers of the Flames and the Saddledome, nor does any Eskimos fan want to support the Stampeders and McMahon Stadium,” says Peter McCart, EIA’s Vice-President of Marketing & Business Development. “Many Edmontonians have already made a decision to support their community by supporting EIA.

“If our passengers need to make a connection, we always encourage them to use one of our 10 US hubs, or international hubs like London-Heathrow. By connecting through EIA non-stop destinations like Denver, Houston or London, and ensuring those routes thrive, it makes Edmonton more attractive to airlines looking to add new routes.”

Thanks to community support, Edmonton International Airport has been one of North America’s fastest-growing major airports for the last few years. To keep pace with this unprecedented growth, EIA’s $1-billion Expansion 2012 airport development program is currently underway, and is expected to be on time and under budget. To ensure the upward trend continues, it’s imperative that local travellers fly Edmonton first.

To encourage savings, and counteract costs associated with southbound drive market leakage, EIA’s Stop the Calgary Habit toolkit includes parking coupons, flight-mapping tools, a cost calculator and more. For more information, visit www.flyeia.com.

Now, EIA is counting on your support through one simple pledge: Stop the Calgary Habit. Fly from Edmonton International Airport every time!

Coldrsx · #**4526** Posted **Mar 1, 2010, 6:49 PM**

haha...

http://www.stopyourcalgaryhabit.ca/

240glt · #**4527** Posted **Mar 1, 2010, 9:27 PM**

^ Nice, Reminds me of a nicorderm website... didn't help me kick that hapit though

I like how they're pasting a banner over the roadsign that appears to say Cow town is 2881 km's away... lol

Coldrsx · #**4528** Posted **Mar 1, 2010, 10:22 PM**

Flying into YEG yesterday gave me a great view of the terminal progress... quite impressed at how large the airport will be once this is completed.

not having a gate crew when we arrived was not impressive though

240glt · #**4529** Posted **Mar 1, 2010, 11:45 PM**

The comments in the Journal re: Kick the Calgary habit shows how many Edmontonians still have little respect for their city

The comments in the Herald show how little class Calgarians have.

tuffyy · #**4530** Posted **Mar 2, 2010, 12:15 AM**

Its a good marketing gig IMHO.

Now if you could get your travel agents to quit funneling people through YYC (as they are among the biggest culprits for sending people to YYC).

Edmonton folks who are aware of what routes are available from YEG or take the short amount of time and brain space required to figure out other often more logical connections have already ''kicked the habit''.

Unfortunetly there are still a number of people who seem to lack ''basic logic'' in that category.

As for the Calgary herald's comments, who really cares.

You guys send more people to MMUN per year than YYC does!
Thats something that makes me happy!

Rocket252 · #**4531** Posted **Mar 2, 2010, 12:38 AM**

As with most things it is all about the money.

Travel agents will look for the best deals for their customers and a lot of time it is through YYC.

And if you think the airlines are not involved then you are sadly mistaken. They love to reinforce the hub model by funnelling passengers from not only Edmonton but Regina, Saskatoon and Winnipeg by creating attractive prices to fly out of YYC. Not all the time but most of the time.

tuffyy · #**4532** Posted **Mar 2, 2010, 7:55 AM**

==Reykjavik, Iceland-Kristján L. Möller the minister of tourism and transport announced today that Icelandair is looking to expand further into the North American market.''North America has become a very important area for our National airline'' he explained as he spoke with his fellow country mates.He then went on to explain that ''Canada and the U.S.A continue to draw a large number of Icelandics for several reasons, among them shopping, festivals, and a change in climate from the short summers we in Iceland see''...He went on to explain that Icelandair has expressed a interest in serving the cities of Vancouver, Edmonton, Los Angeles and Las Vegas as part of the airlines revised expansion plans.''These cities cater very well to Icelandair'' in terms of the numbers of available activities he went on to explain, and the amount of tourism that could be exchanged between the countries.He also went to explain Reykjaviks increasing role as a connection point between N.America and Europe.==

==Currently Icelandair serves Halifax and Toronto in Canada aswell as New York, Minneapolis/St.Paul, Orlando, Boston and Seattle in the United States,aswell as a large inter Iceland and European route network.==

==Flights to the new cities would likely be operated by Boeing 757-200 aircraft of which Icelandair operates 14 of the aircraft not including 1 stretched Boeing 757-300.Icelandair is yet to announce the new routes.[ICTVE]==

Sounds good to me!!! Good on YEG!!!

Coldrsx · #**4533** Posted **Mar 2, 2010, 3:50 PM**

I would love to see something like a Edm-Ryk-Ams flight

Jasper and one o nin · #**4534** Posted **Mar 2, 2010, 3:56 PM**

I always thought Iceland would be a great flight b/c they have great connections

hilman · #**4535** Posted **Mar 2, 2010, 4:00 PM**

I was looking at their destination map and they have a lot of cities that would be great to get to via RYK including Paris, Frankfurt, Milan, Amsterdam, Berlin, Madrid, etc.

http://www.icelandair.ca/information/travel-guide/routemap/

Coldrsx · #**4536** Posted **Mar 2, 2010, 4:09 PM**

^not to mention that I have seen some killer deals on ICE AIR to europe. (out of YYZ)

Airboy · #**4537** Posted **Mar 2, 2010, 9:28 PM**

Just a heads up 2 CH47s are flying around near the muni

Coldrsx · #**4538** Posted **Mar 2, 2010, 9:30 PM**

Just heard one...

Airboy · #**4539** Posted **Mar 2, 2010, 9:35 PM**

I figure these must be the first to be delivered domestically.

Jasper and one o nin · #**4540** Posted **Mar 2, 2010, 10:03 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by tuffyy

==Reykjavik, Iceland-Kristján L. Möller the minister of tourism and transport announced today that Icelandair is looking to expand further into the North American market.''North America has become a very important area for our National airline'' he explained as he spoke with his fellow country mates.He then went on to explain that ''Canada and the U.S.A continue to draw a large number of Icelandics for several reasons, among them shopping, festivals, and a change in climate from the short summers we in Iceland see''...He went on to explain that Icelandair has expressed a interest in serving the cities of Vancouver, Edmonton, Los Angeles and Las Vegas as part of the airlines revised expansion plans.''These cities cater very well to Icelandair'' in terms of the numbers of available activities he went on to explain, and the amount of tourism that could be exchanged between the countries.He also went to explain Reykjaviks increasing role as a connection point between N.America and Europe.==

==Currently Icelandair serves Halifax and Toronto in Canada aswell as New York, Minneapolis/St.Paul, Orlando, Boston and Seattle in the United States,aswell as a large inter Iceland and European route network.==

==Flights to the new cities would likely be operated by Boeing 757-200 aircraft of which Icelandair operates 14 of the aircraft not including 1 stretched Boeing 757-300.Icelandair is yet to announce the new routes.[ICTVE]==

So, where did this "anouncement" come from?