YEG - Edmonton Int Airport

[tuffyy]

^Will see...

For now I have other ''things'' to try and figure out.And as my very understanding boss said, ''Go get her".

They want me to work this out at all costs, will see and all I can say if I fail is I tried...

[LO 044]

Looks like AC's winter international schedule for YEG is the same as last year although i thought we might have had 4x weekly flights to LHR last winter.

Edmonton – Cancun 1 763 23DEC-
Edmonton – London Heathrow 3 763
Edmonton – Montego Bay 1 763 21DEC-

http://airlineroute.net/2010/07/02/ac-w10intl-update/

[Rocket252]

And Calgary gets this:

Calgary – Cancun 1 319
1 763 -12DEC
19DEC-
Calgary – Frankfurt 7 333
Calgary – Ixtapa 1 319 25DEC-
Calgary – London Heathrow 7 333
Calgary – Montego Bay 1 763 20DEC-
Calgary – Puerto Vallarta 1 319
Calgary – Punta Cana 1 763 21DEC-
Calgary – San Jose del Cabo 1 E90 25DEC-
Calgary – Santa Clara 1 763 22DEC-
Calgary – Varadero 1 319

[hilman]

Wow, 5 flights a week AC, keep up the great work, slow clap....clap...clap.

[dansk]

4 flights by Delta to MSP might be hurting UA route to ORD a little. Down to 2x daily (YEG-ORD UAL) starting November.

[Coldrsx]

—... we need more ORD or at least a bigger plane not less

[dansk]

E70's are good planes for that route. 3x daily will be back for summer from what I understand or actually spring.

[Coldrsx]

Yesterday reminded me how people who complain about how long it takes to get to YEG exagerate or need to find a map.

I left downtown at 4:15, arrived at YEG at 4:50, back home downtown 5:20.

Oh and MY GOD that expansion terminal is MASSIVE!

[hilman]

That must have been 4:15 in the morning as Envision Edmonton says it's like an hour each way and I may as well go all the way to YYC

[Bigtime]

Originally Posted by Coldrsx

Yesterday reminded me how people who complain about how long it takes to get to YEG exagerate or need to find a map.

I left downtown at 4:15, arrived at YEG at 4:50, back home downtown 5:20.

Oh and MY GOD that expansion terminal is MASSIVE!

Clearly you were driving some sort of modified Delorean...

Was the airport even open? According to Envision YEG is closed like 60 days a year, you might as well roll the dice if you choose to fly out of that place!

[240glt]

Have they started the new tower yet ?

Looking forward to several flights out & back this summer

[Daveography]

^^ And all this slagging of YEG seems to hint to their true goals: return scheduled service to YXD. And since YXD is limited in the kind of aircraft it can handle, that pretty much means turning Edmonton into a spoke for Calgary's hub.

[CanadianCentaur]

Originally Posted by Bigtime

Clearly you were driving some sort of modified Delorean...

Was the airport even open? According to Envision YEG is closed like 60 days a year, you might as well roll the dice if you choose to fly out of that place!

Do you even know what you're talking about?

[240glt]

^ I think he's being sarcastic...

[hilman]

WestJet adds New Orleans, Grand Cayman and Santa Clara, Cuba
Airline unveils new destinations and routes for the winter of 2010-2011

CALGARY, July 7 /CNW/ - WestJet today unveiled its winter schedule for 2010-2011, featuring three new destinations, 10 new routes and expanded service on more than 30 others - and at everyday low fares all year-round.

Beginning in November, WestJet will launch seasonal, non-stop service to New Orleans, Santa Clara (Cuba) and Grand Cayman Island, all from Toronto's Pearson International Airport.

WestJet will also launch new seasonal, non-stop service between the following cities:

- Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Regina, Montreal
and Montego Bay, Jamaica
- Montreal, Calgary and Varadero, Cuba
- Toronto and Palm Springs

WestJet will increase the number of seasonal, non-stop flights this winter from Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Regina, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal to exciting destinations such as Honolulu, Maui, Cancun, Puerto Vallarta and Cabo San Lucas.

Full Story:
http://westjet2.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=462

[Bigtime]

Originally Posted by CanadianCentaur

Do you even know what you're talking about?

Originally Posted by 240glt

^ I think he's being sarcastic...

Bingo, I had hoped that my wink after the first sentence would have hinted at that. Plus I'm no slouch when it comes to my aviation knowledge either (Canadian Commercial License holder).

I get a chuckle out of some of the crazy stats and statements made by the Envision folks. Was just playing on that.

[240glt]

^ Well according to Envision, without the muni none of us will be able to land our flying cars downtown... such a shame!

[Bigtime]

Originally Posted by 240glt

^ Well according to Envision, without the muni none of us will be able to land our flying cars downtown... such a shame!

Those fools! The only good flying cars will have full VTOL capability.

[Coldrsx]

No evidence of control tower construction but it would be hard to see from departures in my car.

[EdmTrekker]

OK this article not specific to YEG, but it is the future of some of our travels...more bums in the seats on A320 and other Airbus Aircraft by using new lighter, thinner seats using new materials. I guess we will soon see what the seats look and feel like...as where Lufthansa goes...so goes Europe and every airbus operator.

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/201...yout-rejig-equates-to-12-free-a320s.html

Not sure about how good this will be - the extra 5-10% increase in passengers still have luggage. Maybe Lufthansa will price luggage at a huge premium over and above the gouging that now goes on.

Upside is lower cost of operations, possibly more competitive fares. Lufthansa will be able to redirect its capital spend to new routes rather than adding metal to existing routes (5-10% will buy them time on those routes).