YVR Airport & Sea Island Developments Discussion

[Johnny Aussie]

Effective 20 July China Eastern now going double daily to PVG.

This really is all an insane amount of additional capacity to China.

The tally for summer 2013 is now..... ?

http://airlineroute.net/2013/03/07/mu-yvr-s13

[Hourglass]

Originally Posted by Johnny Aussie

Effective 20 July China Eastern now going double daily to PVG.

This really is all an insane amount of additional capacity to China.

The tally for summer 2013 is now..... ?

http://airlineroute.net/2013/03/07/mu-yvr-s13

By my count:

PEK 22x/week (Air Canada 11x, Air China 11x)
PVG 21x/week (Air Canada 7x, China Easter 14x)
CAN 7x/week (China Southern)
SHE 4x.week (Sichuan Airlines)

Think that's correct.

That makes 54 weekly flights between China and YVR this summer. Pretty amazing growth!

[Bigtime]

Wow, that is insane. Good on ya YVR!

[Johnny Aussie]

PR's YYZ plans have changed again.

PR was operating three weekly non-stop MNL-YYZ with the return via YVR.

These flights will now operate via YVR in both directions effective 15 March.

Therefore MNL-YVR and v.v. will operate 4 days per week and MNL-YVR-YYZ and v.v. will operate 3 days per week.

I am tipping the MNL-YYZ flights are not performing as well as planned.

http://airlineroute.net/2013/03/08/pr-s13update2/

[ACT7]

Originally Posted by Johnny Aussie

PR's YYZ plans have changed again.

PR was operating three weekly non-stop MNL-YYZ with the return via YVR.

These flights will now operate via YVR in both directions effective 15 March.

Therefore MNL-YVR and v.v. will operate 4 days per week and MNL-YVR-YYZ and v.v. will operate 3 days per week.

I am tipping the MNL-YYZ flights are not performing as well as planned.

http://airlineroute.net/2013/03/08/pr-s13update2/

It probably has a lot to with distance as well. That's a 15 hour flight with generally low-yielding traffic. Volumes were apparently quite high.

[Gordon]

West Jet Encore will use gate A5 . facilities will be phased at the end of A pier.

[Hourglass]

Originally Posted by Johnny Aussie

PR's YYZ plans have changed again.

PR was operating three weekly non-stop MNL-YYZ with the return via YVR.

These flights will now operate via YVR in both directions effective 15 March.

Therefore MNL-YVR and v.v. will operate 4 days per week and MNL-YVR-YYZ and v.v. will operate 3 days per week.

I am tipping the MNL-YYZ flights are not performing as well as planned.

http://airlineroute.net/2013/03/08/pr-s13update2/

Does PR have traffic rights between YVR and YYZ?

[ACT7]

Originally Posted by Hourglass

Does PR have traffic rights between YVR and YYZ?

I don't think so. The flight on PR's website just shows a stopover with nothing more - no option to book the domestic leg.

[Johnny Aussie]

Summer scheds showing the 1:00pm changed to a daily 319.

The second daily flight still showing as a CR7.

Last summer mainline only operated on the weekend rotations so another bump in DL capacity on its way.

[GrahamH]

I know there has been some taxiway and apron improvements/expansion going on recently. Does anyone know if they have been completed yet? I would love to see some photos.

[Gordon]

will the Pier A\B renovations be phased in as completed or opened when totally completed ?

West Jet seems to only be uisng gates A2 A3& A4 in pier A & Variouse pier b gates,

Have Gates A1 & A5 been taken out of service?

[Johnny Aussie]

Originally Posted by Johnny Aussie

Summer scheds showing the 1:00pm changed to a daily 319.

The second daily flight still showing as a CR7.

Last summer mainline only operated on the weekend rotations so another bump in DL capacity on its way.

Now a daily 320.... sheesh make up your minds! :-P

In any event that's a pretty big boost.

[casper]

Originally Posted by Johnny Aussie

Now a daily 320.... sheesh make up your minds! :-P

In any event that's a pretty big boost.

Going from a 319 to a 320 is not that unusual. All the airlines appear to have become more sophisticated in how they automatically adjust to load patterns. Is this mostly sessional cruise ship traffic or something more fundamental going on?

[Johnny Aussie]

^ compared to the prior year it's a pretty big jump from 2 daily mix CR7/CR9 to a daily 320 and a daily CR7.

I would assume this is mainly for cruise ship traffic. Vancouver seemed to bottom out in cruise ship capacity and is slowly rebuilding from its low a couple of years ago.

[hollywoodnorth]

when I look at the YVR Master Plan >> http://www.yvr.ca/en/about/future-planning/YVR-Your-Airport-2027.aspx

it seems like the North-South taxiway is the next major project planned.....anyone know its status?

[deasine]

Originally Posted by hollywoodnorth

when I look at the YVR Master Plan >> http://www.yvr.ca/en/about/future-planning/YVR-Your-Airport-2027.aspx

it seems like the North-South taxiway is the next major project planned.....anyone know its status?

Old document. Project has been nixed due to its cost.

[Porfiry]

Originally Posted by deasine

Old document. Project has been nixed due to its cost.

Is there a newer document that supersedes this plan?

[Millennium2002]

Is it truly nixed? Or just postponed for better days?

[trofirhen]

Originally Posted by allan_kuan

Is it truly nixed? Or just postponed for better days?

I hppe it has only been postponed. I think it would be cool to be driving in YVR, and seeing a jet passing slowly overhead on a taxiway, the way they do at certain big airports.

[Gordon]

I think the Airport authority views that as an important project but it may not needed until the terminal is expanded .

How will the North South Taxiway be affected by the Canada Line guideway tha runs tha length of Sea island?