YVR Airport & Sea Island Developments Discussion

[red-paladin]

Is the North South Taxiway plan still on hold?

[Jebby]

Originally Posted by red-paladin

Is the North South Taxiway plan still on hold?

Yes. Indefinitely.

[Gordon]

I thought YVR considered that an important project for future growth.

[osirisboy]

I heard that its on hold now but is still in the plan down the road

[Johnny Aussie]

Just looking later in August and noted the following:

SFO: going to be pretty much all mainline on the 5 daily flights. Only 1 weekly frequency will be on Express. Also, tending to larger aircraft as well.

EWR: huge bump from the daily 319 to a 739.

DEN: tending to larger a/c as well.

[Johnny Aussie]

AS upping its two later afternoon flights to LAX to 739s. Previously just the last flight was.

DL to JFK changing their daily JFK to the 73H from 738.
Big difference is the 73H has individual video monitors. So a good upgrade in service for those who like that.

[Johnny Aussie]

From 18 Dec - 5 Jan Sunwing will fly 15 return trips from YYZ-YVR. Flights arrive in YVR at 2305 and depart back to YYZ at 2355.

If I recall in prior years they only flew a handful of flights over the peak period. I think maybe a total of 6 return trips.

[YYCspotter]

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-21...t-class-fleet-below-british-airways.html

YVR is going to lose first class service with LH. The only long haul plane in their fleet that doesn't have first class is the A340-300 with 44J seats and 222Y seats.

Edit: this was announced in February. lol i'm an idiot.

[Johnny Aussie]

Originally Posted by YYCspotter

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-21...t-class-fleet-below-british-airways.html

YVR is going to lose first class service with LH. The only long haul plane in their fleet that doesn't have first class is the A340-300 with 44J seats and 222Y seats.

Edit: this was announced in February. lol i'm an idiot.

Since this was announced, Lufthansa actually announced they are upgauging the YVR-FRA flight to a 346 from a 343 year-round (previously they flew 346 in the summer and 343 in the winter). The 346s definitely have F. So perhaps a change of plan?

[Johnny Aussie]

Just looking at Air Canada's July pax stats released today.

Saw this interesting little footnote.... ummm... yeah?! How many years have they been reporting YVR-SYD incorrectly?

* Australia has been reclassified to "Pacific" from "Latin America & Caribbean".

Unbelievable!!

[Hourglass]

Originally Posted by Johnny Aussie

Just looking at Air Canada's July pax stats released today.

Saw this interesting little footnote.... ummm... yeah?! How many years have they been reporting YVR-SYD incorrectly?

* Australia has been reclassified to "Pacific" from "Latin America & Caribbean".

Unbelievable!!

Explains a lot...

Seriously, though, if you look at traffic reports from previous months, it is classified 'Latin America, Caribbean and Other.'

IIRC, SYD is Air Canada's only Pacific route at the moment (not incl Hawaii). Now the route is successful, they're simply breaking it out for reporting purposes. Being very optimistic, it could also signify future routes to Oz / NZ once the 787s arrive (MEL or BNE?).

[trofirhen]

Originally Posted by Hourglass

Explains a lot...

Seriously, though, if you look at traffic reports from previous months, it is classified 'Latin America, Caribbean and Other.'

IIRC, SYD is Air Canada's only Pacific route at the moment (not incl Hawaii). Now the route is successful, they're simply breaking it out for reporting purposes. Being very optimistic, it could also signify future routes to Oz / NZ once the 787s arrive (MEL or BNE?).

Wouldn't it be great to see Vancouver as a mini South Pacific hub, with sched flights not only to SYD and AUK, but also BNE and (the most probable one) MEL?

[YYCspotter]

Originally Posted by trofirhen

Wouldn't it be great to see Vancouver as a mini South Pacific hub, with sched flights not only to SYD and AUK, but also BNE and (the most probable one) MEL?

Air Canada has publicly stated that BNE is now the more favourable choice as their second Australian gateway rather than MEL.

http://www.traveldaily.com.au/news/air-canada-787s-for-bne/161809
http://www.travelweekly.com.au/news/...ait-for-air-canada-premium-economy

[trofirhen]

Originally Posted by YYCspotter

Air Canada has publicly stated that BNE is now the more favourable choice as their second Australian gateway rather than MEL.

http://www.traveldaily.com.au/news/air-canada-787s-for-bne/161809
http://www.travelweekly.com.au/news/...ait-for-air-canada-premium-economy

Interesting. That must be due to fuel costs (BNE being a shorter route). Melbourne is such a larger market, and the one most often talked about as next-up-after-Sydney.

[Johnny Aussie]

Originally Posted by trofirhen

Interesting. That must be due to fuel costs (BNE being a shorter route). Melbourne is such a larger market, and the one most often talked about as next-up-after-Sydney.

Being selfish I would prefer YVR-MEL nonstop! For my three x a year treks to Canada I always fly AC via SYD or NZ via AKL. When I fly via AKL it's NZ all the way. When I fly AC via SYD I always fly Virgin (I have status with them) up the night before and fly SYD-YVR on a separate ticket (AC still uses QF for its connections in Australia). So when I fly from SYD the marketing people would think I am a SYD originating passenger. Doesn't really help the MEL-Canada stats. But I am only 1 person (sometimes 2).

[Gordon]

The YVR Conncetions blog is doing a video series on the Pier A\B project

[Johnny Aussie]

LH just loaded a 744 on the YVR-FRA route for the period 29 January - 29 March 2014. Remember last winter this was operated by a 343 for the entire winter season. This year it is a 346 except now for the period mentioned will be 744.

Also YVR-MUC commencing on 28 April next year. Daily 333 as last summer. Last year this route commenced on 16 May, so a few weeks earlier.

[Johnny Aussie]

Virgin Atlantic just loaded their next summer scheds as well.

Flights kick off 13 May 2014 and run Tues, Wed, Thurs and Sat on Airbus 343.

Flight times slightly different from this summer. They will be a bit earlier.

[Denscity]

Originally Posted by Johnny Aussie

LH just loaded a 744 on the YVR-FRA route for the period 29 January - 29 March 2014. Remember last winter this was operated by a 343 for the entire winter season. This year it is a 346 except now for the period mentioned will be 744.

Also YVR-MUC commencing on 28 April next year. Daily 333 as last summer. Last year this route commenced on 16 May, so a few weeks earlier.

Oh ya the more 747s the better!!

[SFUVancouver]

I haven't been to the airport in close to a year, so I haven't seen first-hand how the designer outlet mall is progressing. Could anyone who frequents the area offer an update? Are they still at the site prep stage?