YVR Airport & Sea Island Developments Discussion

[Denscity]

Originally Posted by Acey

WestJet magic plane will be in YVR today, ETA 4:10 pm. Hasn't been in YVR since December 28.

Does Alaska Airlines also have a Disney plane? I saw one with full Dysney graphics down the side with Minnie towards the front saying "Were going to Alaska" on jan 17th.

[Johnny Aussie]

Starting summer scheds PDX going to 3 daily.

Additional daily flight being added at 12:15.

AS has been ramping up PDX so this seems to be a part of that.

[Gordon]

I wonder why WEstJet doesn't code Share with Alaska on Sea & PDX

[craneSpotter]

Originally Posted by Denscity

Does Alaska Airlines also have a Disney plane? I saw one with full Dysney graphics down the side with Minnie towards the front saying "Were going to Alaska" on jan 17th.

Alaska has 4 Disney themed planes. I've seen the "Tinkerbell" one at YVR, and also the "Cars" one at Seatac.

ETA now 3:42 PST, flight 713 from YYZ. Westjet's looks better than Alaska's Disney planes for sure.

[city-dweller]

Originally Posted by MalcolmTucker

I hope there is a good reason the site design isn't flipped with the shops closer to the train station.

I was thinking the same thing.

If you navigate here on the YVR website, you find a conflicting statement to the picture:

TRAFFIC & PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
Feasibility testing conducted by Vancouver Airport Authority showed that the Designer Outlet Centre, which will be located on the northeast corner of Sea Island near the Templeton Canada Line Station, will have minimal impact on traffic flow. The preferred location provides direct access to the Canada Line rapid-transit line that connects YVR to Richmond and Vancouver.

[tovan]

'direct access' meaning the leased lot/property is directly adjacent to the skytrain station.

[Valley_Refugee]

Additional reason is that once the employee long term parking was moved to Templeton area, the employee lot was given most favoured customer status and gets to park as close to the station as possible. IIRC the templeton lot is used by Vancouver origin flight crews, currently only AC and CX have a crew base at YVR, but WS could implement a crew base at any time.

WestJet is already in the process of implementing a base at YVR (and YYZ). Some FA friends of mine were given a choice last year of staying in YYC base or moving to YVR or YYZ.

[Johnny Aussie]

A Rouge 763 operating as ROU7081 is enroute from YYZ to YVR right now

At FL 400 just north of Radium Hot Springs.

Due to arrive YVR @ 2239.

Could this be for an announcement tomorrow?

[teriyaki]

Thats a very good catch. Would this be the first time a Rouge aircraft has been in YVR? If it is, it likely is in for something special. With all the murmurings we've been hearing, the time is ripe!

[Gordon]

Would Rouge consider YVR - PSP as Seasonal winter route?

[excel]

Originally Posted by teriyaki

Thats a very good catch. Would this be the first time a Rouge aircraft has been in YVR? If it is, it likely is in for something special. With all the murmurings we've been hearing, the time is ripe!

Not the first time no. I saw a Rouge 767 at YVR in the fall. Not sure what it was doing here. Probably was still acting as a regular AC flight at the time and repositioning to YYZ.

[Genauso]

Originally Posted by Johnny Aussie

A Rouge 763 operating as ROU7081 is enroute from YYZ to YVR right now

You're the best JohnnyAussie. I'll keep an eye out on Monday morning for the impending press release.

[Johnny Aussie]

Originally Posted by Genauso

You're the best JohnnyAussie. I'll keep an eye out on Monday morning for the impending press release.

Thanks. Well we all know an announcement is imminent.

Perhaps this also coincides with their FA recruiting days happening today and tomorrow.

It would be nice if they actually launch a new route or two and not just transfer routes from AC.

[Johnny Aussie]

Originally Posted by Gordon

Would Rouge consider YVR - PSP as Seasonal winter route?

I am sure any current sun destination route operated by AC/WG/TS/WS would be considered... Perhaps we'll get pleasantly surprised with something completely different.

[Cage]

ROU7081 was a 763 aircraft destined for SIN for conversion work from mainline 763 to rouge format. flight path is yyz-yvr-icn-sin. The aircraft will get a fresh coat of paint, new seats, new ife, new cabin configuration.

I don't know for sure but the rouge 763 are going to get winglets, perhaps this is the first aircraft for the winglet conversion and that why its headed to SIN.

[mezzanine]

Monday morning? Don't forget about JAL's 787 (the first one for YVR) arriving on the same day...

Boeing 787 on Final Approach to YVR
January 08, 2014

Richmond, BC: Vancouver International Airport (YVR) ushered in the Year of the Dreamliner today with Japan Airlines’ announcement that it will begin Boeing 787 operations on its daily non-stop service between YVR and Tokyo’s Narita Airport (NRT) beginning Monday, February 3, 2014. This inaugural will mark the first-ever scheduled arrival of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner to YVR.

http://www.yvr.ca/en/flight-informat...ch_to_yvr.aspx

[Denscity]

Originally Posted by Johnny Aussie

A Rouge 763 operating as ROU7081 is enroute from YYZ to YVR right now

At FL 400 just north of Radium Hot Springs.

Due to arrive YVR @ 2239.

Could this be for an announcement tomorrow?

I saw this Rouge taxiing when I landed around midnight last night. It parked on its own out on the Tarmac not at a gate.

Also the Canada Post facility looks massive and really good at night with all the exterior lighting including many red beacon lights.

[Denscity]

Just saw an ANA ad on the outside of a sky train car. "Vancouver to Tokyo Haneda coming March..."

[SpongeG]

Boeing 787 Dreamliner makes first landing in Vancouver







The Boeing 787 will be used by Japan Airlines on the existing Tokyo Narita-Vancouver route once a week and will be phased into the regular daily service currently being flown by a Boeing 767 beginning March 30. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

more pics at source: http://bc.ctvnews.ca/more/photo-gall...uver-1.1668925