Calgary International Airport II

[Canadian74]

Originally Posted by Acey

Bag tags will read simply "CUN" as it's the final destination, no?

Pre-clearing for IAH is fine as you'll do it here but on the way back... customs at IAH can be a bit of a nightmare. Not MIA levels, but still a nightmare.

Other option is DEN.

[Canadian74]

Originally Posted by Cage

CUN arrives and departs from terminal E at IAH. Flights to Calgary are either AC that leave from terminal A ( other side of the airport from E) or united that leave from E or C. There are two inter terminal trains, one before and another after security.

Current available itinerary is YYC-IAH-CUN and CUN-DEN-YYC, all on United.
So on the YYC-IAH-CUN portion, there's no security or anything else, just a simple connection? Checked last few days and YYC-IAH arrived at terminal C.


On the way back I guess one will collect checked baggage and do customs/immigration at DEN, then proceed to security and gate?

I've never connected internationally at DEN so can't comment on customs there.

[Bigtime]

Originally Posted by tuffyy

Your tag will read IAH--->CUN.

Straight through, offcourse you'll get to play red light/green light when you arrive...

Haha, I love red light/green light in Mexico.

[Cage]

Originally Posted by Canadian74

Current available itinerary is YYC-IAH-CUN and CUN-DEN-YYC, all on United.
So on the YYC-IAH-CUN portion, there's no security or anything else, just a simple connection? Checked last few days and YYC-IAH arrived at terminal C.


On the way back I guess one will collect checked baggage and do customs/immigration at DEN, then proceed to security and gate?

Customs at DEN, arrive at one of four gates at A concourse, up two flights of stairs and then walk across the air bridge from A to Jeppeson terminal. Clear customs and spil out to the open ground side terminal. Go down to arrivals level to clear security. From there it's a quick train ride to concourse B.

[tuffyy]

Red light/green light always seems to be the dread of the couples who are travelling with "special contraptions". Thankfully our security team is no stranger to running into these items and will not pull them out of the bag for the rest of the crowd to see... Although they have been known to occasionally giggle depending on the nature of the "find".

Originally Posted by CalgaryLankan

Westjet Mickybird flight 8955 YYZ - YQG could not land at YQG and then diverted to Albany, NY.

Interesting that she's in for heavy mx so soon after being grounded for a month while getting her new paint in November.

[cyeg66]

ACA1286 operated YYC-PHX as B763 today instead of usual E190. Was the flight cancelled/go mech the day before?

Edit: a quick check on Flightaware showed it was operated by E190. Since I spoke to the B763 on the way out, I know as a fact that is incorrect, though perhaps it really did return as a E190 (swap with the YVR-PHX plane possibly?) Flightaware rather unreliable when showing type operated.

Fin 634 it looks like, routed OGG-YYC-PHX-YYC-LHR. Today was just AC making use of the OGG plane that otherwise sits around all day for 12+ hours before operating 850 to LHR (though it left YYC for PHX 1.5 hrs late this morning and the delays stacked up)

[Cage]

Originally Posted by Acey

Fin 634 it looks like, routed OGG-YYC-PHX-YYC-LHR. Today was just AC making use of the OGG plane that otherwise sits around all day for 12+ hours before operating 850 to LHR (though it left YYC for PHX 1.5 hrs late this morning and the delays stacked up)

Minus the LHR segment and this would be good AC rouge routing.

Definitely wouldn't mind seeing some Rouge 763's here on a regular basis. Hope the CDG (and wherever else) rumours are true. Go right at WS with a committed 763 for YYC-LAS, as they've done for YYZ! Definitely make things interesting.

[CalgaryLankan]

First Air Canada 787 C-GHPQ came out of the Everett production line yesterday and 2 more joined the production lines 40/24 and 40/26.

http://paineairport.com/kpae10094.htm

Photo credit to KPAE blog.

[cyeg66]

Originally Posted by CalgaryLankan

First Air Canada 787 C-GHPQ came out of the Everett production line yesterday and 2 more joined the production lines 40/24 and 40/26.

http://paineairport.com/kpae10094.htm

Photo credit to KPAE blog.

WS needs to get a few of those....

[YYCguys]

The Thomas Cook partnership, using the B752 at 211 seats, for YYC/YEG to HNL/OGG has been quite successful. Almost always full loads, as far as I can tell. So I would hope that larger aircraft (B787 or B767 is my guess) will join the WS fleet within the next few years. I would imagine it's a matter of when, not if, that will happen.

[Bigtime]

I have to say seeing he odd 753 here in Maui is that it is one weird looking bird, so long and spindly. Even more than the A346.

[yyc_engineer]

Originally Posted by YYCguys

The Thomas Cook partnership, using the B752 at 211 seats, for YYC/YEG to HNL/OGG has been quite successful. Almost always full loads, as far as I can tell. So I would hope that larger aircraft (B787 or B767 is my guess) will join the WS fleet within the next few years. I would imagine it's a matter of when, not if, that will happen.

hypothetically speaking...any idea what the turnaround would be on an -87, from when they place an order to when they receive the jet? ~ 2 years?

[tuffyy]

Transat has taken possession of its first 737-800 on lease from Transavia France.

Looks good in the full Transat colours.

Appears as though Enerjet will take over the summer Runs to CUN from YVR, YEG and YYC with its 73G's again for this summer. However I suspect that will end once more 738's are received.

The future for CanJet doesn't look good however with the Transat contract ending once it has its own 738's in place.

[mersar]

Originally Posted by yyc_engineer

hypothetically speaking...any idea what the turnaround would be on an -87, from when they place an order to when they receive the jet? ~ 2 years?

At least, probably 3-4 I'd guess. They are currently working at 10/month I believe, and there are ~900 in the order backlog. Of course some customers don't mind waiting longer, and there will always be some cancellations and shuffling about of the production order but at least a few years.

[CalgaryLankan]

Originally Posted by mersar

At least, probably 3-4 I'd guess. They are currently working at 10/month I believe, and there are ~900 in the order backlog. Of course some customers don't mind waiting longer, and there will always be some cancellations and shuffling about of the production order but at least a few years.

From spotters point of view now we need A359 in YYC in the horizon. BA/KLM has some orders so we have a slim chance to see A359 one-day. Will Westjet go for an Airbus product?

I've been told by an AC employee to "for sure" expect fin 801 on some YYZ-YYC-YYZ rotations. I'm pretty confident in her.