YVR Airport & Sea Island Developments Discussion

[lightrail]

Originally Posted by memememe76

If that is the case, then I would tell friends/family not from the Lower Mainland to take the Canada Line to Templeton, and then get a ticket at that station to avoid the $5 surcharge.

And when I have to pick up people at YVR, I would park at the free parking lot and take the free ride to YVR (and back).

I am pretty sure it will take more than a minute and a half to get from the Station to the Mall. But then, Skytrain has this annoying habit of not having their Stations as near the malls as possible. Surrey Central, Brentwood, Metrotown, (at least it's covered--for now), Lougheed, Coquitlam Centre, Landsdowne, Aberdeen. Only Richmond Centre, Pacific Centre and Oakridge are really close to their stations.

The $5 surcharge applies from all Sea Island Stations when leaving Sea Island, not just the airport station. And further, Translink has applied to have the surcharge apply when you use tickets or days passes - they're currently exempt from the surcharge.

[mezzanine]

Originally Posted by SpongeG

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

NIce. I like how they went with a 2+4+2 layout in economy rather than a 3+3+3.

[Johnny Aussie]

Korean Air is boosting summer capacity to a daily 744 replacing the daily 772 from 20 June to 8 Sept.

This is the normal seasonal adjustment.

Source: http://airlineroute.net/2014/02/05/ke-s14update1

[Johnny Aussie]

Originally Posted by Gordon

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

Funny you should ask. Not Alaska, but they will with Delta.

Effective 4 June, Westjet will codeshare on all 5 daily YVR-SEA Delta flights.

https://www.westjet.com/guest/en/fli...n-we-fly.shtml

Flights are loaded in Westjet's online schedules now.

[Gordon]

Delta is one of Wetjet's larger Codeshare partners. I have always wondered why WestJet & Alaska don't Code share seing hat Gregg Saretzky Wesjet's CEO used to be an executive with Alaska

[Cage]

Originally Posted by Gordon

Delta is one of Wetjet's larger Codeshare partners. I have always wondered why WestJet & Alaska don't Code share seing hat Gregg Saretzky Wesjet's CEO used to be an executive with Alaska

Prior to WS going transborder, AS had a significant more market penetration in YVR and YYC. WS transborder expansion pretty much eats up the AS market. For example AS used to have 35-40 departures out of YVR, today there is less than 1/2 that number. In YYC instance, there used to be daily 737 service to SEA together with 2x daily Q400 service plus daily 737 to LAX; today its 3x daily with Q400.

[Cage]

Originally Posted by mezzanine

NIce. I like how they went with a 2+4+2 layout in economy rather than a 3+3+3.

In the picture quoted above the seats are exactly the same between 2-4-2 and 3-3-3 layout. The only difference is aisle width. Additionally the JAL seats do not recline, instead they slide forward to take up the reclining pax legroom. For this reason JAL seat pitch is 33-34 inches while AC is 31 inches, the additional three inches are taken up when seat is reclined.

For a true comparison, check out ANA economy seat pictures, you will notice the middle section has a double arm rest between middle seats E and F.

[excel]

YVR's 747 count looks pretty good for this summer. Off the top of my head:

2 Daily British Airways
Eva Air
China Airlines
Lufthansa
Korean Air
Air New Zealand possibly?
Cathay Pacific Cargo? 747-800

A possible 8 in one day?

[Johnny Aussie]

Originally Posted by excel

YVR's 747 count looks pretty good for this summer. Off the top of my head:

2 Daily British Airways
Eva Air
China Airlines
Lufthansa
Korean Air
Air New Zealand possibly?
Cathay Pacific Cargo? 747-800

A possible 8 in one day?

BA is actually 12 weekly in the summer
CI right now is showing daily 343 right now - could move to a 744 though
NZ unlikely 744 as they are being phased out anyway so still a 772

But the rest still hanging in there.... so potentially 6 in one day :-)

[excel]

I've seen CI with a 47 quite a bit recently. Is that just in the winter?

[Johnny Aussie]

Originally Posted by excel

I've seen CI with a 47 quite a bit recently. Is that just in the winter?

Sorry I meant summer scheds showing 343 right now... But yes definitely right now they are using the 744.

[twoNeurons]

Originally Posted by mezzanine

NIce. I like how they went with a 2+4+2 layout in economy rather than a 3+3+3.

I'd be surprised if JAL did a 3+3+3 on a 787 on an international route!

777s are quite a bit wider and typically use a 3+3+3. Does JAL have a 3+3+3 configuration on domestic routes? I can only see it working on domestic Asian routes.

[Johnny Aussie]

Sunwing's summer program is showing 5 weekly YVR-YYZ flights. This is up from 3 in previous years.

YYZ-YVR operates on Mondays, Tuesdays (2 flights), Wednesdays and Fridays.

YVR-YYZ operates on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.

[Johnny Aussie]

Stand by...

Over the next few days looks like AC is updating its summer scheds.

787s being put on YYZ-YUL in May June and July... Look for more additions soon.

Also, LAX and SFO are being upguaged to 319s on all daily flights.
Therefore, all mainline AC transborder flights will be operated by 319s.
YYZ will see at least one of each widebody flight per day. 763, 333, 77L and the 77W (both the 2 class and the 3 class)
As mentioned previously, YOW will have one daily 763 in addition to the 2 daily 320s.
YMM going to 3 daily CRJs.
Nothing much else yet....

[mezzanine]

Originally Posted by twoNeurons

I'd be surprised if JAL did a 3+3+3 on a 787 on an international route!

777s are quite a bit wider and typically use a 3+3+3. Does JAL have a 3+3+3 configuration on domestic routes? I can only see it working on domestic Asian routes.

It was a few years ago, but I remember the YVR-NRT JAL 3+3+3....

[shudders]

[whatnext]

Originally Posted by Johnny Aussie

Stand by...

Over the next few days looks like AC is updating its summer scheds.

787s being put on YYZ-YUL in May June and July... Look for more additions soon.

Also, LAX and SFO are being upguaged to 319s on all daily flights.
Therefore, all mainline AC transborder flights will be operated by 319s.
YYZ will see at least one of each widebody flight per day. 763, 333, 77L and the 77W (both the 2 class and the 3 class)
As mentioned previously, YOW will have one daily 763 in addition to the 2 daily 320s.
YMM going to 3 daily CRJs.
Nothing much else yet....

Are you sure those won't be Rouge 319's?

I'll be sorry to the E190's go from LAX. Comfortable little plane.

[Johnny Aussie]

Originally Posted by whatnext

Are you sure those won't be Rouge 319's?

I'll be sorry to the E190's go from LAX. Comfortable little plane.

Certainly a possibility. Guess we will all know soon!

[Genauso]

Quick snap of some construction around the domestic terminal

I also took a few of all the recent construction in Richmond near No 3 Rd, and towards Vancouver at the Safeway redevelopment about 70th & Granville -- they didn't turn out at all, but there's now a very different look and feel leaving the airport than just 10 years ago. Seeds of what's to come

source: me, yesterday

[officedweller]

Stantec has a drawing of the designer outlet mall here:

http://www.stantec.com/content/stant...er-outlet.html

Looks like the roof will be flat - with storefronts carried back just a bit - amusement park style...

[spm2013]

I don't think any of us expected anything else