YVR Airport & Sea Island Developments Discussion - Page 287

teriyaki · #**5721** Posted **Mar 31, 2014, 2:38 AM**

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Originally Posted by Denscity

Sweet!!
Just wondering what the service difference is between ANA and JAL on a flight to Tokyo from Vancouver?

IMO, the JAL service will beat the ANA one in terms of hard product. The 767 they send to YVR has their newest cabin interior (I believe this is still the one they send). They also send their newest 787 to Vancouver.

SFUVancouver · #**5722** Posted **Mar 31, 2014, 2:40 AM**

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Originally Posted by Johnny Aussie

Just touched down on 08L.

Have had a mega avgeek morning.

Just spent the last half hour tracking NH116 on Flightradar24 and Live ATC.

Been a good week for YVR. Good traffic results for Feb, Korean Air Cargo launching twice weekly 74F freighters and now ANA has arrived.

YVR's excellent Skytrax rating as well.

Great news on ANA. I swore I saw it fly out this evening. Do you know when it departed to return to Japan?

Johnny Aussie · #**5723** Posted **Mar 31, 2014, 3:01 AM**

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Originally Posted by SFUVancouver

Great news on ANA. I swore I saw it fly out this evening. Do you know when it departed to return to Japan?

Yes I do in fact!

According to flightradar24.com NH115 departed (in this case they use take-off time) YVR at 17:13

Also you can use flightaware.com which also tracks live flights.

Pushback (Terminal M) scheduled: 16:50 PDT actual: 16:58 PDT
Takeoff from CYVR actual: 17:12 PDT

NH115 is presently at 32,000ft over the western end of Kodiak Island, Alaska en-route back to Haneda.

SFUVancouver · #**5724** Posted **Mar 31, 2014, 5:29 AM**

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Originally Posted by Johnny Aussie

Yes I do in fact!

According to flightradar24.com NH115 departed (in this case they use take-off time) YVR at 17:13

Also you can use flightaware.com which also tracks live flights.

Pushback (Terminal M) scheduled: 16:50 PDT actual: 16:58 PDT
Takeoff from CYVR actual: 17:12 PDT

NH115 is presently at 32,000ft over the western end of Kodiak Island, Alaska en-route back to Haneda.

Ha! I did see it. I was walking home from the Skytrain in Richmond at exactly that time this evening and I looked over my shoulder when I heard a plane take off (as I do, since I'm also an avgeek) and I thought I saw the ANA livery.

trofirhen · #**5725** Posted **Mar 31, 2014, 10:18 AM**

It seems that Lima is in the pipe, but not for the immediate future. It would be good to have that gateway to the South American market. (Apparently, LAN Peru could theoretically start Vancouver service straight away if the chose to; the bilateral there is very open, I am told).

connect2source · #**5726** Posted **Mar 31, 2014, 1:39 PM**

Passenger numbers up 7.8% overall from 2013, February - February!.. with Asia - Pacific up 14%! wow!!! another great month at YVR, 2014 looks to be huge!

http://www.yvr.ca/Libraries/Aviation_Marketing/rpt_Traffic_Update_Feb_2014.sflb.ashx

Denscity · #**5727** Posted **Mar 31, 2014, 6:52 PM**

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Originally Posted by connect2source

Passenger numbers up 7.8% overall from 2013, February - February!.. with Asia - Pacific up 14%! wow!!! another great month at YVR, 2014 looks to be huge!

http://www.yvr.ca/Libraries/Aviation_Marketing/rpt_Traffic_Update_Feb_2014.sflb.ashx

The best airport in North America is getting even better!!

Johnny Aussie · #**5728** Posted **Mar 31, 2014, 7:17 PM**

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.651125954925202.1073741871.205080116196457&type=1

And here is their video of the inaugural flight.

http://www.yvr.ca/en/blog/posts/All_Nippon_Airways_Inaugural_Video.aspx

I really like this video... Good to see YVR really stepping up with its new service announcements. In the past sometimes you barely got a press release. I think the new CEO is behind this.

Johnny Aussie · #**5729** Posted **Apr 3, 2014, 4:54 AM**

Look for even more flights up north out of YVR....

http://www.biv.com/article/20140401/BIV0...to-ensuring-bcs-economic-growth-achieves

Although it looks like CMA is quietly dropping the YXT-YXS-YYC flights... No flights scheduled after 27 June. Westjet may have pushed them out before Westjet even starts its first YXS-YYC flight.

Johnny Aussie · #**5730** Posted **Apr 3, 2014, 7:14 PM**

So next up is Icelandair!

Flights to KEF due to commence May 14th.

Icelandair is doing a scaVANgerhunt to promote this service.

Similar to what they have done for other new service launches like the recent YEG service and also similar to China Southern's recent promo for its daily YVR-CAN 787 flights.

Have fun with it YVR!

http://www.icelandair.ca/scavangerhunt

Johnny Aussie · #**5731** Posted **Apr 4, 2014, 12:56 AM**

Still very early, but....

Looks like Freeport (Bahamas) and Punta Cana are being added to the list of sun destinations offered by Sunwing out of YVR this upcoming winter.

twoNeurons · #**5732** Posted **Apr 4, 2014, 9:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by Denscity

Sweet!!
Just wondering what the service difference is between ANA and JAL on a flight to Tokyo from Vancouver?

They're very comparable. Both great service. Big difference is the airline alliance. I've flown on both domestically in Japan.

I'm slightly partial to ANA just because we were on an internal domestic black plane that was 100% business class and was very nice.

Denscity · #**5733** Posted **Apr 4, 2014, 9:36 PM**

Ya Ive taken JAL Vancouver to Tokyo and was very satisfied right down to the steamed towel after dinner just like in a Japanese restaurant.

trofirhen · #**5734** Posted **Apr 4, 2014, 10:24 PM**

Great to see Icelandair starting up this summer. Great connection point for the big Scandinavian, and other European cities, of course, but also for oil cities, like Stavanger.
Too bad Icelandair can't stay around longer than just summer.
They're going great guns with their publicity ....

sacrifice333 · #**5735** Posted **Apr 4, 2014, 11:21 PM**

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Originally Posted by trofirhen

Great to see Icelandair starting up this summer. Great connection point for the big Scandinavian, and other European cities, of course, but also for oil cities, like Stavanger.
Too bad Icelandair can't stay around longer than just summer.
They're going great guns with their publicity ....

A starting point, I guess. They're year-round out of SEA.

trofirhen · #**5736** Posted **Apr 4, 2014, 11:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by sacrifice333

A starting point, I guess. They're year-round out of SEA.

Yeah, I know. Of course, Seattle has a large Scandinavian population base, and that would seem to explain part of it.

Johnny Aussie · #**5737** Posted **Apr 5, 2014, 1:18 AM**

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Originally Posted by sacrifice333

A starting point, I guess.

Exactly... It is is a starting point.

Don't forget YVR is still a very seasonal destination. Particularly transborder and Europe.

Also, Icelandair is up against, for direct flights to Europe:

AC, BA and VS to LHR
LH to FRA and MUC
KL to AMS
TS to LGW, MAN, GLA, AMS, CDG and FRA
DE to FRA
WK to ZRH

FI is just 2 of approx 70 weekly flights to Europe from YVR this summer. And the smallest aircraft by far of the flights to Europe.
Compared to YEG where they have already increased service and extended to year-round where there is barely any competition at all with AC pulling the YEG-LHR winter flights.
Obviously they are testing the YVR waters but they have stats and info that must indicate this a worthwhile venture.
In any event it is great to see FI promoting this route with their clever marketing.
Also good to see YVRAA promote new routes without dissing other routes. Just focus on the positives without highlighting perceived negatives with other competing airports/routes.

Johnny Aussie · #**5738** Posted **Apr 5, 2014, 2:14 AM**

After a couple of days of cancellations due to the pilots strike, Lufthansa is back in the air.

Both LH493 (744) to FRA and LH477 (333) to MUC recently departed.

The seasonal MUC flights commenced earlier this year (30 March) only to have the last couple of flights cancelled.

Good to see both birds on their way!

Johnny Aussie · #**5739** Posted **Apr 5, 2014, 2:48 AM**

Been awhile since that name has popped up anywhere.

Apparently there is a TV show called The Next Biggest Winner in Canada.

This weekend there is an episode, episode 25, featuring Jim Young, president, and David Solloway, CCO, to discuss Canada Jetlines's "new low cost carrier option."

Perhaps some YVR avgeeks should check it out.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/magna-r...014-04-03-111732919?reflink=MW_news_stmp

Klazu · #**5740** Posted **Apr 5, 2014, 4:34 AM**

I would like to try Icelandair back home this coming Christmas, as the route via Reykjavik would be the shortest possible. Unfortunately their service sounds pretty low-cost in the Economy Class. Also, I haven't seen that great prices during the last few times I have browsed their website.

Iceland would make for an interesting stopover for few days, but it's so darn expensive. Their economic downturn didn't bring prices down enough for it to be that attractive option. Shame, as it looks like a beautiful and interesting country.