YVR Airport & Sea Island Developments Discussion - Page 288

Johnny Aussie · #**5741** Posted **Apr 5, 2014, 5:08 AM**

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Originally Posted by Klazu

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.

Icelandair is only seasonal from May - October so they won't be available to fly you home for Christmas. I bet you could probably get a package though the airline. Maybe they do something similar to Singapore Airlines stopover. Where you can get an accommodation package for as little as $1 for one night. I kid u not! I doubt they would have anything that attractive but look into it.

Johnny Aussie · #**5742** Posted **Apr 5, 2014, 7:52 PM**

In typical UA style, another scheds tweak for summer. They seem to be working on a 3 months out system with minor changes occurring frequently. Of course this may change again later.

YVR highlights:
IAH - 4th flight added on Sundays (in bound extra flight on Saturdays)
SFO - 6th flight added on Saturdays (Express)
DEN - mainline replacing an Express on Sundays (so 3 mainline and 1 Express on Sundays)

Other than that the usual equipment changes... good to see a few 739s being added.

Interesting route is the new daily IAD. Everyday seems to have different equipment. A mix of 319, 73G, 738 and 739. Gotta love UA.

zahav · #**5743** Posted **Apr 6, 2014, 8:32 AM**

A few general YVR development updates coming up:

Overnight May 6-7: YVR is doing another gate renumbering of the domestic terminal, in preparation for the new A-B pier expansion (phase 1 is opening early this summer, which will be new gates near the start of the former B-Pier). Noticebable changes are:
-All the Wetjet Encore ground loading positions will be the only ones to have the "A" designation now; all regular jet bridges in the former A & B piers will be "B" gates now.. so the current "A1-4" gates will be "B" gates... And the renumbering works backward from "C50", so all the current "C" gates will be renumbered starting from the current "C46" which will become the new "C49" and this renumbering will continue all the way down to the old "A" gates.. hope this all makes sense lol
-There 4-phase A-B connector project is well underway, i should have photos next week. This is quite a big undertaking, and fixing a major ugly part of the airport... They are expaning the baggage claim on the arrivals level too, as anyone who has arrived on any of the A or B gates knows, it is currently a tiny little old escalator that takes you to baggage claim, and is pitiful and very dated compared to all the rest of YVR, so majorly needed
-They are starting work on the 2nd phase of the ETF (Expedited Transfer Facilities) which are a faster way of moving passengers from international to domestic, and the other way.. they are building a big addition along the C50-C52 area, so there will be a "sterile" corridor from international to domestic. hard to explain all the details, but is a big project

I will post more updates soon

Johnny Aussie · #**5744** Posted **Apr 6, 2014, 9:20 AM**

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Originally Posted by zahav

A few general YVR development updates coming up:

I will post more updates soon

Great. Thanks for that. Always interesting to get some inside info on happenings. The A/B project has really been a big mystery from day 1.

You are so right though... definitely an area long overdue for an upgrade.

Keep it up!

YVR Bruce · #**5745** Posted **Apr 6, 2014, 4:56 PM**

At one point back in the 2004-2006 there was a rumour of Air Tahiti Nui coming to town. At that time the impetus was likely to skirt new US controls on the French at LAX on what was otherwise a domestic flight for many of them.

It always made sense to me that ATN might open the route, given it would probably support 2/wk YVR-PPT and 1/wk YVR-CDG in our winter and vice versa in the Summer.

trofirhen · #**5746** Posted **Apr 6, 2014, 6:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by YVR Bruce

At one point back in the 2004-2006 there was a rumour of Air Tahiti Nui coming to town. At that time the impetus was likely to skirt new US controls on the French at LAX on what was otherwise a domestic flight for many of them.

It always made sense to me that ATN might open the route, given it would probably support 2/wk YVR-PPT and 1/wk YVR-CDG in our winter and vice versa in the Summer.

Wouldn't that be great! Thanks to Air Canada's interference, AF went to Seattle, and now their partner Delta has SEA-CDG daily.

SFUVancouver · #**5747** Posted **Apr 7, 2014, 5:51 AM**

I took this April 6th 2014.

LeftCoaster · #**5748** Posted **Apr 7, 2014, 4:19 PM**

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Originally Posted by Klazu

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.

I took the Icelandair flight home from Stockholm to YYZ last summer and it was fantastic. Couldn't recommend it more.

It cuts an 8-9 hour flight almost perfectly in half and the layover there can be several days long with no charges, so I spend 3 days bombing around the island in a rented car. Definitely a nice little bonus post vacation.

Only drawback is yes it is hideously expensive, made Stockholm seem cheap!

Johnny Aussie · #**5749** Posted **Apr 17, 2014, 2:00 PM**

I see a 744F from Atlas Air arriving from ORD right now on flightradar24.

Is this a regular visitor to YVR?

Also in the last few minutes saw 4 other freighters land. 2 UPS, 1 FedEx and a Morningstar Air Express. Cargo stats seem to indicate an uptick in cargo action at YVR.

Genauso · #**5750** Posted **Apr 17, 2014, 6:52 PM**

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Originally Posted by SFUVancouver

(pics of Canada Post facility)
My photo, taken March 20th, 2014.

Canada Post facility

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Canada Post will open a brand new facility near the Vancouver International Airport. The new 700,000 sq. ft. facility will be called the Canada Post Pacific Processing Centre (PPC) and will be located at 5940 Ferguson Road in Richmond.

As part of a nationwide Postal Transformation effort which began in 2008, Canada Post will relocate its operations from both the Vancouver Mail Processing Plant at 349 West Georgia Street and the Vancouver Parcel Distribution Centre at 2551 No. 6 Road (Richmond) into the new facility. The Vancouver transition will take place in two phases:

on February 24, customers currently depositing mail at the Vancouver Parcel Distribution Centre (VPDC) will move to the PPC,
followed by Vancouver Mail Processing Plant (VMPP) customers on March 17.

For commercial customers with small and medium volume mailings, limited deposit will be offered at 349 West Georgia Street once the new facility opens and the Receipt Verification Unit (RVU) is relocated.

I guess we're waiting on an official closure date for the downtown facility?

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Originally Posted by Johnny Aussie

I see a 744F from Atlas Air arriving from ORD right now on flightradar24.

Is this a regular visitor to YVR?

Also in the last few minutes saw 4 other freighters land. 2 UPS, 1 FedEx and a Morningstar Air Express. Cargo stats seem to indicate an uptick in cargo action at YVR.

I couldn't tell you if it was a regular visitor, but flighstats and flightaware do show it going onward to Guam. Cool about cargo service, hopefully Amazon service keeps getting better.

SFUVancouver · #**5751** Posted **Apr 17, 2014, 11:51 PM**

The Canada Post facility at YVR is up and running and apparently encountering some hiccups with their new automated sorting setup. That assessment is from CUPE, so no vested interest there for keeping people doing 100% of the sorting.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-co...g-major-mail-delays-says-union-1.2611539

whatnext · #**5752** Posted **Apr 20, 2014, 5:57 PM**

It looks as though YVR is widening the Templeton St/Canada Line overpass to accommodate the mall and/or Canada Post traffic. It also seems as though the new road running along the south side of the mall is extended to Airport Rd (Grauer Rd), though I can't figure out why, as Airport doesn't currently connect to Russ Baker.

connect2source · #**5753** Posted **Apr 20, 2014, 7:33 PM**

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Originally Posted by whatnext

It looks as though YVR is widening the Templeton St/Canada Line overpass to accommodate the mall and/or Canada Post traffic. It also seems as though the new road running along the south side of the mall is extended to Airport Rd (Grauer Rd), though I can't figure out why, as Airport doesn't currently connect to Russ Baker.

Now they also need to remove those ridiculous and dangerous, yield-to-oncoming traffic narrowings on Templeton, that everyone ignores and that will ultimately result in a head-on collision with all the increased truck traffic.

SFUVancouver · #**5754** Posted **Apr 21, 2014, 7:31 AM**

Saw a Lufthansa 747 this evening depart from YVR. I didn't get a good enough look to be sure, but I think it was a 747-800.

deasine · #**5755** Posted **Apr 21, 2014, 10:28 AM**

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Originally Posted by SFUVancouver

Saw a Lufthansa 747 this evening depart from YVR. I didn't get a good enough look to be sure, but I think it was a 747-800.

They are only flying their 747-400s here.

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/DLH493/history/20140420/2310Z/CYVR/EDDF

SFUVancouver · #**5756** Posted **Apr 21, 2014, 4:13 PM**

^ Ah. Too bad. Thanks for the info.

I snapped a photo of the Lufthansa 747-?00 and I hoped that looking at it later would help me note the tells of whether it was a 748i (redesigned wingtips and those beautiful massive GEnx chevroned engines). The photo was not helpful.

My photo, taken April 20th 2014.

trofirhen · #**5757** Posted **Apr 21, 2014, 5:07 PM**

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Originally Posted by deasine

They are only flying their 747-400s here.

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/DLH493/history/20140420/2310Z/CYVR/EDDF

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Originally Posted by SFUVancouver

^ Ah. Too bad. Thanks for the info.

I made a trip home on a LH A340. Nice plane.

SFUVancouver · #**5758** Posted **Apr 21, 2014, 7:51 PM**

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Originally Posted by trofirhen

I made a trip home on a LH A340. Nice plane.

While I haven't had the chance to fly either plane, I do think A340 is magnificent, particularly if they stretch it into the A340-900, but the 748i is simply sublime; the pinnacle of commercial aviation.

Johnny Aussie · #**5759** Posted **Apr 21, 2014, 9:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by deasine

They are only flying their 747-400s here.

LH also flies a daily A330-300 to MUC.

Johnny Aussie · #**5760** Posted **Apr 21, 2014, 9:47 PM**

US Airways is adding a third daily flight to PHX for the peak summer schedule.

Daily CR9 departing at 11:05.

Flight will run from 2 July - 18 August.