YVR Airport & Sea Island Developments Discussion

[Hot Rod]

Originally Posted by Waders

CBC report mentioned the following

more info http://abcnews.go.com/US/british-airways...iverted-vancouver-crew/story?id=43042541

[moosejaw]

The comments at bottom of article are hilarious
The galaxy Note 7 one made me crack up

https://www.rt.com/news/364021-british-airways-emergency-canada/

[vanman]

Originally Posted by Klazu

Great shot, vanman!

Originally Posted by giallo

Wow!

Thanks guys! It's not often you see the sunset in the pouring rain. I was blown away on Monday evening.

[lubicon]

Originally Posted by connect2source

That seems ridiculous now that Calgary has a new 14,000 ft. runway and a brand new international terminal. I'd would think that in an emergency they'd land at the closest airport possible.

Weather was very poor in both Calgary and Edmonton that night (fog) which likely factored into the decision.

[Gordon]

I don't thine the new terminal is open yet. I'm pretty sure they don't have any A380 gates

[twoNeurons]

Originally Posted by nname

Alot of cities have these codes, which can be useful when searching for a ticket and you don't care which airport you end up with. What I can remember:

TYO = Tokyo HND/NRT
BJS = Beijing PEK/NAY
SEL = Seoul ICN/GMP
LON = London LHR/LGW/STN/LCY/.....
PAR = Paris CDG/ORY/...
CHI = Chicago ORD/MDW/...
WAS = Washington IAD/DCA/BWI
NYC = New York JFK/EWR/LGA
YEA = Edmonton YEG... I don't know why this exists since there's only one airport in the metro area now

Vancouver needs to reserve one of these slots for the day when YXX, YVR, YYJ, and YDT are all part of the Metro Airport conglomeration.

I vote for YVX (Vancouver + eXurbs ) or YVY ( Vancouver-y Area ).

[trofirhen]

Wonderful that Air Canada is starting up Taiwan in the near future.
A question: when / if will there be YVR - Melbourne direct flights? Johnny?

[Klazu]

Originally Posted by POCO

Just checked streetview. They've been bilingual since atleast August 2015.

Yeah, they have been bi-lingual but they have recently integrated new outlet signs on most of the overhead road signs. It looked to me like they would have renewed all the signs with the same go. Take a look next time you drive to YVR and it is possible that I am just imagining.

Going to drive to YVR tonight to pick up my wife. She added some third tier US cities to the YVR stats with her trip to Mobile, AL and Pensacola, FL. Will be a while before we will see a direct flight to those two.

[Klazu]

Originally Posted by Klazu

Yeah, they have been bi-lingual but they have recently integrated new outlet signs on most of the overhead road signs. It looked to me like they would have renewed all the signs with the same go. Take a look next time you drive to YVR and it is possible that I am just imagining.

Well, that was easy to confirm from Street View using their timeshif function. Indeed all overhead signs have been renewed in the last year. I was sure I am not imagining things, and just haven't driven to the airport in a while to notice when exactly they changed them.

Mystery solved and the new signs look much more modern.

[LeftCoaster]

Originally Posted by Johnny Aussie

I would definitely think it's LAX > SFO > YVR....

Lefty's chart supports SFO>YVR.

Ask him nicely and he may just have a crack at LAX!

I've been working on it for a while, it's an absolute beast. Makes SFO and YYZ seem like ants.

Originally Posted by trofirhen

What aircraft will they use? Thanx

It's right there in the announcement 787-900.

Originally Posted by POCO

It would probably be alot easier/cheaper to rebook passengers out of YVR than calgary.

This is the likely answer, lots more capacity out of YVR to book passengers on.

YYC is technically capable of handling an A380 but YVR is of course much more capable since their terminal has been handling one for several months now.

[Gordon]

I was looking at YYC on Google maps the new terminal does not seem to include double headed bridges nor does the current terminal.

[SpongeG]

Originally Posted by connect2source

That seems ridiculous now that Calgary has a new 14,000 ft. runway and a brand new international terminal. I'd would think that in an emergency they'd land at the closest airport possible.

the news story i read yesterday said with a plane that big they chose vancouver so they could burn off more fuel, they would want to land with less fuel hence go a little further

[casper]

Originally Posted by Gordon

I was looking at YYC on Google maps the new terminal does not seem to include double headed bridges nor does the current terminal.

There are stairs within the aircraft that are used to get to the upper deck when only using one bridge Same thing on the 747.

[Gordon]

YvR has double headed bridges side by side not stacked. YYc has neither. as far as I can see

[red-paladin]

Anyone who hasn't ready the prospective 2037 YVR plan and filled out the feedback form may want to: http://www.yvr2037.ca/participate

[sunsetmountainland]

Vancouver International Airport named the Best Airport in the World

Canada’s second largest airport has won yet another accolade, this time landing the title of 2016’s ‘Best Airport in the World’.

Vancouver International Airport (YVR) was awarded the title by the CAPA Centre (CPAC) for Aviation in a ceremony held in Amsterdam earlier today.

“This is an incredible achievement and is a testament to YVR’s success and our growing influence on the world stage,” said Craig Richmond, YVR’s President and CEO. “We have achieved this milestone thanks to our focus on safety, teamwork, accountability and innovation—and our community based, not-for-profit governance model, under which we constantly improve the airport for our passengers, our partners and our communities.”

But unlike the annual Skytrax awards largely based on passenger comfort and airport design, which YVR has consecutively won, the CAPAC title is given to the airport that is the biggest standout strategically, has turned itself into a leader, and done the most to advance the progress of the global aviation industry.

http://dailyhive.com/vancouver/worlds-best-airport-vancouver-international-airport-yvr

[twoNeurons]

Originally Posted by SpongeG

the news story i read yesterday said with a plane that big they chose vancouver so they could burn off more fuel, they would want to land with less fuel hence go a little further

That makes a lot of sense. It's considerably more dangerous to land with more fuel. It puts stress on the landing gear, runway, wings (fuel tanks in the wings), frame, etc. A plane is allowed to "land heavy" but oftentimes if it's overweight, it will require an extensive safety check on the landing gear before it can fly again.

More weight also means you need a longer safe length of a runway (more momentum).

[Johnny Aussie]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odAHH5AkqRE

Here is a recording of the live ATC between BA286 and ATC.

Pretty much confirms YVR was selected due to being more suitable for ground handling... A380 capable.

BA84 YVR-LHR also speaks to BA286 in this audio clip.

[Hourglass]

Originally Posted by sunsetmountainland

Vancouver International Airport named the Best Airport in the World



http://dailyhive.com/vancouver/worlds-best-airport-vancouver-international-airport-yvr

Link to CAPA awards here: http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/ic...on-city-vancouver-abb-scoop-capa--305923

[excel]

Wow best airport in the world!