YVR Airport & Sea Island Developments Discussion

[Gordon]

There are supposed to be 2 A380 capable gates It could have been tat they were both full at that time.
Has any construction started On the Pier D expansion ?

[nname]

Air Canada adds winter-seasonal Vancouver - Yellowknife

eff. Dec 15 to Apr 1, 2018

AC8833 YVR 1600 - 1930 YZF CRA D
AC8834 YZF 0730 - 0853 YVR CRA D

https://aircanada.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=22103&item=138302

[mezzanine]

^ wow, I was seeing this evolve for some time as YZF was really gunning for a YVR flight. They even voted for increasing their AIF to get YVR flights. The tourist feed for aurora watching would be good, but it would also help link resource industry workers between the 2 cities as well.

[excel]

Has this route ever existed in the past?

[LeftCoaster]

Originally Posted by nname

And while HO cannot operate PVG-YVR, something like PVG-HRB-YVR is considered a different route and should be allowed

Could be an interesting routing. Either way it's all just banter until the bilateral is revised.

Originally Posted by trofirhen

Regarding that curiosity-piquing, intriguing "game changer/groundbreaker" route, I'm going to bet 50 cents that its GRU.

Highly doubtful since Latam is not in any way a 'colourful' addition and Avianca Brazil doesn't receive their A350s until 2020.

[deasine]

Originally Posted by YVR Bruce

I'm hoping to learn what happen tonight to the A380 arrival. I have 3 family on board and we still await word on why it took 45+ mins to get to their gate...

Meanwhile I waited an hour at Heathrow just the other day for an available stand and it was business as usual...

[hollywoodnorth]

How Vancouver became China's aviation hub to the West

http://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/vancouver-china-aviation-hub/index.html

[excel]

Originally Posted by hollywoodnorth

How Vancouver became China's aviation hub to the West

http://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/vancouver-china-aviation-hub/index.html

Already posted on previous page

[trofirhen]

Originally Posted by LeftCoaster

Highly doubtful since Latam is not in any way a 'colourful' addition and Avianca Brazil doesn't receive their A350s until 2020.

OK. How about Lima, Santiago, Bogotà, Teheran, or Singapore. Bangkok? Would that be a "groundbreaker/game changer?"

[mezzanine]

Interjet aiming to start service to YVR from Mexico by the end of this year:

The airline, which at 11 years old is still considered “very young”, launched service to Montreal two weeks ago with two flights weekly. Vancouver, said Reynoso, will possibly launch by year’s end.

[Gordon]

is there any recent news about Canadian Jetlines?

[LeftCoaster]

They changed their logo/livery?

Honestly not much


https://jetlines.ca/

Originally Posted by trofirhen

OK. How about Lima, Santiago, Bogotà, Teheran, or Singapore. Bangkok? Would that be a "groundbreaker/game changer?"

Considering those are all to regions which YVR currently has no service to/from yes I would certainly say those are game changers.

[Lancaster]

Crazy amount of growth at YVR these days. Pretty fortunate to be riding a big boom period.

http://www.yvr.ca/en/media/news-releases/2017/2017-air-traffic-update

YVR has seen over 419,000 passengers travel through Latin America in the first six months of 2017, a 25.3 per cent year over year increase.

Year-Over-Year Passenger Growth Highlights: January – June, 2017

9.2 per cent increase in International traffic
4.3 per cent increase in Domestic traffic
12.7 per cent increase in Transborder (US) traffic

19.9% growth in Asia, 2.3% growth in Europe.

Could YVR break 24 million this year?

[Johnny Aussie]

Originally Posted by Lancaster

Crazy amount of growth at YVR these days. Pretty fortunate to be riding a big boom period.

http://www.yvr.ca/en/media/news-releases/2017/2017-air-traffic-update

Poorly written.

Contradicting transborder figures.
Contradicting domestic figures.

???

I guess we will wait and see when the June figures are actually released.

[Lancaster]

Originally Posted by Johnny Aussie

Poorly written.

Contradicting transborder figures.
Contradicting domestic figures.

???

I guess we will wait and see when the June figures are actually released.

Good catch. Yeah, could really change the outlook entirely depending on the number you use!

[Hot Rod]

Originally Posted by Lancaster

Crazy amount of growth at YVR these days. Pretty fortunate to be riding a big boom period.

http://www.yvr.ca/en/media/news-releases/2017/2017-air-traffic-update





19.9% growth in Asia, 2.3% growth in Europe.

Could YVR break 24 million this year?

24? I say bring on 25 million.

Get to construction on the darn International Terminal expansion and US Terminal!!

[trofirhen]

Originally Posted by Hot Rod

24? I say bring on 25 million.

Get to construction on the darn International Terminal expansion and US Terminal!!

Hey there!! I applaud your enthusiasm, but isn't 25m a little overoptimistic? (If it comes to that, the YVR terminal will be like a sardine can !!!)

[Canadian74]

25M doesn't look possible this year, 24M is more reasonable

[trofirhen]

Originally Posted by Canadian74

25M doesn't look possible this year, 24M is more reasonable

That would be more my estimate, too. At any rate, they had better dust off the plans and start digging the foundations for the new terminal expansion FAST !!

[LeftCoaster]

^My guess is 24.4 million. Mark it.

Originally Posted by mezzanine

Interjet aiming to start service to YVR from Mexico by the end of this year:

Excited to welcome a new tail. Sure wish someone would launch MTY or GDL though. Volaris... you there?