YVR Airport & Sea Island Developments Discussion - Page 625

trofirhen · #**12481** Posted **Jan 30, 2018, 7:14 PM**

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Originally Posted by nname

Surprised no one posted this yet:

Air Canada's 787 Dreamliner non-stop Vancouver-Delhi Flights Become Year-Round Beginning June 2018

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AC44 YVR 0130 - 0400+1 DEL 787 x146
AC45 DEL 0610 - 0730 YVR 787 x257

Wow, this is a quantum step forward! I'm surprised- and pleased - that it went to year-round so quickly!! It's also apparently the shortest way to India from the PNW!! Should be a hit

Johnny Aussie · #**12482** Posted **Jan 30, 2018, 7:24 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by nname

Surprised no one posted this yet:

Air Canada's 787 Dreamliner non-stop Vancouver-Delhi Flights Become Year-Round Beginning June 2018

Eff 08JUN
AC44 YVR 0130 - 0400+1 DEL 787 x146
AC45 DEL 0610 - 0730 YVR 787 x257

We were too busy counting all the new Westjet flights. In fact I don’t think Westjet took into account the new Comox or Nanaimo flights in their calcs as they were added in December. So the additions compared to last summer are more like 74 weekly flights. YVR will be about 72% mainline compared to about 64% at YYC and 58% at YEG.

Now for DEL....

That’s fantastic news and I’m a bit surprised going year round so early.

AC Intl is going to be busy this summer with the additional daily LHR, new year round MEL and new seasonal CDG and ZRH. AC mainline will be flying to 14 long haul destinations from YVR next summer up from 10 last summer.

Canadian74 · #**12483** Posted **Jan 30, 2018, 7:44 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by nname

Surprised no one posted this yet:

Air Canada's 787 Dreamliner non-stop Vancouver-Delhi Flights Become Year-Round Beginning June 2018

Eff 08JUN
AC44 YVR 0130 - 0400+1 DEL 787 x146
AC45 DEL 0610 - 0730 YVR 787 x257

It was actually mentioned late August last year, I think this is just AC confirming with a press release. Good to see it will be 4 weekly

https://twitter.com/Airlineroute/status/903303425164795904

SpongeG · #**12484** Posted **Jan 30, 2018, 8:43 PM**

UPDATED: WESTJET DOUBLING SERVICE BETWEEN FORT ST. JOHN AND VANCOUVER

UPDATE: WestJet spokesperson Lauren Stewart has clarified that WestJet will be increasing the frequency of flights between Fort St. John and Vancouver immediately. Stewart said that service will be increased to two flights per day on weekdays and once daily on Saturdays and Sundays. A previous version of this article stated that the increase in service frequency would come into effect this summer.

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — This morning WestJet announced that it will be doubling the number of flights between the North Peace Airport and Vancouver International Airport immediately.

...

https://www.energeticcity.ca/2018/01/westjet-doubling-service-fort-st-john-vancouver/

excel · #**12485** Posted **Jan 30, 2018, 8:59 PM**

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Originally Posted by SpongeG

UPDATED: WESTJET DOUBLING SERVICE BETWEEN FORT ST. JOHN AND VANCOUVER

Compliments of Site C dam approval.

SpongeG · #**12486** Posted **Jan 30, 2018, 9:15 PM**

i fly it once a month but use air canada. westjet options are bad, and when i have had to use it the plane is never full, i always get a row to myself. perhaps this will help them.

Johnny Aussie · #**12487** Posted **Jan 30, 2018, 9:43 PM**

Who doesn’t love a bit of “facts for the day”

Even with AC flying fewer domestic widebody flights this summer... with all the other additions, YVR will have approx 55 widebody flights per day this summer.

Those are big airport numbers!

SpongeG · #**12488** Posted **Jan 30, 2018, 10:26 PM**

I watch travel vlogs usually on people visiting vancouver or people from vancouver going elsewhere. Quite a few of them seem to choose weird flight options or perhaps they have no other choice?

One was a woman from Vancouver going to London England, she flew Vancouver - Calgary - London, Why? i think it was with Air Canada, did she just choose the option based on departure time not realizing its not a direct flight? its easy to do when you book online and don't really pay attenton.

Anyway it seems so many people could choose direct to Vancouver or direct out of Vancouver options but they end up travelling via another Canadian city, usually with Air Canada. Is that pretty normal?

excel · #**12489** Posted **Jan 30, 2018, 10:43 PM**

^ A lot of the time connecting flights are cheaper than direct or the direct flight is sold out.

nname · #**12490** Posted **Jan 30, 2018, 11:29 PM**

... or they just want more miles for the same price

casper · #**12491** Posted **Jan 31, 2018, 12:17 AM**

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Originally Posted by SpongeG

I watch travel vlogs usually on people visiting vancouver or people from vancouver going elsewhere. Quite a few of them seem to choose weird flight options or perhaps they have no other choice?

One was a woman from Vancouver going to London England, she flew Vancouver - Calgary - London, Why? i think it was with Air Canada, did she just choose the option based on departure time not realizing its not a direct flight? its easy to do when you book online and don't really pay attenton.

Anyway it seems so many people could choose direct to Vancouver or direct out of Vancouver options but they end up travelling via another Canadian city, usually with Air Canada. Is that pretty normal?

Some times it is cheaper. Sometimes the person is trying to trade in miles and the number of seats available for redemption on any given flight is limited. Sometimes they work for an airline and have access to employee passes. Other times it is schedule.

I recently did a trip to Dallas last month, connected in Calgary since the non-stops were sold out of arrived at the wrong time of day.

LeftCoaster · #**12492** Posted **Jan 31, 2018, 12:33 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by nname

Surprised no one posted this yet:

Air Canada's 787 Dreamliner non-stop Vancouver-Delhi Flights Become Year-Round Beginning June 2018

Eff 08JUN
AC44 YVR 0130 - 0400+1 DEL 787 x146
AC45 DEL 0610 - 0730 YVR 787 x257

Great news!

Now we just hope they chip away at frequencies until it's daily year round, but this was the big win.

Also, according to some random name on A.net, during Benjamin Smith's press conference he dropped a hint about another Pacific destination that would be announced during the Olympics. Not sure AC has the frames available for that though?

LeftCoaster · #**12493** Posted **Jan 31, 2018, 12:48 AM**

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Originally Posted by Johnny Aussie

Who doesn’t love a bit of “facts for the day”

Even with AC flying fewer domestic widebody flights this summer... with all the other additions, YVR will have approx 55 widebody flights per day this summer.

Those are big airport numbers!

Hmm I must be missing a few, i get to 53.

I get:
- 43 proper international (incl CZ Mex)
- 2.6 transborder (AC Newark, PR JFK, CX JFK)
- 7 Domestic (5 AC YYZ, 2 AC YUL)

What am I missing?

YVR Bruce · #**12494** Posted **Jan 31, 2018, 1:15 AM**

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Originally Posted by LeftCoaster

Hmm I must be missing a few, i get to 53.

What am I missing?

Where did you count Rouge transborder, like B763 to LAS?

Johnny Aussie · #**12495** Posted **Jan 31, 2018, 1:48 AM**

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Originally Posted by YVR Bruce

Where did you count Rouge transborder, like B763 to LAS?

And Hawaii!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=suvRlu5TxpA

deasine · #**12496** Posted **Jan 31, 2018, 1:58 AM**

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Originally Posted by nname

... or they just want more miles for the same price

...or they need more segments for next year's altitude status

SpongeG · #**12497** Posted **Jan 31, 2018, 4:56 AM**

they are launching a Mexico City service

60 new weekly flights from YVR added to WestJet schedule

http://dailyhive.com/vancouver/westjet-yvr-added-service-january-2018

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With the increased number of flights in this announcement, the company will now fly out of YVR over 80 times a day.

WestJet’s increased service from Vancouver includes:

Vancouver-Edmonton from 50 to 59 times weekly (nine times each business day).
Vancouver-Calgary from 88 to 112 times weekly (16 times daily).
Vancouver-Kelowna from 40 to 49 times weekly (seven times daily).
Vancouver-Ottawa from seven to 14 times weekly (twice daily).
Vancouver-Regina from six to seven times weekly (daily).
Vancouver-Fort St. John from six to 12 times weekly.
Vancouver-Victoria from 33 to 35 times weekly (five times daily).
Vancouver-Cancun, from two to three times weekly.
Vancouver-Cabo San Lucas from one to two times weekly.
In addition to the increase in service – as announced last year – the company will also be launching three-times weekly service between Vancouver and Mexico City on March 15, with the route moving to daily service on April 29.

SpongeG · #**12498** Posted **Jan 31, 2018, 4:57 AM**

I guess that makes sense for why they have to bounce around. I hate travelling that way.

Johnny Aussie · #**12499** Posted **Jan 31, 2018, 5:00 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by SpongeG

they are launching a Mexico City service

60 new weekly flights from YVR added to WestJet schedule

http://dailyhive.com/vancouver/westjet-yvr-added-service-january-2018

That was reported ages ago

The press release also didn't account for the new flights to YCD or YQQ either... added in December but compared to last summer those are new routes.

mezzanine · #**12500** Posted **Jan 31, 2018, 5:48 AM**

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Originally Posted by Canadian74

It was actually mentioned late August last year, I think this is just AC confirming with a press release. Good to see it will be 4 weekly

https://twitter.com/Airlineroute/status/903303425164795904

I remember that - the tweet left no time frame though and seemed more 'aspirational'. I'm surprised about the timing of this too.

and one thing i've learned following this thread is that it's not how full the plane is, but how much revenue it generates...

Quote:

Smith told BIV at the time that the success of the route would largely depend on whether the 30 business-class pods were filled. The planes also have 21 premium economy seats and 247 economy-class seats.

big win for YVR, first MEL to year round, now DEL..