Calgary International Airport II

[cyeg66]

Originally Posted by Johnny Aussie

Just ignore him.
It’s irrelevant.
He’s like annoying click bait.

Lol, he’s not that bad, a little sanctimonious, but I think he’s just having his fun. Couldn’t have been easy seeing the stats of his beloved airport below YYC’s numbers for a year... Found himself having to say “Yeah, but...” a whole lot of times in justification posts. Thankfully, for YUL, the economy went to shit here (aided and abetted by provincial AND federal election results) which paved the way for AC’s new focused strategy. It was only a matter of time before they did that anyway, in my opinion.

And AK, you’re being disingenuous of YYC’s 5% international growth because you’re deliberately failing to take into account the fact that there are much ballyhooed losses of service that needed to be made up for compared to 2018... Best to stick to YUL related posts in the, oh I dunno, YUL and Canada threads, maybe...? Gentleman’s agreement, etc...

[Tobuz]

Originally Posted by TheGreatestX

I thought BA would have resumed in time for spring break.

British Airways started serving AUS with the 787 just in the past couple of years — at the same time as they put the 787 on the YYC route.

Not only did the Austin’s BA route stick as year-round service, it actually up-gauges to a 747 for summer.

Sigh.

[Johnny Aussie]

Originally Posted by Tobuz

British Airways started serving AUS with the 787 just in the past couple of years — at the same time as they put the 787 on the YYC route.

Not only did the Austin’s BA route stick as year-round service, it actually up-gauges to a 747 for summer.

Sigh.

True but Austin doesn’t have AC, WS and TS all flying to London as well.

The more WS increases long-haul at YYC the fewer overseas carriers we will probably see at YYC.

[hollywoodcory]

AC Schedule changes for May:

-2 Daily YYZ Consolidated into 1 daily A333.
-CUN 1x Weekly A320
-YHZ Seasonal service delayed until July 1.
-YXU Seasonal service launch delayed until July 1.

[BlaineN]

https://mobilesyrup.com/2019/03/27/calgary-yyc-fastest-download-speed-canadian-airports-ookla/
Calgary’s YYC has fastest download speed of all Canadian airports: Ookla

[LeftCoaster]

Originally Posted by Tobuz

British Airways started serving AUS with the 787 just in the past couple of years — at the same time as they put the 787 on the YYC route.

Not only did the Austin’s BA route stick as year-round service, it actually up-gauges to a 747 for summer.

Sigh.

YYC also added CDG and DUB in one year.

I'd be surprised if BA sticks it out in YYC with WS' intl expansion.

[BlaineN]

Maybe, or maybe not. Ookla, who did the tests obviously has found and recorded those speeds. Unless of course they're lying, or maybe it's a conspiracy of some sort.

Originally Posted by Acey

Horseshit. I'm here everyday and never once with any of my .11ac devices hit better than 30 down at any point anywhere on any concourse, nor has anybody else I know.

[ST1]

I've used it various times in the last couple of years and it's been surprisingly good. Much faster than I expected, though I never did a speedtest.

Who knows why you haven't got more than 30Mbps, could be a number of reasons. No offense, but I'm trusting Ookla's testing more than yours.

Originally Posted by Acey

Horseshit. I'm here everyday and never once with any of my .11ac devices hit better than 30 down at any point anywhere on any concourse, nor has anybody else I know.

[jc_yyc_ca]

Originally Posted by Acey

Horseshit. I'm here everyday and never once with any of my .11ac devices hit better than 30 down at any point anywhere on any concourse, nor has anybody else I know.

I love how every guy with a phone is suddenly a wifi performance expert. lol. You might have never received more than 30Mb per second but that doesn't mean the network can't do it, and in the end your personal anecdotal results are meaningless.

The point here, and the reason for the article is that Ookla is doing the tests (using the same testing procedures and test gear at each airport) and comparing them to other airports, and it's the comparison that's the key point of the article. The article wasn't titled, 'Download speeds from Acey's phone'

[suburbia]

I saw a couple of military style jets flying over the city in formation earlier this afternoon. What was that about?

[Tobuz]

On a totally different topic...

USA Today just named "Bistro on the Bow" - the restaurant on the Arrivals level of the International Terminal - as one of the ten best airport restaurants in North America.

https://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-airport-sitdown-dining-2018/

The top 10 winners in the Best Airport Sitdown Dining category are as follows:

1. Whisky River - Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)
2. The Kitchen by Wolfgang Puck - Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP)
3. Phil's B.B.Q. - San Diego International Airport (SAN)
4. Tortas Frontera by Rick Bayless - Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)
5. One Flew South - Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Intl. Airport (ATL)
6. Bistro on the Bow - Calgary International Airport (YYC)
7. Root Down - Denver International Airport (DEN)
8. Lift Bar and Grill - Vancouver International Airport (YVR)
9. Salt Lick BBQ - Austin–Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)
10. Hugo's Cocina - George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)

FWIW, I've eaten there a couple of times -- and it is quite good. Far better than any of the awful HMS Host run chain restaurants in the airport.

[MalcolmTucker]

Hmm. Having walked by Root Down in Denver a few times to get to the steakhouse which acts as a lounge, I would have never expected it to rank highly. It is on the Southwest/Frontier concourse.

[thegoodlife]

There are a lot of moving variables to how those speeds are achieved. Not sure why IT would be puzzled at getting those kinds of speeds (67Mb/89Mb), they aren't unachievable. It depends how close you are to the AP, how many other users are on it, what kind of internet pipe you have out of the airport etc.. I could go into my office at night or even a late afternoon when not many are around, and easily get 60-100Mbs up and down. Using the wifi tester I can get 150Mbps.

I wouldn't say the results Ookla had are typical, but not horseshit either. The main point here is the comparison. YYC's wifi, from my own experience is very good, especially compared to other airports where I often find it's anywhere from slow to barely operable.

Originally Posted by Acey

They're not lying, these discrepancies are not unique to airport wifi testing and obviously would be present at every airport they test at. Go to YYC, ST1... and tell me if you or anybody ever achieve anything better than 30. I've already talked to IT about this, they have no idea how these speeds could have been achieved on .11c. I'll be waiting here in this thread and I'll certainly listen to IT over anyone in here.



Again, this discussion was had with IT the last time these results were published, as I was curious to learn their methodology of testing and how the results were achieved.



I don't claim that it's not fast, just IT themselves will tell you it's not remotely representatives of speeds that can be achieved... and it's their wifi.

[thegoodlife]

Originally Posted by Acey

I can hit those speeds elsewhere all the time, they are of course achievable. I cannot hit those speeds at the airport. They are presumably puzzled because it isn't realistic.

I meant those speeds should be achievable the airport. Given the Internet feed the airport has, and the wireless APs they are using those are speeds that can be achieved, quite easily actually. IT shouldn't be puzzled. Does that mean they are achievable all the time by the average user - no, but I'm not surprised by Ookla's results.

[PPAR]

Originally Posted by Acey

Back to talking about shit that actually matters, BA at about 84% LF for their first week back - that's about the same ballpark as AC's LHR run and no significant deviation from the same week last year. For what it's worth, WS to LGW is consistently 95% or better, I don't even bother checking that number anymore as it's simply "262/262" pretty much every time. WS is only 3x weekly at the moment, mind you... but summer is gonna be a slugfest to London with new WS premium product to LGW, and a customs slaughterhouse 15:00.

BA remains very heavy in connections on the LHR end to Africa, Middle East. The difference in demographic that boards WS to LGW and BA to LHR is... interesting.

BA business class is the best product on the route, for those with expense accounts.

[zahav]

BA does rely heavily on outbound connections from it's Canadian flights. I don't know the % breakdowns but YVR and YYZ both have lots of pax connecting via LHR onwards. Not sure about YUL but assume it's similar.

[topdog]

Actually I found that conversation refreshing. It's nice to see discussion about all things related to YYC and not the usual gate slots discussion.

Originally Posted by Acey

Back to talking about shit that actually matters, BA at about 84% LF for their first week back - that's about the same ballpark as AC's LHR run and no significant deviation from the same week last year. For what it's worth, WS to LGW is consistently 95% or better, I don't even bother checking that number anymore as it's simply "262/262" pretty much every time. WS is only 3x weekly at the moment, mind you... but summer is gonna be a slugfest to London with new WS premium product to LGW, and a customs slaughterhouse 15:00.

BA remains very heavy in connections on the LHR end to Africa, Middle East. The difference in demographic that boards WS to LGW and BA to LHR is... interesting.

[loonytoon44]

I am from Edmonton, going to London in June I saved $900 after all the ancillary fees for my partner and I to travel from Calgary instead of Edmonton. Yes It means a 2.5hr drive and parking but still, that is insane!

[Robag]

Originally Posted by loonytoon44

I am from Edmonton, going to London in June I saved $900 after all the ancillary fees for my partner and I to travel from Calgary instead of Edmonton. Yes It means a 2.5hr drive and parking but still, that is insane!

Don't admit this in the YEG forum, they are going to lynch you.

[BlaineN]

Originally Posted by loonytoon44

I am from Edmonton, going to London in June I saved $900 after all the ancillary fees for my partner and I to travel from Calgary instead of Edmonton. Yes It means a 2.5hr drive and parking but still, that is insane!

I think there are a fair amount of people who still do the Calgary thing from Edmonton. We have friends in Edmonton and they've driven down and stayed with us the night before a flight a few times. I wonder if anyone keeps track of the stats for that?