Calgary International Airport II - Page 450

MalcolmTucker · #**8981** Posted **Mar 18, 2020, 3:05 PM**

Yeah, WestJet at best will be flying 25% of their available seat miles.

Johnny Aussie · #**8982** Posted **Mar 18, 2020, 3:27 PM**

Minimal impact in the west but Sunwing, Porter and Air Transat suspending all operations temporarily.

Sunwing

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business...operations-after-march-23-amid-pandemic/

”Rachel Goldrick, a spokeswoman for Sunwing, said the shutdown is “temporary” and will last until April 10, but “at this time we cannot confirm when commercial southern flight operations will resume. That is why Sunwing was forced to communicate layoffs to our flight and cabin crew members [Monday] evening.”

Porter and Air Transat

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business...ghts-laying-off-workers-as-virus-closes/

hollywoodcory · #**8983** Posted **Mar 19, 2020, 1:31 PM**

YYC April/May Long-Haul updates: (UPDATED MARCH 19)

Air Canada:
LHR - Suspended April 1-30
FRA - Suspended April 1-30
NRT - Suspended until June 30

WestJet:
LGW - Suspended until April 22
CDG - Suspended until April 22
FCO / DUB - Scheduled as normal. Rome is still scheduled to launch May 2.

KLM:
AMS - Unchanged

British Airways:
LHR - Reduced from 4 to 3x weekly

Hainan Airlines - Suspended indefinitely

More changes are highly likely.

EDIT: AC has now cancelled ALL international and Transborder markets for April.

Transborder: UA / DL / AA / AS
International: KL / BA

For Transborder:

Alaska Airlines:
SEA - 2x daily

Delta Airlines:
MSP - 1x daily (Downguaged from mainline to Connection E75)
SEA - 2x daily
SLC - 1x daily

American Airlines:
DFW - 2x daily (even still on mainline aircraft)
ORD - 1x daily

United Airlines:
ORD - 12x Weekly (Morning flight X7 / Afternoon flight X6)
DEN - 1x daily mainline / 11x Weekly Express
SFO - 13x Weekly (Afternoon flight: X6)
IAH - 1x daily

zahav · #**8984** Posted **Mar 20, 2020, 4:54 PM**

Sorry maybe I'm missing something. But if the border is closed, how are these flights operating? I don't get that part. I know they say "essential travel" only, but that's a lot of flights for only "essential travel" (two mainline DFW?). Am I missing something, is the border not closing?

hollywoodcory · #**8985** Posted **Mar 20, 2020, 5:24 PM**

The US carriers probably haven't fully adjusted their schedules yet. They might keep some flights for essential business travel. Maybe their still operating for cargo purposes? The schedules seem to be updated daily and even hourly.

Frontier appears to be completely dropping it's weekly DEN flight. Surprised it even last this long honestly.

Also UA has now zeroed out IAH / DEN reduced to 1x daily / ORD 6x Weekly / SFO 1x daily.

casper · #**8986** Posted **Mar 21, 2020, 6:28 AM**

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Originally Posted by zahav

Sorry maybe I'm missing something. But if the border is closed, how are these flights operating? I don't get that part. I know they say "essential travel" only, but that's a lot of flights for only "essential travel" (two mainline DFW?). Am I missing something, is the border not closing?

None of the countries that have closed the boarders have closed them to their own citizens. Canadians can re-enter Canada. Americans can re-enter the US. Basically they created the mechanism for people to get home. As most people get back home the volume will die dramatically.

Transit passengers are also permitted. So as an example an American in Japan could transit Vancouver if they had onward travel booked to the US.

There are a number of exemptions for people involved in the movement of goods or people. That is the exemption that permit flight crew to enter Canada and truck drivers to enter Canada to deliver loads from the US etc.

My guess is we are going to see the remaining flights all go mainline to provide air cargo capacity.

PPAR · #**8987** Posted **Mar 21, 2020, 4:59 PM**

Spoke to someone who flew YOW-YYZ-LAX yesterday. He said he was the only person in the US customs hall when he crossed. That was the Toronto US custom hall...Empty! Flew to LA on a AC 787 that was maybe at 10% of capacity.

casper · #**8988** Posted **Mar 21, 2020, 8:25 PM**

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Originally Posted by PPAR

Spoke to someone who flew YOW-YYZ-LAX yesterday. He said he was the only person in the US customs hall when he crossed. That was the Toronto US custom hall...Empty! Flew to LA on a AC 787 that was maybe at 10% of capacity.

United is suspending all flights to Canada.

I would not be surprised if we see AC switch some of the trunk routes to all 787/777/330 aircraft to move cargo and the few passengers that need to travel.

People_talking · #**8989** Posted **Mar 22, 2020, 7:30 PM**

Hearing that runway 08/26 will be closed and used as parking for aircraft.

BenYOW · #**8990** Posted **Mar 24, 2020, 1:46 AM**

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Originally Posted by People_talking

Hearing that runway 08/26 will be closed and used as parking for aircraft.

Confirmed in the Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs):

(C0870/20 NOTAMN
A) CYYC B) 2003232249 C) 2006211800
E) RWY 08/26 CLSD DUE PARKING UNUSED ACFT. AVBL AS TWY BTN THR 26
AND TWY A.)

Nick · #**8991** Posted **Mar 24, 2020, 1:55 AM**

There is currently a B77W parked on the Threshold of Rwy 08. More to come

People_talking · #**8992** Posted **Mar 24, 2020, 4:30 AM**

Should be an interesting sight to see when it gets filled up.

Rollerstud98 · #**8993** Posted **Mar 24, 2020, 4:46 AM**

This is the short runway?

Nick · #**8994** Posted **Mar 24, 2020, 5:57 AM**

Yep, I haven't driven by yet, but if you drive down 11 St NE between 57 and 55 Ave there should be a very rare sight!

People_talking · #**8995** Posted **Mar 24, 2020, 10:18 PM**

I saw on my pals Instagram story today and from what I could tell, I looked like the runway had an AC 77W and 787 on it, as well as a WS 767. and on of the south de-ice aprons has about 7 WS 737's on it and there was about 3 or 4 more scattered around down there on top of that.

On top of that, news broke today that WestJet has laid off around 6900 workers or ~50% of their work force.

hollywoodcory · #**8996** Posted **Mar 24, 2020, 10:55 PM**

KLM posted an update that it will serve AMS-YYC from March 29 - May 3 3x weekly on either 789 or 777. Only Calgary & Toronto are the remaining Canadian destinations on its schedule.

Operates under the following schedule:
KL 677 AMS 15:30 - 16:20 YYC 135 789
KL 678 YYC 15:25 - 08:00+1 AMS 246 789

Aircraft will RON.

https://news.klm.com/covid-19-klm-starts-the-summer-schedule-with-57-destinations/

EDIT: Looks like BA pulled its schedule for next week, pushing resumption to end of April.

People_talking · #**8997** Posted **Mar 24, 2020, 11:29 PM**

Feels nice that they picked us to continue service with.

thenoflyzone · #**8998** Posted **Mar 25, 2020, 12:31 AM**

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Originally Posted by People_talking

Feels nice that they picked us to continue service with.

If you look at it from an AF/KL perspective, that organization will maintain some level of service to YYZ, YUL and YYC. (In the case of YUL, AF 3x weekly B77W to CDG)

Only YVR loses both those carriers.

YYCguys · #**8999** Posted **Mar 25, 2020, 2:17 AM**

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Originally Posted by People_talking

On top of that, news broke today that WestJet has laid off around 6900 workers or ~50% of their work force.

Some of my closest friends have been affected by this. Very sad day for them! 😢

jc_yyc_ca · #**9000** Posted **Mar 25, 2020, 4:01 AM**

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Originally Posted by People_talking

Feels nice that they picked us to continue service with.

Feels nice that they picked us to continue spreading the virus.