Calgary International Airport II - Page 454

hollywoodcory · #**9061** Posted **Apr 19, 2020, 7:14 PM**

YYC Service Updates as of 19APR.

Air Canada:
FRA - Resumes June 1
LHR - Resumes June 24
NRT - Cancelled for 2020
CUN - Resume June 6
LAX - Resumes June 1
SFO - Resumes June 1
IAH - Resumes June 1
LAS - Resumes June 1
PDX - Resumes June 1
EWR - Resumes June 1

WestJet:
LGW - Resumes June 5
CDG - Resumes June 5
DUB - Resumes June 6
FCO - Starts June 5
All transborder and international routes are planned from June 5 currently.

KLM:
AMS - Resumes July 4

British Airways:
LHR - Resumes June 1

Edelweiss/Swiss:
ZRH - Resumes May 24

Condor:
FRA - Resumes May 28

Eurowings/Lufthansa:
FRA - Starts June 1

United Airlines:**
IAH - Resumes May 4
SFO - Resumes May 4
DEN - Resumes May 4
ORD - Resumes May 4

American Airlines:
ORD - Resumes June 5

Alaska Airlines:
SEA - Resumes June 1

Delta Airlines:
SEA - Resumes June 5
SLC - Resumes June 5

New routes:
WS FCO Still planned June 5
WS BOS Now planned June 5
AC BOS Still planned June 22

**United schedule is what is reflected from today, but I would expect further changes.

Johnny Aussie · #**9062** Posted **Apr 20, 2020, 12:53 AM**

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Originally Posted by hollywoodcory

YYC Service Updates as of 19APR.

United Airlines:**
IAH - Resumes May 4
SFO - Resumes May 4
DEN - Resumes May 4
ORD - Resumes May 4

**United schedule is what is reflected from today, but I would expect further changes.

As expected all UA flights now postponed until 4 June... based on UA’s comments I would expect this to be pushed back further in a few weeks.

That’s how fast things are changing here!

hollywoodcory · #**9063** Posted **Apr 20, 2020, 5:04 PM**

I'm going to start checking later in the day not in the morning. :ahh:

Also WS in addition to suspending all US/International routes, has suspended the following domestic routes May 5-June 4:

YYC-YOW
YYC-YUL
YYC-YXU
YYC-YHZ
YYC-YXS

https://blog.westjet.com/westjet-updates-domestic-flight-schedule-from-may-5-through-june-4/

Johnny Aussie · #**9064** Posted **Apr 20, 2020, 10:46 PM**

^ with massive frequency reductions on the remaining routes... still going to be plenty of empty planes. Many routes cut to just one daily or just a few flights per week.

I counted 55 mainline flights per week during this period. 83 encore and 21 link flights per week.

YegFan · #**9065** Posted **Apr 21, 2020, 3:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by PPAR

To be the optimist here, Onex has very deep pockets and the airline is not a big part of their overall bottom line. As travel recovers, Schwartz has an opportunity to grow Westjet significantly more rapidly than planned as he takes advantage of weakened competitors. I would argue that going private when they did may have saved Westjet as a going concern.

Onex is a publicly traded company...It's not like they have an unlimited well they can tap into. Shareholders will force the company to pump funds into the right and profitable businesses. Too early to tell. But WS has an uphill climb with their focus on international flying especially with their 787s. Only silver lining is the cheap fuel.

hollywoodcory · #**9066** Posted **Apr 21, 2020, 4:29 PM**

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Originally Posted by Johnny Aussie

^ with massive frequency reductions on the remaining routes... still going to be plenty of empty planes. Many routes cut to just one daily or just a few flights per week.

I counted 55 mainline flights per week during this period. 83 encore and 21 link flights per week.

Only 10 737s and 10 Q400s planned to be used for up to 80 daily departures across its whole network. 787 runs a few times a week primarily for cargo purposes.

hollywoodcory · #**9067** Posted **Apr 26, 2020, 8:29 PM**

Today's weekly update:

-Eurowings to the surprise of no one cancelled its planned June launch

-WestJet began operating cargo charters with its 787s. 2 of them operated YYC-DUB-YYZ-ATL-YYC this weekend, and hearing of more to come.

-AeroMexico operated a return trip to MEX, possibly to bring in seasonal farming workers.

No other schedule changes have occurred in the past week that I've noticed.

May 24: WK ZRH
May 29: DE FRA
June 1: AC FRA / BA LHR
June 5: WS LGW / WS CDG / WS FCO
June 6: WS DUB
June 24: AC LHR
July 4: KL AMS

Full season cancellations: EW FRA / AC NRT / HU PEK

Johnny Aussie · #**9068** Posted **Apr 26, 2020, 11:40 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by hollywoodcory

Today's weekly update:

-Eurowings to the surprise of no one cancelled its planned June launch

-WestJet began operating cargo charters with its 787s. 2 of them operated YYC-DUB-YYZ-ATL-YYC this weekend, and hearing of more to come.

-AeroMexico operated a return trip to MEX, possibly to bring in seasonal farming workers.

No other schedule changes have occurred in the past week that I've noticed.

May 24: WK ZRH
May 29: DE FRA
June 1: AC FRA / BA LHR
June 5: WS LGW / WS CDG / WS FCO
June 6: WS DUB
June 24: AC LHR
July 4: KL AMS

Full season cancellations: EW FRA / AC NRT / HU PEK

As we get closer to those dates I would expect more changes... similar to the rolling max cancellations.

thenoflyzone · #**9069** Posted **Apr 27, 2020, 12:44 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by hollywoodcory

Today's weekly update:

-Eurowings to the surprise of no one cancelled its planned June launch

-WestJet began operating cargo charters with its 787s. 2 of them operated YYC-DUB-YYZ-ATL-YYC this weekend, and hearing of more to come.

-AeroMexico operated a return trip to MEX, possibly to bring in seasonal farming workers.

No other schedule changes have occurred in the past week that I've noticed.

May 24: WK ZRH
May 29: DE FRA
June 1: AC FRA / BA LHR
June 5: WS LGW / WS CDG / WS FCO
June 6: WS DUB
June 24: AC LHR
July 4: KL AMS

Full season cancellations: EW FRA / AC NRT / HU PEK

As a worst case scenario, wouldn't be surprised to see the only long haul route this summer being WS to LGW. Best case is WS to LGW, KL to AMS and maybe BA to LHR. That's about it. All the rest is most likely not happening. These scenarios exclude cargo runs, obviously, which there will be plenty of.

People_talking · #**9070** Posted **Apr 27, 2020, 3:27 PM**

I doubt we will see BA this year. Im worried that this might be the end of them in YYC.

Johnny Aussie · #**9071** Posted **Apr 27, 2020, 4:04 PM**

Edelweiss to ZRH pushed back to the end of June now.

hollywoodcory · #**9072** Posted **Apr 27, 2020, 8:34 PM**

My predictions, all subject to change of course.

Likely to resume:
WS LGW / AC FRA / KL AMS

Undeterminded:
BA LHR / AC LHR / WS CDG

Not likely to resume:
WK ZRH / DE FRA / WS FCO / WS DUB

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On another note: YYC has posted its March numbers:
https://www.yyc.com/en-us/media/factsfigures/passengerstatistics.aspx

The month was -46%. Transborder taking the largest hit at -51%.

yyc_engineer · #**9073** Posted **Apr 27, 2020, 9:57 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by hollywoodcory

On another note: YYC has posted its March numbers: The month was -46%. Transborder taking the largest hit at -51%.

800,000 passengers for March is actually pretty good, I was expecting less.

I'm guessing April and May will both be under 100k, possibly even sub-50k.

Av8or · #**9074** Posted **Apr 29, 2020, 4:39 PM**

Annual Report is out.

https://www.yyc.com/calgaryairportauthority/reports/2019annualreport.aspx

hollywoodcory · #**9075** Posted **May 3, 2020, 6:12 PM**

Weekly YYC international/US service update as of May 3. Yesterday was suppose to be WS first flight to FCO.

Air Canada:
FRA- Resumes June 1
LHR- Resumes June 24
NRT- Cancelled for 2020
PDX- Resumes June 1
LAX- Resumes June 1
SFO- Resumes June 1
LAS- Resumes June 1
PHX- Resumes June 1
EWR- Resumes June 1
IAH- Resumes June 1
BOS- Starts June 22
CUN- Resumes June 6

WestJet:
LGW- Resumes June 5
CDG- Resumes June 5
DUB- Resumes June 6
FCO- Starts June 5
CUN- Resumes June 5
PVR- Resumes June 5
SJD- Resumes June 5
MZT- Resumes June 6
PDX- Resumes June 5
SFO- Resumes June 5
PSP- Resumes June 6
LAX- Resumes June 5
SAN- Resumes June 5
PHX- Resumes June 5
LAS- Resumes June 5
DEN- Resumes June 5
ATL- Resumes June 5
IAH- Resumes June 5
MCO- Resumes June 5
JFK- Resumes June 5
BOS- Starts June 5
BNA- Resumes June 7
AUS- Resumes June 7

British Airways:
LHR- Resumes June 1

KLM:
AMS- Resumes July 4

Edelweiss/Swiss:
ZRH- Resumes June 24

Condor:
FRA- Resumes June 26

United Airlines:
IAH- Resumes July 6
ORD- Resumes July 6
SFO- Resumes July 6
DEN- Resumes July 6

American Airlines
DFW- Currently Operating 1x daily
ORD- Resumes July 7

Delta Airlines:
MSP- Currently Operating 5x weekly
SLC- Resumes June 5
SEA- Resumes June 5

Alaska Airlines:
SEA- Resumes June 1

Frontier / Hainan Airlines & Eurowings are suspended indefinetely.

People_talking · #**9076** Posted **May 3, 2020, 6:39 PM**

Out of the three that are suspended which do we think will be back? probably just Eurowings, eventually, right?

PPAR · #**9077** Posted **May 3, 2020, 9:12 PM**

I think Frontier and Hainan are likely to fail altogether. They are both on a number of analysts lists of airlines least able to survive the downturn.

People_talking · #**9078** Posted **May 4, 2020, 12:14 AM**

I like seeing frontier around the airport, it'll be sad to see them go. I feel as if we are in the worst or just past the worst of this storm as restrictions are going to start easing soon so hopefully they can weather it just a bit longer.

s211 · #**9079** Posted **May 4, 2020, 2:35 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by hollywoodcory

Weekly YYC international/US service update as of May 3. Yesterday was suppose to be WS first flight to FCO.

Air Canada:
FRA- Resumes June 1
LHR- Resumes June 24
NRT- Cancelled for 2020
PDX- Resumes June 1
LAX- Resumes June 1
SFO- Resumes June 1
LAS- Resumes June 1
PHX- Resumes June 1
EWR- Resumes June 1
IAH- Resumes June 1
BOS- Starts June 22
CUN- Resumes June 6

I could have sworn that AC earlier said they wouldn't be flying to the US until late June, the 27th or something like that.

hollywoodcory · #**9080** Posted **May 4, 2020, 4:29 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by s211

I could have sworn that AC earlier said they wouldn't be flying to the US until late June, the 27th or something like that.

AC suspended all transborder flying until May 22 for now, but I would expect further changes. There is no way the full schedule will resume at once.

https://aircanada.mediaroom.com/2020-04-...porarily-Suspend-Transborder-U-S-Flights

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Also AC has changed NRT next summer to the 788 finally replacing the old 763.

On another note, they also updated it's planned FRA resumption from June 1. It now has an earlier afternoon departure at 14:05 with an 11:30 arrival back instead of its usual 17:50 departure and 14:45 return arrival.