Calgary International Airport II

[hehehe]

Originally Posted by hollywoodcory

The LAX add goes up to 17x weekly in mid-April, as the added evening flight goes on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.



I was referring to this:
https://simpleflying.com/spokane-westjet-link-canada/
Last year, Pacific Coastal applied to fly YYC/YVR-GEG for WS Link.

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Also UA updated its S23 plans, and once again shows an all mainline operation.

SFO - 1x daily mainline (currently a 738) replaces 2x daily E75.
IAH / ORD / DEN - All 2x daily mainline on mixed equipment

Edit: This schedule only applies to May 5th, but I assume it will end up getting extended beyond that.

I completely forgot about the Pacific Coastal application last year, my apologies. I would assume that means they have something planned for transborder operations? otherwise it seems pointless to apply. It’s nice to see ORD/IAH/SFO pretty much go back to pre pandemic seat capacity on UA metal.

By the way like others said here it seems like most of the AC cuts resume next Winter besides YCG/PDX. Way too early I know but it's not a bad sign that they didn't completely cut it just yet.

[Johnny Aussie]

Originally Posted by hehehe

I completely forgot about the Pacific Coastal application last year, my apologies. I would assume that means they have something planned for transborder operations? otherwise it seems pointless to apply. It’s nice to see ORD/IAH/SFO pretty much go back to pre pandemic seat capacity on UA metal.

United is another carrier that makes heaps of changes. What you see now is most likely not their final schedule yet for S23. For example, DEN is usually three daily and probably will be.
Plus, these are only partially covering AC’s capacity cuts (down to only 2 daily next summer). Star Alliance transborder a shadow of its former self.

[hehehe]

Originally Posted by Johnny Aussie

United is another carrier that makes heaps of changes. What you see now is most likely not their final schedule yet for S23. For example, DEN is usually three daily and probably will be.
Plus, these are only partially covering AC’s capacity cuts (down to only 2 daily next summer). Star Alliance transborder a shadow of its former self.

Yes you’re right. These changes start end of March, so at least for end of March/April the current schedule will most probably stick.

The question for UA is if all summer we can hold onto 2x daily for both ORD and IAH. Not having the morning southbound IAH is horrific for connectivity over the hub.

1 additional IAH mainline effectively covers the now scrubbed 2x Jazz RJ, relative to S22 anyway.

[Calfan12]

Air Canada in the last few weeks filed frequency changes to its domestic operation for Northern summer 2023 season, between 01MAY23 and 27OCT23. Planned operational frequency changes, based on schedule comparison 13NOV22 vs 11DEC22 as follows. Selected routes noted with frequency reductions, are due to schedules in first half of November 2022 were mainly default schedule.
Calgary – Fort McMurray Reduce from 28 to 13 weekly
Calgary – Grande Prairie Reduce from 21 to 6 weekly
Calgary – Ottawa Reduce from 3 to 2 daily
Calgary – Quebec City Seasonal service begins on 19JUN23 instead of 01MAY23, reduce from 4 to 3 weekly
Montreal – Calgary Reduce from 5 to 3 daily
Vancouver – Calgary Reduce from 13 to 10 daily
Calgary – Terrace Service resumes after hiatus in 2021/2022. Reduce from 7 weekly in NS20 to 2 weekly in NS23

The following is comparison based on US calendar week 29 in 2022 (17JUL22 – 23JUL22, noted as CW29) and 2023 (16JUL23 – 22JUL23). Selected routes with frequencies returning or exceeding US CW29 in 2019 (14JUL19 – 20JUL19) also highlighted. Specified capacity being offered is based on one-way direction.
Calgary – Grande Prairie from 12 to 6 weekly
Calgary – Halifax Reduce from 11 to 7 weekly, returning to 2019/2020 level
Calgary – Kelowna Reduce from 21 to 7 weekly
Calgary – Quebec City Reduce from 4 to 3 weekly

Following cancelled routes are based on comparison to Northern summer 2019 season listing:
Calgary – Castlegar
Calgary – Fort St. John
Calgary – Kamloops
Calgary – Lethbridge
Calgary – Medicine Hat
Calgary – Nanaimo
Calgary – Regina
Calgary – Saskatoon
Calgary – Victoria
Calgary – Yellowknife

https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221213-acns23ca

WestJet, Lynx, Flair, Canada Jetlines, Canadian North & (eventually Porter Airlines) will fill the gap on some of the the AC cut routes at YYC! It will still be just fine.

[hollywoodcory]

All of those cuts were already discussed a few pages back.

[BlaineN]

Does anyone have a recent comparison of passenger traffic at the major airports in Canada? I'm curious to how all the airports look now that covid travel restrictions are all but gone. How covid affected today's passenger traffic for different airports?

Edit: I did a quick Google run, and can see some of the numbers for 2022 YTD (up to October) for some airports

YYZ -
YVR - 13.77M (up to September)
YUL - 13.17M
YYC - 11.99M
YEG - 4.75M
YOW -

[hehehe]

AC's EWR flight timings are weird next summer. Leave EWR at 9:55AM and arrive in YYC at 1PM. And then leave YYC at 2:55PM and arrive in EWR at 9:55PM.
Is the plane going to overnight in EWR then?

[Calfan12]

Originally Posted by hehehe

AC's EWR flight timings are weird next summer. Leave EWR at 9:55AM and arrive in YYC at 1PM. And then leave YYC at 2:55PM and arrive in EWR at 9:55PM.
Is the plane going to overnight in EWR then?

Yes & Air Canada had the similar times for Calgary YYC - Newark EWR flights during Summer 2022 (if) I’m not mistaken.

[hollywoodcory]

Originally Posted by hehehe

AC's EWR flight timings are weird next summer. Leave EWR at 9:55AM and arrive in YYC at 1PM. And then leave YYC at 2:55PM and arrive in EWR at 9:55PM.
Is the plane going to overnight in EWR then?

This is how EWR has been scheduled the last few years in the summer. Even last summer I believe this how it operated, and yeah the plane RON.

[hehehe]

Originally Posted by hollywoodcory

This is how EWR has been scheduled the last few years in the summer. Even last summer I believe this how it operated, and yeah the plane RON.

Oh, thank you for letting me know.

[Calfan12]

WESTJET EXPANDS AIR FRANCE EUROPE CODESHARE IN 2Q23

WestJet in Spring 2023 plans to expand codeshare partnership with Air France to Scandinavia as well as Poland, coinciding with the return of WestJet’s seasonal Calgary – Paris CDG service on 13APR23. Planned new codeshare routes as follow.

WestJet operated by Air France
Paris CDG – Copenhagen
Paris CDG – Oslo
Paris CDG – Stockholm Arlanda
Paris CDG – Warsaw

https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221214-wsafcodeshare

[People_talking]

Porter announced their E2 service from Person to YYC on their Instagram this morning.

Beginning February 22 2023.

Likely next would be Ottawa.

[YYCguys]

Originally Posted by People_talking

Porter announced their E2 service from Person to YYC on their Instagram this morning.

Beginning February 22 2023.

That’s a saturated market. I’m surprised they are jumping into the fray. Somebody is gonna get knocked out for sure!

[People_talking]

Originally Posted by YYCguys

That’s a saturated market. I’m surprised they are jumping into the fray. Somebody is gonna get knocked out for sure!

I think they’ll do ok, they offer a more premium standard product than other airlines, and there’s a unholy amount of business travellers that fly YYC-YYZ, the shouldn’t have issues filling an E2

[hehehe]

I have no idea how they're gonna do on this route. But I think YUL/YOW at one daily each would be more viable. But they'll probably launch those routes eventually too.

[MalcolmTucker]

Originally Posted by hehehe

I have no idea how they're gonna do on this route. But I think YUL/YOW at one daily each would be more viable. But they'll probably launch those routes eventually too.

I'll add to those Newark, Midway.

[Calfan12]

Originally Posted by YYCguys

That’s a saturated market. I’m surprised they are jumping into the fray. Somebody is gonna get knocked out for sure!

Good points.

There’s already 1 out of the “fray” as Air Transat Calgary YYC - Toronto YYZ is (suspended/cancelled) this Spring/Summer 2023. Only its YYC to Montreal YUL route will be operating S23

But hey Porter Airlines on YYC - YYZ route can fill the Air Transat spot.

[casper]

Originally Posted by People_talking

I think they’ll do ok, they offer a more premium standard product than other airlines, and there’s a unholy amount of business travellers that fly YYC-YYZ, the shouldn’t have issues filling an E2

I would agree. Corporate travelers usually need to book using these tools that implement all their company travel polices. Those systems normally block and hide all the ULCC airlines. That just leaves Air Canada, WestJet and now Porter.

Porter is an established player in Toronto and Ottawa with a solid reputation. They will do fine.

[Calfan12]

Originally Posted by People_talking

I think they’ll do ok, they offer a more premium standard product than other airlines, and there’s a unholy amount of business travellers that fly YYC-YYZ, the shouldn’t have issues filling an E2

Yes,Spring & Summer most airlines can fill its planes & do well.

During next winter season is where will see.