Canadian Airport Thread

[TheGreatestX]

Originally Posted by MonctonRad

So, just to be clear Moncton/Edmonton this summer will be WestJet and not Swoop.

Correct.

[hollywoodcory]

Originally Posted by JakeLRS

Do you have any idea whats going on in regards to Swoop?

Their summer schedule is still relatively empty given the fact they have 16 aircraft. It also seems like they are severely trimming down or cutting the YEG base given WestJet's re-expansion at YEG

I don't typically follow Swoop, but it appears they've moved most of the YEG operation back to WS mainline.

I've heard rumours / and seen posts on other forums that they are even looking at Europe from the East (which could explain what WS will use its other LGW / DUB slots for) but not sure, kinda late to be adding TATL. Maybe more routes from Eastern Canada?

WS is announcing its full summer schedule in March / so I'd expect a Swoop announcement around then too.

[SignalHillHiker]

Pretty YYT

[casper]

Originally Posted by hollywoodcory

I don't typically follow Swoop, but it appears they've moved most of the YEG operation back to WS mainline.

I've heard rumours / and seen posts on other forums that they are even looking at Europe from the East (which could explain what WS will use its other LGW / DUB slots for) but not sure, kinda late to be adding TATL. Maybe more routes from Eastern Canada?

WS is announcing its full summer schedule in March / so I'd expect a Swoop announcement around then too.

Without Swoop having connections and transfers between their own flight I don't see that working working out for them.

If they transitioned Swoop to the same model as Air Canada and Rouge then that would be workable.

WestJet already has interline/codeshare agreement at both ends.

[Calfan12]

WESTJET NS23 NORTH AMERICA NETWORK CHANGES – 12FEB23

US Routes Addition:
Calgary – Austin eff 18MAY23 2 weekly 737 (Last served until November 2019)
WS1480 YYC0940 – 1430AUS 73W 47
WS1481 AUS1525 – 1825YYC 737 47

Calgary – Detroit eff 29MAY23 5 weekly 737
WS1578 YYC1235 – 1805DTW 737 x46
WS1579 DTW1900 – 2109YYC 737 x46

Calgary – Chicago O’Hare eff 18MAY23 3 weekly 737 (4 weekly 22JUN23 – 07SEP23; Last served until June 2018)
WS1588 YYC1215 – 1640ORD 73H x135
WS1589 ORD1735 – 2014YYC 73H x135

Calgary – Washington Dulles eff 02JUN23 3 weekly 737
WS1615 YYC0945 – 1602IAD 737 135
WS1616 IAD1655 – 1942YYC 737 135

Domestic Routes Addition:
Calgary – Moncton 14JUN23 – 03SEP23 3 weekly 737
Calgary – Thunder Bay 29JUN23 – 14SEP23 3 weekly 737
______________________________________________________________________

Calgary – Terrace eff 01MAY23 Service extends to year-round, 4 weekly Dash 8-Q400

Based on US calendar week 29 comparison, planned frequency variation during July/August 2022 vs 2023 as follows:
Calgary – Abbotsford Increase from 25 to 34 weekly (Exceeding 2019 level)
Calgary – Cranbrook Increase from 14 to 20 weekly
Calgary – Edmonton Increase from 60 to 61 weekly
Calgary – Hamilton Increase from 7 to 11 weekly
Calgary – Houston Increase from 9 to 11 weekly
Calgary – Kelowna Increase from 45 to 49 weekly
Calgary – Las Vegas Increase from 19 to 21 weekly
Calgary – Lethbridge Increase from 14 to 21 weekly
Calgary – Lloydminster Increase from 3 to 5 weekly
Calgary – London ON Increase from 7 to 13 weekly
Calgary – Medicine Hat Increase from 12 to 19 weekly
Calgary – Palm springs Increase from 4 to 5 weekly
Calgary – Saskatoon Increase from 38 to 41 weekly
Calgary – Toronto Increase from 81 to 84 weekly (Exceeding 2019 level)
Calgary – Vancouver Increase from 89 to 96 weekly (Returning to 2019 level)
Calgary – Whitehorse Increase from 2 to 3 weekly
Calgary – Windsor Increase from 2 to 3 weekly
Calgary – Winnipeg Increase from 35 to 41 weekly

https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230212-wsns23

Not too surprised about WestJet YYC increases & additions at is main hub in S23.

Edmonton YEG / Vancouver YVR few new additions/ resuming routes which nice! Also Saskatoon YXE too.

[hehehe]

Originally Posted by Calfan12

WESTJET NS23 NORTH AMERICA NETWORK CHANGES – 12FEB23

US Routes Addition:
Calgary – Austin eff 18MAY23 2 weekly 737 (Last served until November 2019)
WS1480 YYC0940 – 1430AUS 73W 47
WS1481 AUS1525 – 1825YYC 737 47

Calgary – Detroit eff 29MAY23 5 weekly 737
WS1578 YYC1235 – 1805DTW 737 x46
WS1579 DTW1900 – 2109YYC 737 x46

Calgary – Chicago O’Hare eff 18MAY23 3 weekly 737 (4 weekly 22JUN23 – 07SEP23; Last served until June 2018)
WS1588 YYC1215 – 1640ORD 73H x135
WS1589 ORD1735 – 2014YYC 73H x135

Calgary – Washington Dulles eff 02JUN23 3 weekly 737
WS1615 YYC0945 – 1602IAD 737 135
WS1616 IAD1655 – 1942YYC 737 135

Domestic Routes Addition:
Calgary – Moncton 14JUN23 – 03SEP23 3 weekly 737
Calgary – Thunder Bay 29JUN23 – 14SEP23 3 weekly 737
______________________________________________________________________

Calgary – Terrace eff 01MAY23 Service extends to year-round, 4 weekly Dash 8-Q400

Based on US calendar week 29 comparison, planned frequency variation during July/August 2022 vs 2023 as follows:
Calgary – Abbotsford Increase from 25 to 34 weekly (Exceeding 2019 level)
Calgary – Cranbrook Increase from 14 to 20 weekly
Calgary – Edmonton Increase from 60 to 61 weekly
Calgary – Hamilton Increase from 7 to 11 weekly
Calgary – Houston Increase from 9 to 11 weekly
Calgary – Kelowna Increase from 45 to 49 weekly
Calgary – Las Vegas Increase from 19 to 21 weekly
Calgary – Lethbridge Increase from 14 to 21 weekly
Calgary – Lloydminster Increase from 3 to 5 weekly
Calgary – London ON Increase from 7 to 13 weekly
Calgary – Medicine Hat Increase from 12 to 19 weekly
Calgary – Palm springs Increase from 4 to 5 weekly
Calgary – Saskatoon Increase from 38 to 41 weekly
Calgary – Toronto Increase from 81 to 84 weekly (Exceeding 2019 level)
Calgary – Vancouver Increase from 89 to 96 weekly (Returning to 2019 level)
Calgary – Whitehorse Increase from 2 to 3 weekly
Calgary – Windsor Increase from 2 to 3 weekly
Calgary – Winnipeg Increase from 35 to 41 weekly

https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230212-wsns23

Not too surprised about WestJet YYC increases & additions at is main hub in S23.

Edmonton YEG / Vancouver YVR few new additions/ resuming routes which nice! Also Saskatoon YXE too.

The frequency additions are all old, the actual frequency increases for S23 will be in early March. WS will definitely not go from 9x daily YYC-YXE in the spring to 4-5x daily in the summer for example

[YYCguys]

Originally Posted by SignalHillHiker

Pretty YYT

YYT airport is really nice and seems to be well designed! I hope it will get well utilized!

[SignalHillHiker]

Made it to TO. We’re sitting on the plane delayed because it’s taking so long to get the luggage aboard. Captain said he doesn’t want to leave any bags behind but is only willing to give it another 10 minutes. We also have to de-ice. Arrival in Dublin pushed to 9 am. I don’t think that’s a big difference but I’ve no idea what time we were supposed to land lol

[JakeLRS]

Happy Boeing 757 Day everyone! Only if a Canadian Carrier operated it.

We’re now at page 757!

[Djeffery]

Originally Posted by JakeLRS

Happy Boeing 757 Day everyone! Only if a Canadian Carrier operated it.

We’re now at page 757!

Not passenger, but Cargojet has several

[casper]

Originally Posted by SignalHillHiker

Made it to TO. We’re sitting on the plane delayed because it’s taking so long to get the luggage aboard. Captain said he doesn’t want to leave any bags behind but is only willing to give it another 10 minutes. We also have to de-ice. Arrival in Dublin pushed to 9 am. I don’t think that’s a big difference but I’ve no idea what time we were supposed to land lol

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Interesting I was on the early Frankfurt AC flight out of Toronto last night. We pulled away a few minutes early and Arrived about 25 minutes early. I
Guess a favourable jet stream last night.

[Calfan12]

Calgary International Airport (YYC) hosted 14.5 million passengers in 2022, recouping 81 per cent of its pre-pandemic traffic, according to the Calgary Airport Authority (CAA).

“YYC is back to connecting people and cargo to places. We are thrilled by last year’s numbers for both our airports and expect to see close to 3 million more guests in 2023 at YYC,” said Rob Palmer, VP commercial, strategy and CFO. “We look forward for our industry to regain stability in the next few years.”

The CAA says in a statement that YYC is a major economic contributor to our province, as it handles 37 per cent of connecting flights in the country.

The authority adds YYC is also “one of the largest contributors to the regional GDP each year at an estimated $8 billion.”

Meanwhile, cargo plays an important role in generating revenue, as cargo freight levels are higher than those in 2019.

“In 2022, 5,362 aircraft filled with cargo landed at YYC Calgary International Airport. YYC can handle more cargo now and will capitalize on that opportunity through investments such as the west runway rehabilitation and sustainability improvements,” the statement reads.

YYC authority says it’s looking for extra funding from the provincial and federal governments to tackle the hike in operating costs since 2022.

The good news is complete recovery to pre-pandemic levels is in the forecast for this year, as the airport is expecting 17 to 18 million passengers.

https://calgary.citynews.ca/2023/02/01/calgary-airport-recovery-2022-yyc/amp/

[SignalHillHiker]

Lovely view of TO taking off. And safely arrived in Dublin. Got me sim, plug adapter, good to go.















Edit: Large airports seem pretty bad at food. Highlight of Dublin’s shiny new terminal is a Burger King. Everything else is typical catering fare.

[Dominion301]

Originally Posted by Djeffery

Not passenger, but Cargojet has several

As do Morningstar for FedEX.

[DieselXL]

Flair Airline adding direct Windsor to Vancouver after taking away Windsor to Montreal

[Dominion301]

Originally Posted by DieselXL

Flair Airline adding direct Windsor to Vancouver after taking away Windsor to Montreal

Solid addition for YQG. YUL as well as YOW out of YQG are more CRJ/DH4 sized markets. The former would probably get added on AC (used to have it), while the latter seems suited for PD (AC flew it eons ago on Tango briefly and prior to that on DH1s).

[Dominion301]

Porter have just announced their newest destination - Charlottetown!

PD will be launching seasonal daily YYG-YOW service on May 17th until October on the DH4. Interestingly unlike YFC, YQM and YHZ, the YYG service will not be a thru to YTZ but will offer connections over YOW to/from YTZ, YYZ & YQT.

https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/po...awa-charlottetown-flights-882673000.html

[hollywoodcory]

WS presser is out. Interestingly it does not mention YXE-MSP (unless its being held for its own press release).

https://westjet.mediaroom.com/2023-02-13...irlines-new-growth-strategy-takes-flight

[Coldrsx]

Brent Jensen 簡瑞昌
• 1st
International Business Developer
1h •
With Alexis von Hoensbroech and Myron Keehn at the WestJet announcement for the largest WestJet announcement in the Edmonton region in history. The announcement will include the addition of a crew base in Edmonton, creating 150 jobs in the region (50 pilots and 100 crew). WestJet will also add direct routes out of Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to 8 new direct flights: Nanaimo, Penticton, Ottawa, London, Moncton, Charlottetown, Seattle, and Minneapolis.

We look forward to growing further business, rooted by air service in the region and further connecting the Edmonton Region to the Edmonton.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brent-jensen..._feed%3Bxl4ph3%2BXTuKcq5I34lR%2FSQ%3D%3D

[Coldrsx]

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