YVR Airport & Sea Island Developments Discussion - Page 116

Yume-sama · #**2301** Posted **Feb 9, 2010, 8:56 AM**

Cool

YVR said on the news today that today was the busiest yet, over 40,000 arrivals and 1,000+ athletes.

Hopefully it's not toooo busy on Wednesday for me

Denscity · #**2302** Posted **Feb 9, 2010, 10:07 AM**

I went to YVR today just to check out the scene. It wasn't as busy as i had hoped. I was there roughly 1230-230. I was there when a plane from Frankfurt landed and saw 5 cameras set up and many German/Polish media catching a glimpse of some of their athletes arriving at the airport. Pretty cool. I think i was in a couple of their shots as these athletes walked by me. I also saw Patrick Chan arrive from Colorado.

SpongeG · #**2303** Posted **Feb 9, 2010, 11:29 AM**

cool i have to go geek out at the airport

SpongeG · #**2304** Posted **Feb 9, 2010, 12:22 PM**

video of the arrivals

http://www.globaltvbc.com/video/index.html?releasePID=YNJJwXOezPTWhGPKs3NDbL0CptjJWifE

SpongeG · #**2305** Posted **Feb 11, 2010, 1:13 PM**

• Video Link

trofirhen · #**2306** Posted **Feb 11, 2010, 8:03 PM**

cool video! makes me almost homesick!

Yume-sama · #**2307** Posted **Feb 11, 2010, 11:37 PM**

A rare visitor! One of two Olympic charters by Aeroflot.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/two-six_left/4349106147/

There are several billion dollars worth of private jets sitting around, too

Too bad Oprah and Donald aren't gonna show up with theirs!

Yume-sama · #**2308** Posted **Feb 12, 2010, 3:43 AM**

Joe Bidens luggage has arrived. Not kidding

This actually carries his car(s) for his motorcade, and can carry a helicopter if necessary.

When Obama travels it requires a couple of these.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bfiguy/4345364188/

metroXpress · #**2309** Posted **Feb 12, 2010, 8:03 PM**

thanks for the pics and video

SpongeG · #**2310** Posted **Feb 15, 2010, 9:54 AM**

"It is a place visited first when you go to see the Olympics. "

• Video Link

Denscity · #**2311** Posted **Feb 19, 2010, 9:24 PM**

Sir Richard Branson said while responding to the negative british press about vancouver that Virgin Atlantic will be flying Yvr to London in about a year and a half. Did we know this already?

Yume-sama · #**2312** Posted **Feb 19, 2010, 9:40 PM**

I didn't!

SpongeG · #**2313** Posted **Feb 19, 2010, 10:12 PM**

i heard that they wanted to get virgin here but i thought it was for LA-vancouver

deasine · #**2314** Posted **Feb 19, 2010, 11:50 PM**

Virgin wanted to expand Virgin America up towards Canada, with flights beginning from Vancouver to LA first.

SpongeG · #**2315** Posted **Feb 20, 2010, 12:05 AM**

good to know we might get london - vancouver virgin service

i flew them from london to joburg - nice flight nice goodies

trofirhen · #**2316** Posted **Feb 20, 2010, 12:35 AM**

I'll break out my own bottle of champagne when YVR gets a few more year-round overseas destinations (Paris of course) but also places like Bangkok, Rome, Dubai (yes! Dubai !!) Brisbane, Copenhagen, Osaka, Melbourne, Miami, Munich .......

SpongeG · #**2317** Posted **Feb 20, 2010, 12:42 AM**

and india! there should be some direct flights to there

most people seem to have go via london or hong kong

trofirhen · #**2318** Posted **Feb 20, 2010, 2:10 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by SpongeG

and india! there should be some direct flights to there

most people seem to have go via london or hong kong

Of course!! India!! It had slipped my mind for that moment.

Over the pole to Delhi and Mumbai !!

SpongeG · #**2319** Posted **Feb 20, 2010, 4:16 AM**

Virgin air at YVR?

watch the news video here

whatnext · #**2320** Posted **Feb 20, 2010, 7:25 AM**

Since when is Virgin Atlantic a "low cost carrier"? Still, it would be good to see them here, and even better if Virgin America added a connecting flight to LAX or SFO.