YEG - Edmonton Int Airport - Page 8

EdmTrekker · #**141** Posted **Apr 20, 2007, 5:18 AM**

FYI - AC had an unadvertised sale (still available for booking) until tonight...$45 each way from YEG to YVR. Use the regular booking engine and the fares pop up

#**142** Posted **Apr 20, 2007, 3:27 PM**

US airways continues to downgrade serves for Summer...LAS 5x weekly (still have WJ and AC on that route). Crazy how YEG lacks service to the us, even though we have tonnes more service compared to a few years ago.

Coldrsx · #**143** Posted **Apr 20, 2007, 4:34 PM**

^yup...and pretty much anyone doing a well thought out route is going to get good returns on their investment..

HELLO AIRLINES!

FFX-ME · #**144** Posted **Apr 20, 2007, 6:12 PM**

hey, i was wondering if you have seen this model of the expansion of your airport?

LO 044 · #**145** Posted **Apr 20, 2007, 6:15 PM**

It seems that everywhere i read (airliners.net for example), there is a shortage of aircraft. As for the downgrades, i can see a substantially less amount of people flying to Las Vegas and Phoenix especially in the summer months.

I am curious how the international charters are doing for bookings for this summer with AC's YEG-LHR route going daily. If AC introduces YEG-FRA next year, we will be fine internationally in terms of Europe.

#**146** Posted **Apr 20, 2007, 6:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by FFX-ME

hey, i was wondering if you have seen this model of the expansion of your airport?

Yes, that is the old expansion that has already taken place minus the hotel which should be constructed shortly.

FFX-ME · #**147** Posted **Apr 20, 2007, 6:25 PM**

but you dont have that part that sticks out yet do you?

m0nkyman · #**148** Posted **Apr 20, 2007, 6:29 PM**

Yes. Just downscaled.

chenmau · #**149** Posted **Apr 20, 2007, 6:49 PM**

When is the hotel scheduled to be finished? Who is going to be operating the hotel?

YEG really needs a great hotel. It'll do really well in serving people from all over N. Alberta/Sask. who are laying over.

#**150** Posted **Apr 20, 2007, 7:50 PM**

Hotel will be a Marriot Courtyard. Supposed to be starting on that this summer from my understanding...which is limited.

Coldrsx · #**151** Posted **Apr 22, 2007, 7:57 PM**

he latest edition of the Edmonton E-Team newsletter arrived. Here's what they have to say...

5th Largest airport in Canada
4th Largest "Domestic" airport surpassing Montreal (Dec '06; 369,000 vs. 364,000)
Westjet's 3rd Largest hub surpassing YVR (May '07; 573 flights, 74,722 seats vs 530 flights and 71,584 seats)

International Growth
London +15%
Germany +5%
Mexico +33%
China +43%
Hong Kong +10%

And on to "Connections"...the hot topic. Up 39% over last year.

Calgarians are connecting in Edmonton 20% more.
YMM +11%
YQU +49%
YZF +99%
YVR +33%
YQR +40%
YXE +61%
YLW +54%
YXX +160% (Abbotsford)
Victoria (I can't remember the ident) +35%

itom 987 · #**152** Posted **Apr 22, 2007, 8:03 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coldrsx

he latest edition of the Edmonton E-Team newsletter arrived. Here's what they have to say...

5th Largest airport in Canada
4th Largest "Domestic" airport surpassing Montreal (Dec '06; 369,000 vs. 364,000)
Westjet's 3rd Largest hub surpassing YVR (May '07; 573 flights, 74,722 seats vs 530 flights and 71,584 seats)

International Growth
London +15%
Germany +5%
Mexico +33%
China +43%
Hong Kong +10%

And on to "Connections"...the hot topic. Up 39% over last year.

Calgarians are connecting in Edmonton 20% more.
YMM +11%
YQU +49%
YZF +99%
YVR +33%
YQR +40%
YXE +61%
YLW +54%
YXX +160% (Abbotsford)
Victoria (I can't remember the ident) +35%

Wow...

m0nkyman · #**153** Posted **Apr 22, 2007, 8:15 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coldrsx

Victoria (I can't remember the ident) +35%

YYJ

CMD UW · #**154** Posted **Apr 22, 2007, 8:45 PM**

Wow! These numbers are painting a very, very interesting picture.

CanadianCentaur · #**155** Posted **Apr 22, 2007, 9:01 PM**

Not everyone here may be familiar with these following IATA airport codes...
YMM = Fort McMurray
YQU = Grande Prairie
YZF = Yellowknife
YQR = Regina
YXE = Saskatoon
YLW = Kelowna

tuffyy · #**156** Posted **Apr 24, 2007, 3:19 AM**

Aeromexico is back in June with there MEX-YEG charters for Mexican tourists,my company just completed the contract to handle and fuel these flights again this year...Good to see!

Coldrsx · #**157** Posted **Apr 24, 2007, 3:57 AM**

^very good...but where is aerochina, aeroindia, aerojapan, aerobrazil,aeroetal

Rocket252 · #**158** Posted **Apr 24, 2007, 3:29 PM**

Yes where are all the big route announcements?

Its almost May.

#**159** Posted **Apr 24, 2007, 4:09 PM**

My guess is we see announcements only for Fall and Winter this year.

Rocket252 · #**160** Posted **Apr 24, 2007, 6:15 PM**

Travel Alberta goes after Europe (12:02 p.m.)
Rockies should draw more conferences from overseas, director says
David Finlayson, edmontonjournal.com
Published: Tuesday, April 24, 2007
EDMONTON — Edmonton’s superb convention facilities and access to the Rockies could start drawing conventions from Europe and other overseas areas, Travel Alberta managing director Derek Coke-Kerr said today.

One of Travel Alberta’s initiatives is to attract more overseas conferences, and Edmonton can benefit from that quite significantly, Coke-Kerr told an industry gathering.

“The convention centre is superb, and there are outstanding opportunities for pre- and post-convention tours, especially with the train to Jasper,” he said.

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The city will also benefit from the growing number of visitors to Alberta from eastern Canada, particularly Ontario and Quebec, Coke-Kerr said.

And 28 new air charters from Korea landing in Calgary this summer will include Edmonton and Jasper in their itinerary, he said.
“We can’t dictate which airport they fly into, but we certainly have influence with the tour operators on their itinerary.”

Coke-Kerr said Americans are slowly coming back to Alberta, but we have a long way to go to get back to 2001 numbers.

The good news is the number of U.S. visitors rose 14 per cent in January and February, when they were down in every other province except Nova Scotia, he said.