Halifax Stanfield International Airport Developments

[q12]

Originally Posted by MonctonRad

I've always been fascinated by the fact that the quickest way to Australia from the Maritimes is directly over the North Pole.

I'm always worried about making an emergency landing in Canada's Arctic once you've gone north of Iqaluit.

[q12]

It's going to be a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner


https://flic.kr/p/27KJTvX

[MonctonRad]

Originally Posted by q12

I'm always worried about making an emergency landing in Canada's Arctic once you've gone north of Iqaluit.

Looking at your flight route, the plane would pass almost directly over Thule about 90 minutes later, but after that it would be a long 6-7 hours over the Arctic Ocean and then eastern Siberia before you start getting into civilization again, and even that would be Ulan Baatar...........

[Phalanx]

The typical route from North America to east Asia is over the territories, Alaska, the Bering Sea and then on to Japan/Korea/China etc. to minimize the time over water/away from potential landing sites.

[beyeas]

Originally Posted by Phalanx

Guangzhou to New York (closest I could find in a hurry with non-stop flights) was about 15.5 hours. The longest flight I've been on is 12.5, and that wasn't too bad.

Yeah I've done NYC to Tokyo and NYC to Beijing before. As long as you get up and walk around and stretch every once in a while it's totally fine.

Heading to Australia next April for a meeting, on the Vancouver to Sydney route, which I think was about 15.5h as well.

[beyeas]

Originally Posted by q12

It's going to be a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner


https://flic.kr/p/27KJTvX

Nice. I actually quite like the 787. I was on it today actually. Surprisingly comfortable, much better entertainment centre than the Airbus, and the variable shade window screens are cool!

[Phalanx]

Originally Posted by beyeas

Yeah I've done NYC to Tokyo and NYC to Beijing before. As long as you get up and walk around and stretch every once in a while it's totally fine.

Heading to Australia next April for a meeting, on the Vancouver to Sydney route, which I think was about 15.5h as well.

Montreal to Tokyo in my case.

[thenoflyzone]

Originally Posted by MonctonRad

I've always been fascinated by the fact that the quickest way to Australia from the Maritimes is directly over the North Pole.

Hmm...

I think you meant China. Because a non stop from YHZ to SYD would be nowhere near the North Pole.

[q12]

The list of non-stop European destinations from Halifax this summer continues to grow:

London Heathrow - Air Canada
London Gatwick - Westjet
Manchester - Westjet
Glasgow - Westjet
Dublin - Westjet
Paris - Westjet
Frankfurt - Condor
Munich - Condor

Halifax-Manchester confirmed:

https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/bu...summer-399166/

https://www.westjet.com/en-ca/travel...162020:twitter

[Keith P.]

I imagine passengers relegated to the Enfield gates are enjoying the walk across the frozen tarmac today.

[Dominion301]

I’m reposting this from the Canadian Airports thread:

Hi everyone. The Time Air Society of Lethbridge are trying to save one of the F-28s at YXE that have been parked there for over 15 years.

They are about $3,250 shy of their goal, but only have until the end of January to succeed (otherwise it will join all the other YXE F-28s and head off to the scrapper). If you can donate even as little as $20, it would go a long way to preserving a piece of Canadian (and Dutch) aviation history.

Here’s the link to their GoFundMe page: https://www.gofundme.com/f/saving-cf...281000-sn11106

Even if you can’t afford to donate, spread the word.

[alps]

Spent some time researching the history of the unfinished airport hotel (demolished 1996) for the airport's Wikipedia page. I was curious about its precise location and dug up a 1992 aerial photo on the province's website. Here's a side-by-side comparison. It's the L-shaped building where the parking garage is today:

[OldDartmouthMark]

Interesting comparison shots. Thanks for posting!

[alps]

Halifax airport diagram, Chinese edition


(Chinese full size / English full size)

[alps]

Newly expanded section of the terminal:


(Photo: Halifax Stanfield 2019 Annual Report)

[eastcoastal]

Originally Posted by alps

Newly expanded section of the terminal:


(Photo: Halifax Stanfield 2019 Annual Report)

Looks cleaner and more modern from airside... I've also enjoyed the interior the past few times I was through.

[Keith P.]

Have they done anything to improve the north Enfield gates yet? Enclosed shelters out onto the tarmac, moving sidewalks for the long march to customs/baggage claim? If not, all of this is misguided spending. Focus on the customer experience, not the pretty signs.

[eastcoastal]

Originally Posted by Keith P.

Have they done anything to improve the north Enfield gates yet? Enclosed shelters out onto the tarmac, moving sidewalks for the long march to customs/baggage claim? If not, all of this is misguided spending. Focus on the customer experience, not the pretty signs.

I think airlines pay less for the gates at the ends for a reason. The more expensive gates tend to have higher-priced airlines and better customer experience.

It is a loooooong walk though.

[Keith P.]

Originally Posted by eastcoastal

I think airlines pay less for the gates at the ends for a reason. The more expensive gates tend to have higher-priced airlines and better customer experience.

It is a loooooong walk though.

My sense (just based on flying in there, no other data) is that the smaller planes get stuck there. I flew from Laguardia on Delta in either an Embrarer or Bombardier commuter jet some years ago and that's where they put us, in the rain, at midnight. We had a jetway to board on in NYC but no such luck deplaning here.

[alps]

In the latest Google Earth imagery (April 2020), you can see the huge area that has been cleared off taxiway J for construction of the Air Cargo Logistics Park, which was expected to be completed next year:


(Source: Google Earth / Maxar Technologies)