Hamilton International Airport - Page 107

JakeLRS · #**2121** Posted **Apr 16, 2021, 9:48 PM**

Ontario Restrictions will cause a reduction in flights.

Westjet has reduced YYC flights in May (From Daily to 1x Weekly)

Swoop has reduced YEG & YXX flights in May (Start of daily flights pushed back to mid-may)

Currently no change for YWG flights slated to start April 25, but I have a feeling they'll get axed.

LikeHamilton · #**2122** Posted **Apr 24, 2021, 6:05 PM**

The Region of Waterloo International Airport will be getting a $44-million dollar facelift to prepare itself for an increase of about a million travellers over the next three years.

https://www.kitchenertoday.com/local...edium=facebook

Buffalo Airport nears completion of $80 million expansion, state-of-the art updates

https://buffalonews.com/news/local/s...FPBTzH9RO6XyoM

Hamilton International Airport ??????

Innsertnamehere · #**2123** Posted **Apr 24, 2021, 8:23 PM**

Hamilton already has a far far larger terminal than Kitchener, it can already handle the loads it has pre-pandemic.

Still, if passenger loads kept increasing like they had pre pandemic, an expansion will probably be needed soonish.

Hamilton’s problem is that it’s too close to Buffalo, nobody is going to bother taking US flights out of Hamilton as they will just drive to Buffalo for flights 2/3 the price. And US flights are normally the bread and butter of the Canadian airline industry.

Instead you’ll likely see it continue to grow domestic, Caribbean, and even European bound flights, which are more feasible from the airport.

JakeLRS · #**2124** Posted **Apr 24, 2021, 8:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by Innsertnamehere

Instead you’ll likely see it continue to grow domestic, Caribbean, and even European bound flights, which are more feasible from the airport.

Pre-pandemic we did see a noticeable increase in USA service via Swoop and it seemed to be doing okay. The prices weren’t as competitive Buffalo, but some people want to avoid driving to Buffalo.

I heard Norwegian did well when they were at YHM and I definitely think we are able to maintain seasonal, perhaps year round service to parts of Europe.

Our terminal was able to handle the pre-pandemic flights, but when there are roughly 5 flights arriving/departing at the same time (the pre-pandemic AM rush), it gets relatively hectic and congested. None the less, the airport is making it work with what they got (ie. expanding security, changing seating configuration, adding food options, etc).

King&James · #**2125** Posted **Apr 25, 2021, 3:28 AM**

With Jet Blue announcing cross border service to Vancouver, won't be long for them to expand , and would be great prospect to have Hamilton as feeder into their hub.

urban_planner · #**2126** Posted **Apr 25, 2021, 10:29 PM**

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Originally Posted by King&James

With Jet Blue announcing cross border service to Vancouver, won't be long for them to expand , and would be great prospect to have Hamilton as feeder into their hub.

I would love to see JetBlue come into YHM from JFK and BOS.

LikeHamilton · #**2127** Posted **Apr 26, 2021, 10:38 PM**

Latest from Forge and Foster

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Fengate Properties purchased nearly 76 acres of industrial land adjacent to Hamilton airport for $29,200,000 or $385,000/acre.

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Fengate is a leading alternative investment manager focused on infrastructure, private equity and real estate strategies.
With offices in Toronto, Houston, and Oakville, Fengate is one of the most active real asset investors in North America.

We invest in long-life, high-quality assets and businesses on behalf of our clients and, with more than 45 years of experience, we are proud of our proven track record and trusted reputation across the sectors we work in.

There very big with over $20 billion in assets.

https://fengate.com/

JakeLRS · #**2128** Posted **May 5, 2021, 10:57 PM**

Swoop will be bringing back Hamilton to Halifax this summer.

Its currently being uploaded to their system.

It will be part of an Edmonton-Hamilton-Halifax route (what Westjet did when they offered it before Swoop).

With this comes changes to frequencies for the summer (Subject to change)

Abbotsford: 7x Weekly (1x Daily)
Edmonton: 11x Weekly (1x Tue,Wed,Sat | 2x Mon,Thur,Fri,Sun)
Halifax: 4x Weekly (Mon,Thur,Fri,Sun)
Winnipeg: 4x Weekly (1x Tue,Thur,Fri,Sat)
Kelowna: 3x Weekly (Mon,Wed,Sun)

urban_planner · #**2129** Posted **May 6, 2021, 1:30 PM**

It's nice to see them slowly bringing back frequencies. Hopefully they will be able to get back to pre pandemic levels including launching some planned services such as Charlottetown.

Innsertnamehere · #**2130** Posted **May 6, 2021, 1:34 PM**

I can’t wait for them to relaunch US service - though I understand that’s going to have to wait a bit longer. Hopefully by fall we can get Las Vegas and some Florida service back at the least.

SteelTown · #**2131** Posted **May 6, 2021, 3:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by Innsertnamehere

I can’t wait for them to relaunch US service - though I understand that’s going to have to wait a bit longer. Hopefully by fall we can get Las Vegas and some Florida service back at the least.

Yes, please! When this pandemic is finally over I fully intend to go to Las Vegas to finally have some enjoyment and freedom. I haven't touched my American savings account in two years so I have plenty of vacation money, haha.

LikeHamilton · #**2132** Posted **May 6, 2021, 5:48 PM**

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Originally Posted by JakeLRS

Swoop will be bringing back Hamilton to Halifax this summer.

Its currently being uploaded to their system.

It will be part of an Edmonton-Hamilton-Halifax route (what Westjet did when they offered it before Swoop).

With this comes changes to frequencies for the summer (Subject to change)

Abbotsford: 7x Weekly (1x Daily)
Edmonton: 11x Weekly (1x Tue,Wed,Sat | 2x Mon,Thur,Fri,Sun)
Halifax: 4x Weekly (Mon,Thur,Fri,Sun)
Winnipeg: 4x Weekly (1x Tue,Thur,Fri,Sat)
Kelowna: 3x Weekly (Mon,Wed,Sun)

From WestJet's booking site:

Calgary: 14x Weekly (2x Daily)

LikeHamilton · #**2133** Posted **May 6, 2021, 6:19 PM**

On the Zoom call to the cities Airport Committee on April 15, Charles Duncan, CEO of Swoop, said that the winter schedule should start in October. He stated the winter schedule should be out in 6 to 8 weeks. He also stated that they want their international to be big, as they want to stop people from going to Buffalo.

JakeLRS · #**2134** Posted **May 6, 2021, 9:56 PM**

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Originally Posted by LikeHamilton

From WestJet's booking site:

Calgary: 14x Weekly (2x Daily)

They increased it to 15x weekly (kinda weird)
— 2x Daily (Mon,Wed-Sun)
— 3x Daily (Tuesday)

hollywoodcory · #**2135** Posted **May 6, 2021, 10:13 PM**

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Originally Posted by JakeLRS

They increased it to 15x weekly (kinda weird)
— 2x Daily (Mon,Wed-Sun)
— 3x Daily (Tuesday)

Are these schedules beyond June 4th? WS hasn't modified its schedule for June yet, so what's there is basically the pre-COVID one.

The June update should come either this weekend or next.

LikeHamilton · #**2136** Posted **May 6, 2021, 10:18 PM**

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Originally Posted by JakeLRS

They increased it to 15x weekly (kinda weird)
— 2x Daily (Mon,Wed-Sun)
— 3x Daily (Tuesday)

They usually add or subtract flights based on booking. This maybe a very good sign.

Boost the Hammer · #**2137** Posted **May 7, 2021, 5:39 PM**

CMON MAN boy could I use a nice flight out of YHM to Vegas. My only request is that when these flights are resumed could we get the return flight landing back in the Hammer around midnight or so rather than that red eye.

But i will take what I can get.

King&James · #**2138** Posted **May 14, 2021, 5:30 PM**

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Originally Posted by LikeHamilton

Latest from Forge and Foster

There very big with over $20 billion in assets.

https://fengate.com/

More info on the location , size, and timing in this article (1MM sq ft build)

https://renx.ca/fengate-buy-hamilton...ment-pipeline/

bigguy1231 · #**2139** Posted **May 14, 2021, 5:54 PM**

This doesn't sound good.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/busi...Cy_6UnNh7XcLVw

ScreamingViking · #**2140** Posted **May 14, 2021, 6:09 PM**

Those fatigue rules have a valid reasoning, but the elephant living just to the south often provides good leverage points for companies that operate in both countries.

Re: development around the airport, yesterday I noticed a new build warehouse/distribution centre south of Rymal not far from Hwy 6 (I think it was near Shaver, or it may have been Fiddlers Green). And signs for the 403/6 Industrial Park closer to Southcote.