International Flights from Edmonton
May 26, 2016, 8:08 am
#347
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May 26, 2016, 10:46 am
#348
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May 26, 2016, 10:58 am
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Absolutely, I thought transborder traffic was down based on my recent travels and the lack of line-ups I was experiencing but I didn't think it was 23%. Ouch the CAD/USD cannot be helping with the vacation crowd either.
May 26, 2016, 1:03 pm
#350
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That's pretty much it. When we had UA service into YQR, there were always a certain number of oil field services people on every flight and I expect they were the ones paying enough to make the service viable. For a while I was flying every 2-3 weeks on the DEN flight and I'd see many familiar faces amongst the vacation travellers. Losing MSP is a big loss for us. Our situation is likely very similar to YEG in that a certain percentage of flyers were working in one specific economic sector, and that's now slumping.
May 26, 2016, 1:15 pm
#351
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If you compare first quarter results YEG/YYC
Domestic +2.0% +4.5%
Transborder -21% -6.6%
International -3.8% +7.6%
Honestly I am impressed there is any domestic growth, given the economy... the big contraction in cross border traffic with the rise of the USD is not surprising. With AC upgauging International out of YYC, and the lack of international flights out of YEG those numbers are not really surprising either.
What is really hurting YEG is the contraction in FBO -37% in the first quarter.
Domestic +2.0% +4.5%
Transborder -21% -6.6%
International -3.8% +7.6%
Honestly I am impressed there is any domestic growth, given the economy... the big contraction in cross border traffic with the rise of the USD is not surprising. With AC upgauging International out of YYC, and the lack of international flights out of YEG those numbers are not really surprising either.
What is really hurting YEG is the contraction in FBO -37% in the first quarter.
May 26, 2016, 4:50 pm
#352
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Some numbers from EIA website. They are not pretty.
April 2016
Highlights
Terminal
•Terminal 534,492 passengers (2,229,381 Year to Date)
•Domestic 399,485 passengers (1,624,151 Year to Date)
•Transborder 85,659 passengers (373,293 Year to Date)
•International 49,348 passengers (231,937 Year to Date)
•Rolling 12-Month Total 7,160,157
Growth%
•Terminal -9.8% (-5.1% Year to Date)
•Domestic -3.4% (0.6% Year to Date)
•Transborder -28.2% (-23.2% Year to Date)
•International -17.8% (-7.2% Year to Date)
•Rolling 12-Month -1.7%
April 2016
Highlights
Terminal
•Terminal 534,492 passengers (2,229,381 Year to Date)
•Domestic 399,485 passengers (1,624,151 Year to Date)
•Transborder 85,659 passengers (373,293 Year to Date)
•International 49,348 passengers (231,937 Year to Date)
•Rolling 12-Month Total 7,160,157
Growth%
•Terminal -9.8% (-5.1% Year to Date)
•Domestic -3.4% (0.6% Year to Date)
•Transborder -28.2% (-23.2% Year to Date)
•International -17.8% (-7.2% Year to Date)
•Rolling 12-Month -1.7%
This doesn't mean much - it's a mere snapshot comparison to a pretty robust year previously. Most growth reductions are rather paltry, and the transborder numbers may well reflect the currency exchange as much as a slumping economy. Let's look at some more long-term trends before we start pulling the fire alarms.
May 27, 2016, 2:39 am
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Even though YEG has been losing service as of late, nothing compared to their neighbours East in YQR !
And if you make a comparison to a city such as FUK with almost 20 million passengers a year (and no flights to continental North America and spotty service to Europe), YEG seems to be doing okay !
And if you make a comparison to a city such as FUK with almost 20 million passengers a year (and no flights to continental North America and spotty service to Europe), YEG seems to be doing okay !
May 27, 2016, 9:08 am
#354
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Even though YEG has been losing service as of late, nothing compared to their neighbours East in YQR !
And if you make a comparison to a city such as FUK with almost 20 million passengers a year (and no flights to continental North America and spotty service to Europe), YEG seems to be doing okay !
And if you make a comparison to a city such as FUK with almost 20 million passengers a year (and no flights to continental North America and spotty service to Europe), YEG seems to be doing okay !
May 27, 2016, 12:42 pm
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Even though YEG has been losing service as of late, nothing compared to their neighbours East in YQR !
And if you make a comparison to a city such as FUK with almost 20 million passengers a year (and no flights to continental North America and spotty service to Europe), YEG seems to be doing okay !
And if you make a comparison to a city such as FUK with almost 20 million passengers a year (and no flights to continental North America and spotty service to Europe), YEG seems to be doing okay !
May 27, 2016, 1:19 pm
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May 27, 2016, 1:42 pm
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Exactly! I used to be able to do YEG-LHR, YEG-SFO, YEG-ORD and YEG-EWR, now I need to go YEG-YVR/YYC/YYZ-LHR, YEG-YYC/YVR-SFO, YEG-YYC/YYZ-ORD, and YEG-YYZ-EWR.
May 27, 2016, 7:54 pm
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Well at least you still have YEG-LGW. Here at YOW international was -32% in April. About 80% of that drop can be attributed to AC not resuming FRA until May 19th this year which is a total head scratcher.
May 28, 2016, 7:42 am
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I flew through YEG yesterday. It has to be my favorite airport in Canada: everything is modern, new, and now, serene 
Seriously though, their facilities are brand new. The transborder terminal makes YVR and YYZ look like dumps.
It's really sad to see it be so underutilized.
Seriously though, their facilities are brand new. The transborder terminal makes YVR and YYZ look like dumps.
It's really sad to see it be so underutilized.