WestJet Rewards - WS announces YXS-LAS

Is that a new route from YXS-LAS?

http://airlineroute.net/2011/09/14/ws-yxslas-sep11/

I am not sure if there is a official announcement from WS.

Yes it's new. Seasonal until the end of November; utilizing an aircraft that had some downtime.

I flew WS1914 YXS-LAS on Wednesday the 28th of September. Had to board the plane the old fashioned way.

As in using stairs from the ramp up to the cabin? YXS is a small airport and doesn't have bridges! Other small airports are the same, such as Comox, Kamloops, etc.

I flew WS1914 YXS-LAS on Wednesday the 28th of September. Had to board the plane the old fashioned way.

How were the loads?

:)

As in using stairs from the ramp up to the cabin? YXS is a small airport and doesn't have bridges! Other small airports are the same, such as Comox, Kamloops, etc.

Really? I didn't know that. They dooesn't have jetbridge at all? Only you can go on airstairs to get inside the aircraft. What about US pre-clearance in YXS? I wasn't sure if they have it.

YXS doesn't have pre-clearance. They would clear in LAS.

YXS doesn't have pre-clearance. They would clear in LAS.

Right. Some Canadian airports who does not have US pre-clearance facility. Only where they have US pre-clearance facility in YYZ, YUL, YOW, YYC, YEG, YVR, YYT, YHZ.

Not YYT but YWG

and YYJ

Not YYT but YWG

and YYJ

Oh, right! Thanks Guys. I couldn't figure it out for which Canadian Airports who does have US pre-clearance.

Oh, right! Thanks Guys. I couldn't figure it out for which Canadian Airports who does have US pre-clearance.

This website (http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/toolbox/contacts/preclear_locations.xml) lists them, as well the US pre-clearance facilities in other countries. Still surprises me they don't have it at LHR.

This website (http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/toolbox/contacts/preclear_locations.xml) lists them, as well the US pre-clearance facilities in other countries. Still surprises me they don't have it at LHR.

Hey...Thanks! That was very helpful for me. I'll try to read the website next time.

Yyj does not have pre-clearance unless this is very recent.

The pre-clearance in Victoria is for cruises/ferries. It's not at the airport.

The pre-clearance in Victoria is for cruises/ferries. It's not at the airport.

Ah! I didn't even know that. You found out? How? I wasn't sure if YYJ who does have pre-clearance or not.

Just saw what could have been a WS informercial, but was actually a news story on the local TV news tonight at 11, regarding the first flight of the new YXU-LAS service. The local staff decorated the check-in area with Las Vegas stuff, had some fake poker tables set up, and had an Elvis impersonator, and gave the passengers LAS gift bags. Seemed to be a pretty good celebration going on, considering it's a twice weekly flight.

Here's the newsclip about the inaugural YXU-LAS flight on Sunday.

http://youtu.be/7byBZt_Prnk

The pre-clearance in Victoria is for cruises/ferries. It's not at the airport.

YYJ doesn't have pre-clearance, so WS flights from YYJ (and other non-preclearance locations) land at T2 at LAS.

There is immigration pre-clearance downtown Victoria for the Blackball MV Coho ferry, but customs is still done in Port Angeles

Here's the newsclip about the inaugural YXU-LAS flight on Sunday.

http://youtu.be/7byBZt_Prnk

Wow!! Very cool!! I'm glad they have a great inauguration flight. Hope they will successful flight. If those route will done extremely very well. It will becomes go for year-round long.

Here's the newsclip about the inaugural YXU-LAS flight on Sunday.

http://youtu.be/7byBZt_Prnk

That's all very nice, but the thread was about YXS not YXU

That's all very nice, but the thread was about YXS not YXU

Thanks for that very timely and really interesting addition to this thread.