I was shocked to learn he would have to spend 2.5 hrs in YYC to connect up to YEG. On weekdays there is a 10:30 am flight and then a 1pm !!! This is a "Shuttle" or "Rapidair" ??? Surely there must be enough connex traffic to fill a measly Dash 8??
What are you talking about?!?? As a FF, you actually believe that? I am not sure what schedule of information he has given you, but I checked the schedules and the average frequency during weekdays was around 30 mins... operated by F28, DH1, DH3 and even 737 on some flights.
A typical weekday YYC - YEG:
Air Canada 8452 F28 6:00 am 6:45 am
Air Canada 8380 DH3 7:00 am 7:55 am
Air Canada 8382 DH3 7:30 am 8:20 am
Air Canada 8454 F28 8:00 am 8:45 am
Air Canada 8456 F28 9:00 am 9:45 am
Air Canada 8384 DH1 9:30 am 10:20 am
Air Canada 8386 DH3 10:00 am 10:50 am
Air Canada 8318 DH1 10:30 am 11:20 am
Air Canada 8388 DH3 11:00 am 11:53 am
Air Canada 8390 DH3 1:00 pm 1:50 pm
Air Canada 8392 DH3 1:30 pm 2:20 pm
Air Canada 8394 DH3 2:00 pm 2:50 pm
Air Canada 8396 DH3 2:30 pm 3:20 pm
Air Canada 8450 DH1 3:00 pm 3:50 pm
Air Canada 8460 F28 4:00 pm 4:45 pm
Air Canada 8398 DH3 4:30 pm 5:20 pm
Air Canada 8400 DH3 5:00 pm 5:55 pm
Air Canada 8462 F28 5:30 pm 6:15 pm
Air Canada 3605 737 6:00 pm 6:50 pm
Air Canada 8466 F28 7:00 pm 7:45 pm
Air Canada 3607 737 7:15 pm 8:00 pm
Air Canada 8404 DH3 8:30 pm 9:20 pm
Air Canada 3603 737 9:15 pm 9:56 pm
Air Canada 8468 F28 9:30 pm 10:15 pm
Air Canada 8406 DH3 10:00 pm 10:50 pm