Originally Posted by
nave888
Nothing too crazy, but certainly gearing up to give AC a run for their money!
I do have to say though- 78 seats seems tight for a Dash 8 400 no?
This schedule for certain does not give AC a run for their money.
Lets look by schedule implementation date:
YYC-YXJ/YCD; No current AC service. No yield impact to AC.
YVR-YXJ: Current AC service so this is one small market where WS has new opportunities to compete.
YVR-YYJ, first flight into YVR and last flight out to YYJ does not compare well to AC 12+ daily flights.
YYC-YQR/YXE; all ready has westjet price affected. Also WS is the dominant airline on this route so any price cutting will only cannabalize WS yield much more than AC.
YYC-YQU: Again thus route is all ready served by WS with existing service through YEG. Again WS will not undercut their own yield.
YYC-YEG: is the only route where WS could be seen as putting the boots to AC. However this is also the route where WS is decreasing the most seats as 4/9 flts get downguaged to the Q400. Unitl WS gets to 12 daily flts or better on this route I do not expect any price relief.