Originally Posted by
PunishedEdmontonian
The only time in the last 10 years was on the day after the Queen's Jubilee when I flew CDG-YYZ-YEG because the non-stop LHR-YEG was sold out. I didn't bother going back to LHR.
I will fly YEG-EWR-Europe and YEG-KEF-Europe when I need to.
I invite you when the temperature drops here to -30C before wind to come out and try out their
patented Dash8 tarmac-to-tarmac service to fly YEG-YYC- anywhere. I'm sure you'd like to at least have the experience to tell your friends around a cup of hot chocolate and a bonfire some day.
Even if the fare was the same, the taxes are much higher in LHR than YYZ...
I would in this case connect via YYZ (though I don't live in YEG and there are TWO nonstop LHR flights to my Canadian place of residence.)
Originally Posted by
PunishedEdmontonian
Face it that you do not speak for all so-called 'business persons' and in particular the YEG business community. I am a business person. I will not fly out of YYC or YYZ.
Air Canada's business plan is not Edmonton's business plan.
Wait until the City annexes the airport. Then it is going to become very interesting.
I know bank managers in HKG that command HK$100+k/month salaries that have flown out of other airports to save money (positioning to TPE/SZX)
They have also been willing to connect for 2-3 thousand fare savings (they primarily fly J.)