Originally Posted by
Greg66
Certainly YVR is usually expensive, and often seems to get a poor deal with aircraft (it was one of the last routes on which OF 747s were used, for example).
Seems to be regarded by BA as a cash cow that requires as little "investment" as possible.
I think that cash cow pretty well sums up the way BA feels about all Canadian routes. YYZ getting the 788 at it's introduction was the first time I can recall BA sending their shiniest new aircraft to Toronto. Normally they send the beaters.