Originally Posted by
vernonc
I would respectfully disagree.
C gates security at YVR regularly sends non-Nexus pax to the Nexus lines as they try to have the same number of people in all lines. Most of my flights out of YVR to YYZ are late evening or red eye.
YYZ International security does not have a dedicated Nexus line, the line just gets you to the front similar to the priority line, then you just get lumped into whichever lineup is shortest.
I have used both YYZ and YVR a few times this year.
Most of my C-pier YVR flights take place in the morning or midday at the latest, so perhaps our times of day differ. In my experience, the lines don't blend, but the NEXUS line is often not the fastest. I can't speak to YYZ, as I avoid that airport like the plague - connecting there perhaps once per year on average. But YVR I do frequent, and next time I'm there, I'll pay particular attention to the mechanics of the screening process at different times of the day.
Originally Posted by
vernonc
The delay at security for connecting pax at YVR is very much due to the security and not due to passengers. As I said there was somewhere between 10-15 people ahead of me and it still took close to one hour. The reason was that they had limited staff, only one scanner/line was open, they did the liquid check on all liquids incl sealed duty free, they did the swab test on all electronics (NBs, tablets) and swabbed a lot of pax incl me. They have just one liquid scanner and that machine takes a heck of a long time. Last time it would not clear my duty free scotch and I had to have the concierge take my bag and check it for me to go thru. It is a gong show and has nothing to do with the passengers who were dutifully following all orders to remove metal, shoes, etc.
And I have done smoother connections - in ICN, HKG and NRT to name a few.
I think you refer to the Level 4 connection corridor; the one you access by taking the elevator at the far right-hand side of the baggage hall? Yes, that is a work-in-progress. I believe the direction given to CATSA staff there may account for the slow processing times, and that's of course a federal decision. As I mentioned, the Intl -Domestic program is expanding, and will hopefully see an increase in eligible (read: Asia) flights for a more streamlined connection experience.
Originally Posted by
vernonc
And I have no aversion to buses. Or BMWs if AC wants to use those to ferry me around.
Many of the members here are not at all thrilled with the prospect of bus ops. AC itself is steadfast in its intent to use a gate upon arrival - and not just any gate - the closest gate possible. So for now, other carriers do the high-season remote stand operations, and it's ironic that passengers arriving on JAL or Cathay can unload onto a bus and present themselves at the immigration hall an average of 3 minutes faster than AC customers who arrive at the same time.
I don't drive a BMW (completely wrong demographic), but do believe that my transport is by far the quickest and most direct way to get around YVR.