Originally Posted by
warrens
Westjet just announced direct flights to Seoul. 3x per week starting in May. Will be very interesting to see how that affects Air Canada's service plans & prices for that route!
Westjet's flights are all ex-YYC, and that being the case, I can't imagine them having much if any real impact on AC. Pax living west of Calgary are far more likely take the AC or KE flights out of YVR instead, while pax from eastern Canada will take the direct AC or KE flights out of YYZ. Absolutely no one from east of Winnipeg will connect in YYC. So the question is, what is the demand for ICN from Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba?
Frankly, I expect these flights are more about developing a cargo route.