Originally Posted by
Adam Smith
Someone sent me a link to a tweet (1st spoiler below since link/embed seems messed up) that says WS is cancelling YYC-RDU and a bunch of other TB routes. Not sure how reliable it is. I see YYC-RDU is still for sale, and the same account said 6 weeks ago (2nd spoiler) that RDU was being dropped... But
hollywoodcory17 has been talking about that one for a while, so there's some plausibility. Unless their source is just reading speculation in this thread
I'm also wondering about TPQ. When I took that flight, the loads were very light, and the FA said it had consistently been like that (although we all know that's not always a reliable source, she had worked the flight a few times, and it's only once a week). I assume there has been some substantial subsidy from a local authority to get that one going, and since they're building a much bigger, more modern terminal, one might think they'd be inclined to continue it for a while. But most of the conversations I heard around me seemed to revolve around using it as an alternate way to get to resorts around PVR, and how scalable/sustainable is that as a business model? There certainly wasn't much to see or do in and around TPQ itself. Not according to the locals, anyway, who all seemed surprised that a couple of gringos had come to visit.
WS is not that strong in YYZ/YVR anyways, not a surprise as I imagine they are more reliant on leisure travelers than AC.