Originally Posted by exAC
The YLW case is a classic of a low fare operator stealing traffic from the other airports close around. Ask the people in Penticton if they have not seen service drop from multiple B737's a day down to 19 seaters because people now drive to YLW. The rest of the 'stimulation' in Kelowna is from the population and wealth growth of the YLW area.
You called?
We have the Dash 8s back now, but with reduced frequency when compared to the Beech service.
When I moved here is '88 CP was flying 737's and Scare BC was flying Dashs' and I think the odd Bae 146. I can remember the griping with the demise of all this choice. People here have completely unrealistic expectations, we are a city of 30,000 and a trading area of about 50,000.
Personally I wish we could go back to frequent Beech service as opposed to infrequent Dash.
Our fares are typically higher than YLW, however I happily accept it due to my understanding competion, markets, supply and demand. I have started to use YLW more for the frequency and of flights and the newish non stop YLW-YYZ service that AC offers.