Air Canada adding Lyon and London Gatwick in 2016
Jun 25, 2015, 6:26 am
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Air Canada adding Lyon and London Gatwick in 2016
AC adding year round mainline service from Montreal to Lyon using A330. rouge seasonal service from Toronto to London Gatwick.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/air-ca...120000847.html
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/air-ca...120000847.html
Jun 25, 2015, 6:32 am
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AC adding year round mainline service from Montreal to Lyon using A330. rouge seasonal service from Toronto to London Gatwick.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/air-ca...120000847.html
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/air-ca...120000847.html
Jun 25, 2015, 6:58 am
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Air Transat serves it in the summer. I suspect AC probably already sells a lot of tickets to Lyon via AF at CDG (which they do do), and other carriers. And since they're selling them, they know exactly how many people are going there.
More interestingly, they've told us what they're doing with 2 of the 14 extra planes they'll have that are currently not scheduled, by next summer.
The more interesting question, is what will the other 12 be doing.
More interestingly, they've told us what they're doing with 2 of the 14 extra planes they'll have that are currently not scheduled, by next summer.
The more interesting question, is what will the other 12 be doing.
Jun 25, 2015, 7:05 am
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Looks like the LGW is a response to Westjet and to protect yields on LHR mainline services. Suspect they will only compete on price to LGW.
Jun 25, 2015, 7:06 am
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AC served MAN well ahead of TS years ago. Was TS trying to kill off AC?
Jun 25, 2015, 7:08 am
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You do realize they're adding at least 150 seats a day to LHR next summer from YYZ. 777s will have more seats than they do now. And I suspect given the fact that Air Canada can actually offer details (WJA doesn't have these to offer yet) that the return to LGW may have already been planned.
Jun 25, 2015, 7:16 am
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Lyon is one of those routes that has been teetering on the radar for years. Happy (and surprised) that it's returning to mainline. Assumed that secondary markets such as NCE/LYS/MRS/BOD were definitely Rouge-worthy. Obviously market dynamics have changed, and to be deploying an A330 no less 
Jun 25, 2015, 7:34 am
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Jun 25, 2015, 7:37 am
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Jun 25, 2015, 7:47 am
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Jun 25, 2015, 7:48 am
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Viscous Business practice might I say. Killing the competitor is acceptable in Business.
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Jun 25, 2015, 7:48 am
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the ironic thing is that generally, the mostly uneducated Canadian traveler (yes, that general statement can be made) still thinks that AC is leaps and bounds above charters. the irony is that when it comes to rouge, there are no leaps and no bounds above anything.