What Routes do you wish AC flew?
Aug 16, 2019, 8:33 am
#76
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: YYC, Canada
Programs: AC 35k
Posts: 1,898
We all know it doesn't work like this. YOW has almost the same population as YEG/YYC and YYC is almost as large as YUL in pax traffic. O&D is important, but geography even more so.
Aug 16, 2019, 8:35 am
#77
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Vancouver
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Posts: 2,026
TS having more seat pitch that Rouge does not alter the fact that TS seats are to tight. As for Rouge, well it is a lost cause.
Aug 16, 2019, 8:38 am
#78
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Join Date: May 2014
Location: YYJ/YYT
Programs: AC 75K (*G), NEXUS
Posts: 652
The difference is that Halifax serves as a hub for Atlantic Canada with connecting pax from YQY, YQM, YFC, YSJ, YYG, YYR, YDF, YQX, YYT, not to mention the amount of people that drive to YHZ from across the Maritimes. When considering these feeders, the population served is closer to 2 million. YQB is also within relatively short driving distance to YUL for a plethora of flight options/ lower prices.
Aug 16, 2019, 8:55 am
#80
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: YYC
Programs: AC SE
Posts: 2,342
Are you sure it was non-stop YYC-YYT? I've seen them add extra flights on a widebody around Christmas (763/330), but the ones I've seen in the past were "direct" with the same flight number/aircraft, but with a stop in YYZ and/or YHZ. WS does a true non-stop, but I haven't seen AC do this route non-stop.
Aug 16, 2019, 8:57 am
#81
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Halifax
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The difference is that Halifax serves as a hub for Atlantic Canada with connecting pax from YQY, YQM, YFC, YSJ, YYG, YYR, YDF, YQX, YYT, not to mention the amount of people that drive to YHZ from across the Maritimes. When considering these feeders, the population served is closer to 2 million. YQB is also within relatively short driving distance to YUL for a plethora of flight options/ lower prices.
Mirabel did not work, and AC doubling down on YMQ is a bad idea. Too close to YYZ
Mirabel failed for many reasons, both no good way to get there by ground but mostly big A/C were big enough to just fly to where TATL PAX wanted to go. MAX and CSeries has enough range to be a good high frequency CX point (like Mirabel was supposed to be) for 21st century.
Without backtracking.
Last edited by tcook052; Aug 16, 2019 at 9:29 am Reason: political commentary
Aug 16, 2019, 9:00 am
#82
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: YUL
Programs: AC*SEMM
Posts: 602
The difference is that Halifax serves as a hub for Atlantic Canada with connecting pax from YQY, YQM, YFC, YSJ, YYG, YYR, YDF, YQX, YYT, not to mention the amount of people that drive to YHZ from across the Maritimes. When considering these feeders, the population served is closer to 2 million. YQB is also within relatively short driving distance to YUL for a plethora of flight options/ lower prices.
Aug 16, 2019, 9:03 am
#83
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: YYC
Programs: AC SE
Posts: 2,342
I could see YYC-YYT going either way, similar to YYC-YHZ, which was originally reinstated as rouge, but then moved to mainline. There is a fair bit of premium demand on this route. If they did do it as mainline, it could be a good route for an A220 in the winter, and a 737 Max in the summers.
Aug 16, 2019, 9:04 am
#84
Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: YVR
Programs: AC SE100K, Bonvoy Platinum Elite, IHG Gold, Hertz 5*
Posts: 2,132
It would require the aircraft to park at an available international gate.
Which needs ground and inside staff... more than a gas crew.
Picking through the aircraft for bags.
Taking an hour.
Missing the chance to gas-and-go on a moments notice to get to YYZ.
Further screwing over any other connecting PAX.
And further screwing over the use of the A/C that day.
Which needs ground and inside staff... more than a gas crew.
Picking through the aircraft for bags.
Taking an hour.
Missing the chance to gas-and-go on a moments notice to get to YYZ.
Further screwing over any other connecting PAX.
And further screwing over the use of the A/C that day.
Aug 16, 2019, 10:33 am
#85
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Join Date: May 2014
Location: YYJ/YYT
Programs: AC 75K (*G), NEXUS
Posts: 652
It'd be nice to see AC operate at least one regular service to Iqaluit (YFB) with YYZ-YFB or YOW-YFB being the most likely. Given that YYZ-YFB is 1456 miles a CR9 would seemingly fit the bill.
Aug 16, 2019, 11:16 am
#87
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: YVR
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Posts: 1,820
YVR-IAD vote here as well (DCA would be even better, but you'd never be allowed)
YVR-MIA or any of the Florida centres (currently often 12+ hours to get to/from Florida)
YVR-SCL or YVR-EZE
YVR-DUB with mainline service year-round
YVR-LGA with an early afternoon departure (to balance EWR in the morning)
YVR-MIA or any of the Florida centres (currently often 12+ hours to get to/from Florida)
YVR-SCL or YVR-EZE
YVR-DUB with mainline service year-round
YVR-LGA with an early afternoon departure (to balance EWR in the morning)
Aug 16, 2019, 11:34 am
#88
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: YVR
Programs: Bottom feeder Star Gold
Posts: 2,652