Crew bases - why YWG?
Jan 17, 2020, 10:27 am
#31
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Jan 17, 2020, 12:26 pm
#32
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When AC had DC-9 it was not unusual to see Winnipeg as a key transit point. The mid-day YVR-YOW flight would stop in YWG. Back in those days there was a summer seasonal service from YWG to Heathrow.
Jan 17, 2020, 12:31 pm
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AC was originally a division of CN Rail. Winnipeg was always a key transit point between Western Canada and Central Canada.
When AC had DC-9 it was not unusual to see Winnipeg as a key transit point. The mid-day YVR-YOW flight would stop in YWG. Back in those days there was a summer seasonal service from YWG to Heathrow.
When AC had DC-9 it was not unusual to see Winnipeg as a key transit point. The mid-day YVR-YOW flight would stop in YWG. Back in those days there was a summer seasonal service from YWG to Heathrow.
Oh.
Carry on then.
Jan 17, 2020, 5:30 pm
#34
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From an aircraft perspective a DC-9 could get to most parts of Western Canada from Winnipeg and most parts of Central Canada. Not the case with Calgary.
Today it no longer makes sense.
Jan 17, 2020, 5:47 pm
#35
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AC was originally a division of CN Rail. Winnipeg was always a key transit point between Western Canada and Central Canada.
When AC had DC-9 it was not unusual to see Winnipeg as a key transit point. The mid-day YVR-YOW flight would stop in YWG. Back in those days there was a summer seasonal service from YWG to Heathrow.
When AC had DC-9 it was not unusual to see Winnipeg as a key transit point. The mid-day YVR-YOW flight would stop in YWG. Back in those days there was a summer seasonal service from YWG to Heathrow.
Last edited by jazzsax; Jan 18, 2020 at 4:46 pm
Jan 18, 2020, 7:48 am
#36
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but back closer to topic: I don’t see the connection between the location of crew bases and hubs. Porter has a crew base in YQT and there are plenty of smaller US regional carriers with crew bases in smaller communities (Colorado Springs comes to mind as a crew base for one of the UA regional carriers.)