Bye-bye, Regina
Delta drops another flight it inherited from NW.
MSP-YQR will end July 31. http://leaderpost.com/business/local...he-end-of-july |
Rats - I thought this was going to be a celebration of getting rid of the current stupid safety video :D (no offense to the DL staff who were forced to participate in it)
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Those two Delta Connection CR9s represent the only U.S.-bound service shown from YQR today. Not just by U.S. carriers - by all carriers, WS and AC included. YQR doesn't even get an ORD flight out of the AC/UA transborder JV that dominates U.S.-Canada traffic.
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...and Delta is still accepting bookings from YQR
Their flight schedules have not yet updated, so you can still book travel on Delta beyond the route cancellation date, and will find out afterwards that your itinerary is no longer available.
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Damn, and I still haven't made it to Moosejaw.
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Looks like it'll just be serviced on that crappy WestJet airline.
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The other two main airlines servicing YQR are AC and Westjet, but only for flights within Canada. Westjet will remain a DL partner, so itineraries will need to connect most probably through Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, or Toronto. Still a single connection to many US cities as it was through MSP, but schedules are "difficult",and complimentary upgrades & free luggage allowance etc for DL Medallions aren't honored by Westjet.
DL will continue to serve MSP from Saskatoon (YXE), a two hour drive north. |
Well glad I have already completed my one trip to Regina on DL earlier this year. My only positive experience that whole trip was getting on a DL plane to leave that place. I guess with Delta gone, it is 100% chance I will never go back to that not so exciting city.
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Originally Posted by 3Cforme
(Post 26685227)
Those two Delta Connection CR9s represent the only U.S.-bound service shown from YQR today. Not just by U.S. carriers - by all carriers, WS and AC included. YQR doesn't even get an ORD flight out of the AC/UA transborder JV that dominates U.S.-Canada traffic.
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Originally Posted by dk240t
(Post 26685262)
Damn, and I still haven't made it to Moosejaw.
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Originally Posted by pewpew
(Post 26685414)
What happens to preclearance -- does it shut down?
That being said, this will mean less work for the Canadian customs folks who process arriving int'l passengers. But they'll still handle the vacation charter flights from sun destinations, as well as the occasional Westjet flights from the US. But I'm guessing on the average off-season weekday, there may be no inbound international flights whatsoever after July 31. |
Originally Posted by 3Cforme
(Post 26685227)
Those two Delta Connection CR9s represent the only U.S.-bound service shown from YQR today. Not just by U.S. carriers - by all carriers, WS and AC included. YQR doesn't even get an ORD flight out of the AC/UA transborder JV that dominates U.S.-Canada traffic.
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Originally Posted by pewpew
(Post 26685414)
What happens to preclearance -- does it shut down?
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Well crap! UA pulled out now DL. For those that actually do need to get to Moosejaw (think hockey) from the West Coast it means a much more expense and less reward producing experience. Westjet and AC are all that's left.
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And I thought this was going to be about a retiring flight attendant.
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Regina is sentimental to me, as my parents and I spent two nights there in 1963 (I was eight then) when we made our epic drive from Alameda, California to Fremont, Michigan (entering Canada via the Seattle-Victoria car ferry that ran in those days and leaving Canada at Fort Frances, ON/International Falls, MN) as my dad accepted a promotion and relocated to the headquarters of Gerber Products Company.
Also, as a fan of the late and lamented Baltimore CFL Stallions, the Stallions won the Grey Cup at Taylor Field (Mosaic Stadium) in Regina in 1995. The next year, they relocated to Montreal, and the Cleveland Browns moved to Memorial Stadium and became the Baltimore Ravens. As to Saskatoon, it has a thoroughbred race track called Marquis Downs. I also think of the movie Slapshot where part of the soundtrack was a 1975 song called "Just a Little Bit South of Saskatoon" by Sonny James. |
For those of you who might watch the Live with Kelly show, you can be sure that she will report this on one of her shows.
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Originally Posted by jimrpa
(Post 26685161)
Rats - I thought this was going to be a celebration of getting rid of the current stupid safety video :D (no offense to the DL staff who were forced to participate in it)
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