Ual.com offering YYZ as a connection point IAD-LAX
Feb 25, 2011, 9:16 am
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Ual.com offering YYZ as a connection point IAD-LAX
I didn't try to ticket the reservation, so it may well not go through, but I found it odd to find YYZ pop up when pricing out IAD-LAX. Isn't there a law of some sort about connecting in Canada when origin and destination are both US?
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Feb 25, 2011, 9:19 am
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Now only if UA could offer YYZ-ORD-YVR for half the price of the gougers at AC 
Feb 25, 2011, 9:36 am
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I thought it was only a problem if AC tried to sell you the ticket.
Feb 25, 2011, 9:53 am
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I don't think that's supposed to be allowed. Considering that SFO-YVR-ANC isn't a valid connection either (I'm pretty sure of that), even though it makes sense from a geographical perspective.
Feb 25, 2011, 10:12 am
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Shouldn't be happening...
Feb 25, 2011, 10:23 am
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Should not be happening .... but an FT's delight!
Feb 25, 2011, 10:27 am
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YVR is a valid connection on SFO-YVR-ANC. Alaska used to fly this route (direct flight, no plane change). I flew RT on this a few years back. We were required to have a passport with us and had to present it upon boarding in SFO. We stayed on the plane in YVR though. Was sad that I didn't get to see the airport.
Feb 25, 2011, 10:35 am
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I think this is the key, a US carrier could sell you a ticket between two US points that connect in Canada, while AC cannot. AC could sell a ticket between two Canadian points that connect in the US. while a US carrier could not. Basically the nationality of the operating carrier must coincide with the origin and destination. At least I think that's how it works...
Feb 25, 2011, 10:36 am
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AA is a US flagged carrier. US flagged carriers have the rights to fly between US cities. A wholly foreign flagged carrier's routing would be not allowed.
There is no protectionist rules preventing US flagged carriers from capturing US O & D travel.
There is no protectionist rules preventing US flagged carriers from capturing US O & D travel.
Feb 25, 2011, 11:11 am
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Technically, it's not cabotage: "Airline cabotage is the carriage of air traffic that originates and terminates within the boundaries of a given country by an air carrier of another country." I wonder if they're both UA-flagged flights, or if one's an AC codeshare, or whether that matters.
Given YYZ's taxes & fees, probably one of the worse places to segment-hop. (However, you miiight get a chance to ride YYZ's famous speedwalk.) That said, I'm glad to see that UA allows non-non-stop routings between hubs.
Given YYZ's taxes & fees, probably one of the worse places to segment-hop. (However, you miiight get a chance to ride YYZ's famous speedwalk.) That said, I'm glad to see that UA allows non-non-stop routings between hubs.
Feb 25, 2011, 11:24 am
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Feb 25, 2011, 11:30 am
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YVR is a valid connection on SFO-YVR-ANC. Alaska used to fly this route (direct flight, no plane change). I flew RT on this a few years back. We were required to have a passport with us and had to present it upon boarding in SFO. We stayed on the plane in YVR though. Was sad that I didn't get to see the airport.
Feb 25, 2011, 4:59 pm
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Hemispheres map
on 890 yesterday did not show YYZ as a destination.
I don't know how literally one is expected to take those maps---some hubs show so many colored lines to/from, but I certainly couldn't find T'ronna as a destination option.
If it no longer is, there's gonna be hell to pay when it's reunion time for my U of T buddies this summer ..
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I don't know how literally one is expected to take those maps---some hubs show so many colored lines to/from, but I certainly couldn't find T'ronna as a destination option.
If it no longer is, there's gonna be hell to pay when it's reunion time for my U of T buddies this summer ..
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Feb 25, 2011, 7:58 pm
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My corp travel desk shows AC as a valid routing to South America. Some of the cheaper GRU flights from NYC were NYC-YYZ-GRU. Didn't want to take AC or go north to go south.
My corp travel desk shows AC as a valid routing to South America. Some of the cheaper GRU flights from NYC were NYC-YYZ-GRU. Didn't want to take AC or go north to go south.
Feb 25, 2011, 8:23 pm
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Check how it breaks the fare. If they're selling you IAD-YYZ + YYZ-LAX, that's perfectly fine. They're selling you an open-jaw ticket to Toronto with a return to LAX. You're just not spending a lot of time in YYZ.