[MacLac]

I am curious what could be going there. Hopefully another hotel and retail combo?

I am thinking another hotel could easily be built - and of course - 99.9% will be retail

 

[Glenco]

Probably WalMart

 

[MacLac]

I cannot see AC filling this, maaaaaaaybe BA if we can demonstrate regular J-class and shared with YYC so 3 days a week.

Sadly, WJ is likely out of the picture for a route like this.

Didn't YOW just get their LHR back?

 

[MacLac]

Probably WalMart

A new Super Super Duper Walmart was announced somewhere for the SW a few weeks back......would this count?

 

[Markyeg]

Is there really demand for a Walmart here though? Costco doesn’t have a warehouse closeby so they can pull customers from Deep South Edmonton, Devon, Leduc, Beaumont etc. There’s already a Walmart in Leduc, Beaumont is closer to the 50th St/Ellerslie Rd WM and they’re supposedly building one in South Edmonton (I’d assume somewhere near Chapelle/Desroches/Allard).

 

[Glenco]

Is there really demand for a Walmart here though? Costco doesn’t have a warehouse closeby so they can pull customers from Deep South Edmonton, Devon, Leduc, Beaumont etc. There’s already a Walmart in Leduc, Beaumont is closer to the 50th St/Ellerslie Rd WM and they’re supposedly building one in South Edmonton (I’d assume somewhere near Chapelle/Desroches/Allard).

I was only being half serious. Can you imagine the traffic at that intersection?

 

[BASE]

A good hotel makes sense (much as I would love to see another nice hotel closer to the terminal). Would like to see some of the vision with restaurant patios in that little lake they built come to life.

 

[IanO]

Didn't YOW just get their LHR back?

National capital city, lots of J, tourism, national capital.

 

[trevorhayden]

If YEG was part of Edmonton, the Air points wouldn't need to add parking.

 

[blue12]

Me as well. 4? possibilities perhaps in this order:

AC (could be up to daily), BA, (possibly 3x weekly) TS (possibly 3x weekly) and WS (with no aircraft unless there is an adjustment to current 787 usage).

I can say with certainty that it won't be TS. They ditched western Canada entirely and likely will not back down from that decision.
BA is possible, AC is more likely.

 

[TAS]

I can say with certainty that it won't be TS. They ditched western Canada entirely and likely will not back down from that decision.
BA is possible, AC is more likely.

According to Global News, AC responded to the news network's inquiry about a London route (the only airline to respond back) and they said that is not in their current plans.

 

[blue12]

Unfortunate. That mostly just leaves BA which I am skeptical about, but I guess all we can do is hope. It would be fantastic to see BA here.

 

[The_Cat]

I think LHR-YEG could work as a summer route.

 

[Gronk!]

According to Global News, AC responded to the news network's inquiry about a London route (the only airline to respond back) and they said that is not in their current plans.

There are current plans and then there are future plans.
With AC acquiring new planes and transborder routes being reduced, I could see this happening within the next 2 years or so.

 

[BASE]

I would say Virgin Atlantic with their connections to Westjet could be considered a contender. Would benefit folks flying to London itself or making connections onward to India. I don't know this but do feel like Westjet is seeing opportunity with it's 787 fleet and will look to expand it in the not too distant future.