News   GLOBAL  |  Apr 02, 2020
A Message to Our Readers
 10K     0 
News   GLOBAL  |  Apr 01, 2020
EarthCam Time-Lapse Documents Rafael Viñoly-Designed New Stanford Hospital Construction
 42K     0 
News   GLOBAL  |  Apr 01, 2020
Resort Town
 5.9K     0 

I really dislike the airport's push for more people to use the "Arrivals Free" area. It was fine as a construction stopgap, but it's a pretty embarrassing and amateurish welcome for travelers as their full-time solution. The walk isn't intuitive, or pleasant with the elevator ride and walking through the parkade.
 
BASE said:
According to this Reddit thread https://www.reddit.com/r/Edmonton/s/XTmICL9yLa the pickup point for Ubers has now been mandated to the pickup road on the other side of the parking garage. I have been really frustrated with this change at YEG pushing this distant arrivals pickup area which is a bad look for folks arriving in our city and I don’t know of any airports that push such a distant walk (including up and down ramps/stairs). I really hope they’ll reconsider this foolish approach.
Click to expand...
The foolishness came about because of the foolish behaviour of ride share drivers. They were taking up spaces in the paid parking zone restricting others from parking. You abuse it you lose it.
 
Glenco said:
The foolishness came about because of the foolish behaviour of ride share drivers. They were taking up spaces in the paid parking zone restricting others from parking. You abuse it you lose it.
Click to expand...
Unfortunately though in the meantime they’ve created an awful experience for others now with this decision. Agree with all sentiments that the far pickup is bush league and just shouldn’t be used,
 
Well from personal experience the idea of having Uber pick up on the far side of the parkade is the most hick town, stupid idea they have had so far. Uber's can wait down the road but pick up should be as close to the terminal as possible.
I arrived back in town from my trip to the Philippines on the evening of March 13. I had heard of this plan due to this forum but had to see it to believe it. By the time I got out of the terminal it was about 1am but yet Uber still had the far location as a pick up point. Now if at least the pathway and location were closed off from the cold and the wind then maybe I wouldn't have as much issue, but no everything was open to the elements as if we are living in a trpical country. So me, my 86 year old mother and my two daughters had to make the long trek to the pick up point. Now again it wasn't the distance, I walked much further in the Hong Kong or Taipei airports, it was the fact that there is no regards to any passengers for how cold it may be outside. I timed it pretty good to arrive within a minute of the Uber arrival, but traveller unfamiliar with the airport layout could be left waiting in the freezing cold a whole lot longer.
On a side note, what I find funny in the stupid way. I witnessed ride shares at LAX (Los Angeles) MNL (Manila's Aquino Airport), CEB (Cebu International) HKG (Hong Kong International) and NAR (Narita International, Tokyo) all have their ride shares pick up as close to the terminal as possible. I guess Edmonton International thinks they know better than all of those much busier airports.
 
It's remarkable, isn't it...innovation should not be punished, but rather praised and acknowledged.

I'd love to know more, but the rather unfortunate signal here is that much of our region is stuck in the 90s.
 
Edmcowboy11 said:
Well from personal experience the idea of having Uber pick up on the far side of the parkade is the most hick town, stupid idea they have had so far. Uber's can wait down the road but pick up should be as close to the terminal as possible.
I arrived back in town from my trip to the Philippines on the evening of March 13. I had heard of this plan due to this forum but had to see it to believe it. By the time I got out of the terminal it was about 1am but yet Uber still had the far location as a pick up point. Now if at least the pathway and location were closed off from the cold and the wind then maybe I wouldn't have as much issue, but no everything was open to the elements as if we are living in a trpical country. So me, my 86 year old mother and my two daughters had to make the long trek to the pick up point. Now again it wasn't the distance, I walked much further in the Hong Kong or Taipei airports, it was the fact that there is no regards to any passengers for how cold it may be outside. I timed it pretty good to arrive within a minute of the Uber arrival, but traveller unfamiliar with the airport layout could be left waiting in the freezing cold a whole lot longer.
On a side note, what I find funny in the stupid way. I witnessed ride shares at LAX (Los Angeles) MNL (Manila's Aquino Airport), CEB (Cebu International) HKG (Hong Kong International) and NAR (Narita International, Tokyo) all have their ride shares pick up as close to the terminal as possible. I guess Edmonton International thinks they know better than all of those much busier airports.
Click to expand...
Rideshares in Mexico City allowed to "pick up" at any door - and there are many ride-share companies. Most apps address this by a welcome to MEX maps showing you where you are and highlight all the doors but give you a quit path to the nearest door. You select it and it arrives curbside. Taxi ranks have their lines at several points if you want that service. I agree YEG is backward pandering to taxi companies and not serving the public well. If EIA is privatized that will change to meet demand that the current admin at EIA are failing to do. I hope it is privatized.
 
EdmTrekker said:
Rideshares in Mexico City allowed to "pick up" at any door - and there are many ride-share companies. Most apps address this by a welcome to MEX maps showing you where you are and highlight all the doors but give you a quit path to the nearest door. You select it and it arrives curbside. Taxi ranks have their lines at several points if you want that service. I agree YEG is backward pandering to taxi companies and not serving the public well. If EIA is privatized that will change to meet demand that the current admin at EIA are failing to do. I hope it is privatized.
Click to expand...
EIA is a self-funded private entity that leases land from the federal government. If you mean for-profit, then that's a different thing.
 
The relocated arrivals area is why I am now telling friends and family to meet me at departures if I need to pick them up. Same if I need a ride from the airport.
 
I have done that a lot for years although I worry what they might do to make departures more difficult for people at some point.
 

Looks like it was a decent month. Bit of a milestone to hit just over 8 million (8,008,007) total passengers on a rolling 12 month basis. ​

February 2025​

Terminal​

  • Terminal Traffic: 516,699 passengers (Year-to-day 1,075,022 passengers) 2.9% (Year-to-day 7.4%)
  • Domestic 365,530 passengers (Year-to-day 770,480 passengers) 2.4% (Year-to-day 7.5%)
  • Transborder 77,614 passengers (Year-to-day 151,382 passengers) 8.6% (Year-to-day 13.1%)
  • International 73,555 passengers (Year-to-day 153,160 passengers) -0.1%(Year-to-day 1.8%)

Fixed Base Operators (FBO)​

  • 57,524 passengers (Year-to-day 125,186 passengers) 12.7% (Year-to-day 18.8%)

Total passengers (Terminal and FBO)​

  • Month overall 574,223 passengers (Year-to-day 1,200,208 passengers) 3.8% (Year-to-day 8.5%)

​

 
BrettB said:
EIA is a self-funded private entity that leases land from the federal government. If you mean for-profit, then that's a different thing.
Click to expand...
ChatGTP: (and yes I mean privately owned not publicly owner or publicly operated.

Edmonton International Airport (YEG) is publicly owned and operated, managed by the Edmonton Regional Airports Authority (ERAA), a community-based, not-for-profit corporation.

Here's a more detailed explanation:
  • Ownership:
    While Transport Canada owns the airport infrastructure, the Edmonton Regional Airports Authority (ERAA) is the operator.

  • Operator:
    ERAA, also known as Edmonton Airports, is a not-for-profit corporation responsible for the airport's operations and management.

  • Governance:
    The ERAA is governed by a 15-member board of directors appointed to represent various municipalities and the Government of Canada.

  • Financially Independent:
    The ERAA is legally and financially independent

  • Not-for-profit:
    The ERAA operates as a not-for-profit corporation, meaning it does not have shareholders and does not pay dividends.

  • Purpose:
    The ERAA's mandate is to drive economic prosperity for the Edmonton Metropolitan Region.
, managed by the Edmonton Regional Airports Authority (ERAA), a community-based, not-for-profit corporation.

Here's a more detailed explanation:
  • Ownership:
    While Transport Canada owns the airport infrastructure, the Edmonton Regional Airports Authority (ERAA) is the operator.

  • Operator:
    ERAA, also known as Edmonton Airports, is a not-for-profit corporation responsible for the airport's operations and management.

  • Governance:
    The ERAA is governed by a 15-member board of directors appointed to represent various municipalities and the Government of Canada.

  • Financially Independent:
    The ERAA is legally and financially independent

  • Not-for-profit:
    The ERAA operates as a not-for-profit corporation, meaning it does not have shareholders and does not pay dividends.
  • Purpose:
    The ERAA's mandate is to drive economic prosperity for the Edmonton Metropolitan Region.
 
^^ the coming trans border numbers will be very interesting to watch. Lots of new capacity coming on but a strong sentiment growing about travel there,
 
You must log in or register to post here.

Back
Top