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MacLac
Senior Member
Is that what that is?! I saw last Thursday and just saw a bunch of snotty nosed kids using it as a play house….
Vanfan123
Active Member
Yes some choose to take the bus
from Edmonton 
to Calgary Airport YYC & fly
out. Last time I was on bus between Edmonton - Calgary via Red Deer,I noticed about 10+ people get off at the (YYC Airport bus stop).
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ADob
Active Member
Which bus stops at YYC? Last time I took the Red Arrow (admittedly about a decade ago for grad school) it went straight into downtown. Cause I'd much rather bus to Calgary if I had to fly out of there for some reason.
TAS
Senior Member
It was an Edmonton flight to Toronto that ignited this controversy with cramped Westjet seats.
The limited amount of space in the video, especially on a 4+ hour flight, is pretty sad.
calgaryherald.com
Making matters worse, a Westjet flight attendant accused of fat shaming a military vet.
globalnews.ca
Nice work this week, Westjet.
The limited amount of space in the video, especially on a 4+ hour flight, is pretty sad.
'Enough is enough': Viral video of cramped WestJet passenger sparks concerns about safety and passenger rights
A video showing a man struggling to fit into his seat on a newly reconfigured WestJet aircraft has raised questions about passenger safety.
calgaryherald.com
Making matters worse, a Westjet flight attendant accused of fat shaming a military vet.
WestJet passenger says he was ‘fat-shamed’ by staff on flight to Mexico | Globalnews.ca
It was a comfortable flight to Mexico for a Redcliff man and his wife on Christmas Eve — that is, until the final round of garbage collection.
globalnews.ca
Nice work this week, Westjet.
IanO
Superstar
They stop at YYC en route to Downtown. If I need a direct Eur/Asia where WJ goes, Red Arrow + YYC is a really nice option TBH.
Offworld
Active Member
And wait until Rouge gets back up to speed. I hear its seat pitches are just as inhuman.It was an Edmonton flight to Toronto that ignited this controversy with cramped Westjet seats.
The limited amount of space in the video, especially on a 4+ hour flight, is pretty sad.
'Enough is enough': Viral video of cramped WestJet passenger sparks concerns about safety and passenger rights
A video showing a man struggling to fit into his seat on a newly reconfigured WestJet aircraft has raised questions about passenger safety.
Making matters worse, a Westjet flight attendant accused of fat shaming a military vet.
WestJet passenger says he was ‘fat-shamed’ by staff on flight to Mexico | Globalnews.ca
It was a comfortable flight to Mexico for a Redcliff man and his wife on Christmas Eve — that is, until the final round of garbage collection.
Nice work this week, Westjet.
Glenco
Senior Member
In case anyone is interested Tim’s will be closing on the arrivals level for a major refresh. A temporary location will open on departures by door 27.
TAS
Senior Member
Westjet has the shortest seat pitch among any Canadian airline - the distance from one seat to the next.
Sections of WJ now 28 inches.
Smallest on Flair, AC is 29 inches.
Westjet execs called the space "acceptable", when trying it out.
"WestJet pilots believe this reconfiguration erodes the guest experience and devalues our brand," said Jacob Astin, who chairs the WestJet contingent of the Air Line Pilots Association, in an emailed statement.
He noted that Transport Canada had approved the change, but said it nonetheless "reduces the superior safety margins of previous layouts due to increased cramping."
David A
Senior Member
We all know this is about trying to make as much money as possible by squeezing in as many passengers in as possible.
Obviously, passengers don't want this, the airline staff doesn't want the problems this is causing and will cause, only the executives and owners of Westjet want this.
However, there comes a point where people do not want to be squeezed any more and I feel the push back here is because we are at that point.
Markyeg
Active Member
I flew on one of the new WS reconfigured planes back from YVR after New Years. I’m not even a big guy and those seats are just awful. I can’t imagine flying to Toronto, Mexico or anything over 1 hour in them.
Maybe I’m just petty, but if I have to pay for a more comfortable seat (Flex Economy or whatever they call it), I’ll just fly AC. Even Flair has a more comfortable basic economy seat than WS does now.
Maybe I’m just petty, but if I have to pay for a more comfortable seat (Flex Economy or whatever they call it), I’ll just fly AC. Even Flair has a more comfortable basic economy seat than WS does now.
Edmcowboy11
Senior Member
Unfortunately, I will be flying using WestJet at the start of February to LA and returning to Edmonton VIA WestJet from Vancouver at the start of March. Perhaps this is my opportunity to take an aisle seat, where I usually take window seats.
BrettB
Active Member
Statistics Canada has published the latest data on screened passenger traffic. These are passengers passing through security screening, not a count of all passengers.
Worryingly, Edmonton was one of only two airports in Canada to post screened passenger lower than November 2019 (-0.9%). The other was Ottawa (-4.9%).
Worryingly, Edmonton was one of only two airports in Canada to post screened passenger lower than November 2019 (-0.9%). The other was Ottawa (-4.9%).
| Screened traffic | July 2025 | August 2025 | September 2025 | October 2025 | November 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total passengers | 344,780 | 353,557 | 296,857 | 304,936 | 276,582 |
| Domestic sector passengers | 304,933 | 312,421 | 260,647 | 258,631 | 211,817 |
| Transborder sector passengers | 32,437 | 32,760 | 28,669 | 34,677 | 32,584 |
| Other International sector passengers | 7,410 | 8,376 | 7,541 | 11,628 | 32,181 |
BASE
Active Member
The November numbers were quite brutal. I didn't think a lot of that was weather related either but concerned December might have some weather related impacts on numbers closing out the year.
David A
Senior Member
Our November weather was extremely mild, so I feel many people considering a winter get away probably decided to wait until later. Hopefully some were able to go in December just before it quickly changed.