[MacLac]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-region-defence-alliance-economy-9.7096650

“…….finalizing plans for a site at YEG for the next forward operating base…..” so it’s coming folks!

 

[BASE]

Exciting for YEG and who knows if this helps spur further infrastructure investment around the airport. From a military perspective it's too bad they no longer have the runway out at the Edmonton Garrison as that would probably make more sense logistically (something I know nothing about).

 

[archited]

^ I would agree with that with the exception that YEG for the moment is an underutilized facility and so combining uses helps it achieve better functionality.

 

[TAS]

WTF
For anyone with knowledge of the airline industry, can you please explain why direct flights from YYC to YYZ are $500 cheaper versus YEG to YYZ.
I have to fly to Toronto on March 27 and here are the economy costs of flights from YYC.

Versus flights from YEG

 

[The_Cat]

Do airlines think we’re stupid?

 

[MacLac]

WTF
For anyone with knowledge of the airline industry, can you please explain why direct flights from YYC to YYZ are $500 cheaper versus YEG to YYZ.
I have to fly to Toronto on March 27 and here are the economy costs of flights from YYC.

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Versus flights from YEG

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Sure can! YYC flights are abundant and empty….so that they have to have fire sales to fill the seats…..always has been and always will

 

[Gronk!]

WTF
For anyone with knowledge of the airline industry, can you please explain why direct flights from YYC to YYZ are $500 cheaper versus YEG to YYZ.
I have to fly to Toronto on March 27 and here are the economy costs of flights from YYC.

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Versus flights from YEG

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Are you only looking at AC flights? If so then why not view other airline options such as WJ, Flair or Porter?

 

[The ChosenOne]

It will be the final nail in the coffin for YEG if Calgary gets its recently proposed Banff train line and the contingent YYC to downtown rail link sadly

 

[TAS]

Are you only looking at AC flights? If so then why not view other airline options such as WJ, Flair or Porter?

Just sharing the AC info to highlight that airline's pricing.

Booked Porter.
Booked Flair for an upcoming Vancouver flight.

 

[Yeggy]

I get that many people do not want to travel to the US right now so flights get cut here (and also a number from Vancouver btw), but businesses and others have been asking for years for a regular frequent flight to London in the UK. We can't use flights we don't have!

Isn’t Heathrow one of the most over taxed airports in the world? Fees are high, resources stressed. Would we not be better served by a destination such as Dublin/Iceland.

 

[Gronk!]

London/Gatwick is another viable option. I do prefer London/Heathrow but only because of their Tube terminal.

 

[Beltline_B]

Sure can! YYC flights are abundant and empty….so that they have to have fire sales to fill the seats…..always has been and always will

Don't let your hatred of Calgary get in the way of the truth Load factors for YYC-YYZ are the same as YEG-YYZ. There are far more flights from YYC-YYZ and thus more opportunity to discount flights, but if the flights from YYC-YYZ had continuously low load factors the airlines would cutback the amount of flights rather than discount them. They're running a business not secretly conspiring to help out Calgary.

 

[Beltline_B]

It will be the final nail in the coffin for YEG if Calgary gets its recently proposed Banff train line and the contingent YYC to downtown rail link sadly

TBH, I don't think that it would harm YEG very much, if any. It might even help YEG's tourism overall. Tourism to Banff has been rising rapidly, partly due to the new overseas direct flights. With a train from YYC-Banff, and to YEG, there's a better possibility of getting tourists to make a stop in Edmonton. I could be wrong, but it's a possibility, if the train is fast and efficient.

 

[Beltline_B]

Met a woman the other day who was going to Grande Prairie via YYC Asked why she said it was way cheaper.

Airline prices never make sense to the purchasers, but there's always business reasons behind it. A couple of years ago I was in Nova Scotia for a month, and looked into visiting a friend who lives in Maine. It was cheaper to go from Calgary to Boston than Halifax to Boston. Not just for a particular day, it was like that for all flight times. It defies logic.

 

[David A]

Airline prices never make sense to the purchasers, but there's always business reasons behind it. A couple of years ago I was in Nova Scotia for a month, and looked into visiting a friend who lives in Maine. It was cheaper to go from Calgary to Boston than Halifax to Boston. Not just for a particular day, it was like that for all flight times. It defies logic.

It doesn't make good sense, but the logic could be if an airline wants to sustain or increase flights to a certain city. I feel that is something the Calgary based airline does there and other competitors may respond to that too.