The_Cat
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Flair offers a lot more destinations than Air Canada.
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occidentalcapital
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From most of Flair's largest bases, Air Canada has minimal network.
YEG's service from Air Canada is terrible, by far the lowest service to population ratio anywhere in Canada. Luckily WestJet has an okay legacy network out of Edmonton but where YEG really shines is the extensive network on both Flair and Swoop.
YEG's service from Air Canada is terrible, by far the lowest service to population ratio anywhere in Canada. Luckily WestJet has an okay legacy network out of Edmonton but where YEG really shines is the extensive network on both Flair and Swoop.
IanO
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As long as we can get to YYC, YYZ, YVR!
TravellingChris
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What really hurt Edmonton--and a lot of other Canadian airports--was the pilot shortage at United, even before COVID.
United used to really serve Edmonton well, with nonstops to Denver, Chicago O'Hare, San Francisco and Houston--all big Star Alliance hubs. The SFO service was dropped but subsequently revived by Air Canada. But most frustratingly the Chicago service never came back.
United had also made a major commitment to other Canadian cities, starting service to Denver and Chicago from Regina and Saskatoon, to Chicago from Thunder Bay and to San Francisco from Victoria. All of those services were subsequently cut, with United blaming a lack of pilots.
It would be so great to see a carrier step into the void and revive some of these routes. Frontier tried offering service to Calgary a number of years back but was pushed out because of heavy competition on the Denver route from (who else?) Perhaps the carrier could be attracted to serve Edmonton-Chicago Midway (Frontier is establishing a focus city at MDW). Frontier is looking to expand and has been pursuing Spirit...perhaps we can get a Chicago nonstop again and Regina and Saskatoon can see a return of service to DEN.
United used to really serve Edmonton well, with nonstops to Denver, Chicago O'Hare, San Francisco and Houston--all big Star Alliance hubs. The SFO service was dropped but subsequently revived by Air Canada. But most frustratingly the Chicago service never came back.
United had also made a major commitment to other Canadian cities, starting service to Denver and Chicago from Regina and Saskatoon, to Chicago from Thunder Bay and to San Francisco from Victoria. All of those services were subsequently cut, with United blaming a lack of pilots.
It would be so great to see a carrier step into the void and revive some of these routes. Frontier tried offering service to Calgary a number of years back but was pushed out because of heavy competition on the Denver route from (who else?) Perhaps the carrier could be attracted to serve Edmonton-Chicago Midway (Frontier is establishing a focus city at MDW). Frontier is looking to expand and has been pursuing Spirit...perhaps we can get a Chicago nonstop again and Regina and Saskatoon can see a return of service to DEN.
occidentalcapital
Senior Member
If I recall, the decline in service from United Airlines also aligned to when United and Air Canada entered their partnership for US routes.
Gronk!
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That makes perfect sense. Air Canada hates Edmonton, pure and simple.
occidentalcapital
Senior Member
On the plus side, ignorance of the YEG market has led to a major opportunity for new entrants and one of them is now headquartered at YEG.
Gronk!
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IanO
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CaptainBL
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With all do respect to Tom, I hope the successful candidate brings more clout and experience than having previously worked at the Halifax airport. YEG seriously needs to step up its air service game (and I am not talking ULCC routes) to destinations like ORD, London, DFW, New York, etc. and work at improving relationships/ marketing to Air Canada. One of the comments shared with me from an exec at EIA is that they need to improve relations with Air Canada because not only have they been historically and publicly poor but the folks in Montreal know little about Edmonton and YEG.
There is a lot of work that needs to be done to not only repair what has declined pre-COVID then during COVID, but to build the air service up as the world returns to normal and I hope there is a candidate that can accomplish what has not been accomplished so far.
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occidentalcapital
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Gronk!
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BASE
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Got this response back on the Plaza Lounge in the transborder area:
Hopefully "very soon" means weeks not months but I am skeptical. Lots of flights starting lately (i.e. Nashville w/Flair) or resuming (i.e. San Francisco w/ Air Canada & Seattle w/ Alaska) should help the case for it.
Hopefully "very soon" means weeks not months but I am skeptical. Lots of flights starting lately (i.e. Nashville w/Flair) or resuming (i.e. San Francisco w/ Air Canada & Seattle w/ Alaska) should help the case for it.
IanO
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