Agree re: IAH and ORD, but AC adding another YUL flight overall is a good thing. Unfortunately AC continues to screw us but we do, need them as offering the most flight options.
YUL is a good hub to get to a lot of places with AC. Lots of American locations like Miami and then European destinations. Flair and Porter are great to get to Montreal as a destination but we will still need multiple AC flights.
I guess this is the downside of these relationships. While the status match and connections Delta provides with Westjet is great. It's frustrating to hear that they are being boxed out of actual Delta flights to YEG.
You are putting a lot of positive spin on Edmonton's employment distribution. I did not discuss homelessness or crime of downtown Edmonton. It remains a factor that are there are significant employment nodes throughout Edmonton that are not downtown. I am also not comparing to Calgary in any...
This is a very unfortunate take on the Stollery - while I agree a new hospital is needed in South Edmonton, equally needed is a new Stollery. I believe the Stollery is the largest children's hospital in the country (or continent) without a dedicated facility currently working out of the U of A.
A large part of it is as thommyjo said is there is not a concentrated work force in downtown Edmonton. This coupled with well priced horizontal housing throughout the region hurts the condo and rental market. Costs continue to go up but rents have not risen in commensurate on the rental side. It...
What is SSP Edmonton?
Minny basically 2X daily should allow for a ton of connections throughout the US! Basically Westjet/Delta's answer to AC/United Denver.
Did the GoA say all transatlantic flights need to be out of Calgary? It does seem odd to not have at least 3X weekly for London from Westjet out of Edmonton at this point.