Fair Points & 💯 % true✅
Edmonton 2 top main attractions- Rogers Place (for hockey🏒/ Music Concerts 🎵 events ) & West Edmonton Mall are what brings visitors to YEG area year round & (also Summer festivals)✅.
It’s Not just only WestJet & Air Canada focusing on its main Hubs in 🇨🇦 !
Porter Airlines route its connecting US/International passengers through Ottawa YOW, Toronto YYZ & Montreal YUL ✅.
Air Transat routes its connecting US/ International passengers through Montreal YUL, Toronto YYZ , Quebec...
Not too surprised about the (WS) WestJet cuts/suspensions.
As WS in S26 will consolidate most Domestic, US & International passengers through its Calgary YYC Fortress Hub✅!
While (AC) Air Canada doing the “same” through its Toronto YYZ, Vancouver YVR & Montreal YUL Hubs✅!
Speaking of Japan 🇯🇵- (AC) Air Canada just announced a *new* seasonal route 3x weekly for Winter 26/27 from Vancouver YVR Western 🇨🇦- Sapporo CTS, today , operated by the AC Boeing 787 plane ✈️ ...
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).
Porter starting flights ✈️between Vancouver & Edmonton will make Air Canada, WestJet & Flair cut back on few weekly flights on this route & consolidate more between YEG & YVR✅.
On the Calgary- Vancouver - YYC , WestJet /AC & also Flair will match Porter additions / offerings on this route✅...
Yes WestJet operates the Boeing 787 fleet of planes ✈️ a few times weekly (winter seasons) from Calgary YYC 🇨🇦- Hawaii US🇺🇸. Hawaii is the only US destination for WS 787’s✅
Plus WestJet doesn’t have enough 787’s in their fleet to open up more *new routes to Asia / Europe * as they only have 7...
Currently on Google Flights Search is showing end of June to early to early October 2026, WestJet Edmonton YEG - Chicago ORD- YEG route operates 2x weekly- Thursdays & Saturdays.
Rider Express bus 🚌 from Calgary (YYC) Marlborough Mall to Edmonton South / Downtown at its YEG South stop by -Southgate Mall.
I’m hoping do the YEG to Winnipeg (YWG) bus trip on Rider Express at some point✅ .
Yesterday I was on the 12:30pm Rider Express bus 🚌 from Calgary (YYC) Marlborough Mall - Edmonton South/ Downtown & half of the bus passengers had connections from YEG to Fort McMurray (YMM) & Grande Prairie (YQU) on another bus to their final destinations.
It had several stops including at...
Yes , but still not as much as number of Calgary YYC regional flights has in Western Canada which has WestJet, Flair, Air Canada , Air North & Canadian North nonstop services✅.
While Edmonton YEG regional flights on mainly on WestJet, Flair, Air North & Canadian North✅.