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Edmonton International Airport (EIA/YEG)
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BASE
Active Member
Feel like I've been negative on this front but it's looking like another tough year ahead for passenger numbers at YEG with Jan & Feb already seeing lower numbers. Fuel prices aren't exclusive to YEG but it does tend to get hit harder than others. Things change quickly though so who knows.
David A
Senior Member
With the conflicts happening in the world since then the January numbers are kind of meaningless now. If they continue, I could see international travel being hit harder later this year and domestic travel being more resilient.
So it could actually end up hurting those airports who depend more on international travel much more than ours.
Kosy123
Senior Member
We're actually growing domestically decently, it's transborder flights and FBOs dropping significantly that's hitting our numbers hard.
Airboy
Senior Member
With Diavik and the LNG sites winding down we have only a slight drop. but I figure there will be a increase in a year or 2 as pipeline and additional LNG get started. We may see a bump as Northern Construction starts to come on line as well.
MakeYEGGreatAgain
New Member
International and Transborder decrease is due to consolidation at YYC. Many flights to the US have been removed and since Sunwing's absorption into WestJet, many routes have completely disappeared at YEG.
BASE
Active Member
It's interesting to see Air Canada starting to dabble ever so slightly in sun flights from YEG. First Cancun a few years ago and now Montego Bay. Never hurts to keep Westjet honest on that front.
MacLac
Senior Member
“……oversee the North Terminal Modernization program…..” Have we EVER heard of this before? Yeah it’s in all of our dreams……lol
Glenco
Senior Member
The annual general meeting is at the Timms centre on May 7th You could attend and ask about a then.
bodsbods9090
Senior Member
LONNNNGGGG overdue...but talked about for a while.
I hope they modernize that area in my lifetime (42 currently) because it is dated.
I hope they modernize that area in my lifetime (42 currently) because it is dated.
MacLac
Senior Member
Just to put it on the table so there is no more dispute ever again about YYC’s numbers and how they relate to YEG’s……
YYC’s total traffic included 34.4% connecting traffic numbers in 2024. So, 18.9M X 34.4% =12.34 M Without YEG’er and other prairie cities filling up their planes…..so they're only 4M more than YEG….not10M as others might like to think……mic drop!
YYC’s total traffic included 34.4% connecting traffic numbers in 2024. So, 18.9M X 34.4% =12.34 M Without YEG’er and other prairie cities filling up their planes…..so they're only 4M more than YEG….not10M as others might like to think……mic drop!
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yeggator
Active Member
It’s worth mentioning that not all of those connecting passengers are from Prairie cities (although the lion’s share probably are). I once met a Californian in Italy who connected through Calgary on WestJet to get a better airfare deal. YYC will likely get more foreign connecting passengers when they launch their Abu Dhabi (west coast passengers) and Sao Paulo (Japan-Brazil) routes.