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Edmonton International Airport (EIA/YEG)
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David A
Senior Member
Yes, if people are flying north of Edmonton, it makes more sense to have direct to Edmonton rather than Calgary and then possibly have another connection. I think even Westjet who seems to love to run everything through to Calgary has figured out if they tried that here, Flair would come in and scoop away the route. A bit more competition is not a bad thing, the duopoly has held back service here for years.
... now, if they would only do something about those international flights where you have to fly south to Calgary, connect and fly back over Edmonton again.
Avenuer
Senior Member
Agreed, I use Flair instead of Swoop whenever possible. Support local!
ChazYEG
Senior Member
I am onboard with it even more after my flights last week. Flew WJ and AC between YEG and YVR and has delay issues on both (my AC flight from YVR to YEG got here an hour late). Can't comment on the WJ service, as I flew business, and that is not comparable to Flair, but the AC economy class service was subpar, and for the price difference, I'll take Flair every single time.
occidentalcapital
Senior Member
EIA has also put the new Swoop destinations up on their website: https://flyeia.com/flights/fly-non-stop/
Looks like it is official now...great news.
Looks like it is official now...great news.
occidentalcapital
Senior Member
The good news keeps on coming... early Christmas for YEG?
skiesmag.com
Flair Airlines expands with service to Mexico
Flair Airlines expands with service to Mexico - Skies Mag
Flair Airlines announced further expansion, introducing flights to Cancun and Los Cabos, Mexico, from Vancouver, Abbotsford, Edmonton, Ottawa, and Kitchener-Waterloo, beginning Feb. 1, 2022.
skiesmag.com
(https://storage.googleapis.com/flyf.../Flair_Airlines_Mexico_Flights_adcfb0e368.pdf)
occidentalcapital
Senior Member
Swoop adds 9 direct flight destinations at EIA
Swoop adds 9 direct flight destinations at EIA
Swoop is adding eight new domestic flight destinations and one new international route to its roster from the Edmonton International Airport.
On Monday, the airline revealed its tenth airplane, a Boeing 737-800 with the hashtag Edmonton painted onto the side of it.
“We want to be number one in Edmonton,” Duncan explained.
“It’s just the beginning, we’re planning this coming summer to grow from 10 to 15 airplanes and ultimately our ambition is to grow to 30 aircrafts."
JNO1
Active Member
So this is what competition looks like. I hope they continue competing for our business for a long time.
bodsbods9090
Active Member
Whoever adds a Chicago or Minneapolis route has my backing. We need those routes back too.
IanO
Senior Member
Hugely important routes.
kcantor
Senior Member
eia to focus on airport operations, turns property management over to one properties.
https://financialpost.com/pmn/press...ages-new-partnership-to-drive-economic-growth
https://financialpost.com/pmn/press...ages-new-partnership-to-drive-economic-growth
Avenuer
Senior Member
This is a good thing - EIA should've never been in the business of managing commercial properties outside of the terminal building imo.
IanO
Senior Member
The nice thing about Swoop is that it is a convenient way to get to YYC to head to their new LHR route...
Don't get me wrong, Swoop routes are a step forward for the most part, but it also reminds us of the delta between the two airports.
Don't get me wrong, Swoop routes are a step forward for the most part, but it also reminds us of the delta between the two airports.
WestJet's global network expanding to include London Heathrow from Calgary
New route to accelerate Alberta's economic recovery and drive investment attraction with connection to global hub CALGARY, AB, Nov. 17, 2021 /CNW/ - WestJet today announced it will add non-stop...
westjet.mediaroom.com
ChazYEG
Senior Member
Maybe with EIA finally focusing on what matters, this gap might tighten a little bit.
Realistically, there is no demand in AB for both YEG and YYC to have all the same flights (or the same volume) and, unless Edmonton lands a "Northern Disneyland" to boost tourism, we simply cannot compete with YYC in terms of routes, essentially because of their proximity with Alberta's main tourist destinations.
Not that YEG doesn't deserver (or can support) flights to some major destinations, like Chicago, NYC, Boston, Atlanta and maybe even a major European hub (for work reasons, I would love if we could get Munich, but that's just me daydreaming), but I believe that EIA's strategy should focus on getting more US and LATAM destinations, as those are popular, not very well served by the current companies and could provide a number of interesting connections.
Competing with YYC for Paris, Barcelona or London is a waste of resources and time. Let's get Santiago, Rio, São Paulo, Buenos Aires, Cartagena, Lima, Panama City...
yeggator
Active Member
We almost had a route to Frankfurt on Condor airlines before the pandemic hit. I think once the industry bounces back some more, they'll finally inaugurate it.