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I was wondering about that too. It is good to not put all your eggs in one basket, which probably became clearer after that.
We are one of a number of cities, several similar sized, where they cut service so we should not take this too personally. It is unfortunate, but it seems the issues that led to this have little to do with us other than the impact.
Condor Rejigs Long-Haul Network Completely As US & Canada Flights Are Cut
Condor is suspending flights to six destinations in the US and Canada. We look at where that excess capacity is going this summer.simpleflying.com
This is brutal. It's an airline/contractor issue and not the airport.
Another interesting option would be Manila considering the huge Philippine diaspora of western Canada. Distance from YVR 10,561km from YEG 10,861km
I just looked at what connections ICN offered and was surprised to see YYC is getting exactly that this summer. Guess we'll see how well it gets used, but if they can support 2 Asian flights, it still bodes well for YEG getting one sooner or later.
As much as I like YEG, the baggage claim has been remarkably slow compared to most, but YVR isn't much better.
Yep, when I last dug into a census I noticed that Tagalog is the second most common language in much of the prairies so the Filipino community was definitely one of the markets I had in mind.
YYC-ICN on Westjet operated last summer as well. It did very well, in fact they're increasing capacity on it this season as compared to last.
I wish Manila would work, but it simply wouldn't. Too much direct/family travel traffic to fill up business class, and most airlines manage to turn a profit by utilizing a business class layout. This is partially why many long-haul, low cost carriers don't make it in the long run.
currently, is because its Main Hub is located there in Canada 
& WestJet has a lot of connecting flights/ passengers that go through YYC & it helps WestJet fill up its 7 Boeing 787-9 planes based out of YYC to Europe, Asia, (Hawaii US
& Mexico 
seasonally) year round
.....Interesting point, you may be right there. But there's always more affluent travelers that are willing to pay for the extra comfort. You could also have business travelers that are using the route to connect on to Hong Kong, Singapore or Bangkok.
Yeah I think you hit the real showstopper, the airline alliances will probably be too encumbering.The reason Calgary YYC has up to 2 nonstop Asia flights
YYC would have 0 nonstop flights to Asia , *if* WestJet decided to base its main hub elsewhere in Canada, as currently they have 0 Asian Airline flying there just like Edmonton YEG
Although YYC-Europe is a different story as there is competition
And It doesn’t really bode well for a YEG- Asia non stop anytime soon, (unless) WestJet expands their codesharing cooperation more with 1 of either Korean Air or Japan Airlines, like they did with KLM
As for Air Canada they’re currently very focused on building its Vancouver YVR, Toronto YYZ & Montreal YUL Hubs & they haven’t added much for YEG, YYC & other smaller cities in Canada- don’t expect a Alberta to Asia nonstop from them anytime soon all
So how does KLM make it with no connections or business passengers. Rhetorical question. They obviously do so the connectivity is sufficient and being greatly expanded by WS. PAL are geared towards providing basic fare for people travelling to see family. They have ordered new A350-1000 with a 380 seat configuration with 3-3-3 in economy. If they can’t make it work then whom.
Yes there always will be some business travellers no matter what the route is, but the point is not enough to sustain such a personal-travel heavy market. Even leisure carriers such as Condor have upgraded options because they too couldn't make it on solely economy tickets.Interesting point, you may be right there. But there's always more affluent travelers that are willing to pay for the extra comfort. You could also have business travelers that are using the route to connect on to Hong Kong, Singapore or Bangkok.
Thailand is already a Tim's colony, our oil companies and abhorrently expensive telcos can't be far behind!
