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Edmonton International Airport (EIA/YEG)

MacLac said:
Bored at YEG….CMA flight is delayed 3 hrs to PGeorge. Noticed this flight on the ticker…..”Sun Country Airlines” Gate 76 to YYC. US airline chartered to YYC?

Also noticed 1whole customer in the new “777” restaurant/bar/VLT lounge in the old Eskimo restaurant space. View attachment 440133
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Did you actually see a plane at the gate? I do not see it listed as an arrival or departure for YEG on the airport website nor on FlightStats or on Flightradar24. Given Sun Country have just announced 15 new routes (https://www.kare11.com/article/news...outes/89-a3dfb11b-4b29-4d12-a79b-80764c3846d8) at Minneapolis (MSP) its only HUB it may be that Sun Country may be looking to draw in some connecting flights to its HUB at MSP and YEG may be a contender for a future route.. This article shares how Sun Country are positioning themselves in their home market. https://thriftytraveler.com/news/airlines/sun-country-minneapolis-plans/. And here is the Sun Country destinations map without the new 15 routes added yet.
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EdmTrekker said:
Did you actually see a plane at the gate? I do not see it listed as an arrival or departure for YEG on the airport website nor on FlightStats or on Flightradar24. Given Sun Country have just announced 15 new routes (https://www.kare11.com/article/news...outes/89-a3dfb11b-4b29-4d12-a79b-80764c3846d8) at Minneapolis (MSP) its only HUB it may be that Sun Country may be looking to draw in some connecting flights to its HUB at MSP and YEG may be a contender for a future route.. This article shares how Sun Country are positioning themselves in their home market. https://thriftytraveler.com/news/airlines/sun-country-minneapolis-plans/. And here is the Sun Country destinations map without the new 15 routes added yet.
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I didn’t see a plane as I was on the domestic side….I went all the way to gate 72….as far as one can go on the domestic side…..but couldn’t see past the gate 76 stand WS to Phoenix….couldn’t see the plane. I also waited for the ticker to change airlines for their code share partners….akin how Korean and Delta rotate through WS’s…..
 
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BASE said:
I think they've historically done some charters. Sun Country plan inbound from Laughlin/Bullhead right now.

flightaware.com

SY8253 (SCX8253) Sun Country Airlines Flight Tracking and History - FlightAware

Track Sun Country Airlines (SY) #8253 flight from Des Moines Intl to Lubbock Smith Intl
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Yup I see that now - so collecting people at YYC on the flight back to Laughlin. Harrahs sponsored. On the return nonstop to Edmonton on outbound a stop at YYC. Both collection points use US Pre-Clearance. Click on more details for Jan 15 to 19th. I quite like the Harrahs property in Laughlin and we had a blast there on the river using water taxis and water sports. https://www.caesars.com/caesarsrewardsair/airportinformation.
 
Noticed that United will have a 2nd Daily to Denver starting March 26th. Was looking up Hawaii next Summer via Seattle and Horizon still only has the 1 Daily well into the summer season......thought they were going to at least double that up?
 
Pretty exciting YEG will be connected 2x/week with Quebec City (YQB) starting July 7th 2023. I think this is a pretty good route to take advantage of trying during the summer hopefully get traffic going both directions. YQB is so underserved maybe this could be a good little connection between some pretty good sized markets. The province of Quebec has historically been a tough one to crack for western Canadian airlines though for sure.
 
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