Edmonton International Airport (EIA/YEG)

[Mykie]

This is

With the weather and the loads, this is one reason I never do business travel the week before Christmas. Last week was pushing it.

This is really bad timing for a big winter storm to rock the lower mainland. YVR was 100% closed this morning to arrivals and departures. The WestJet Hawaii flights inbound to YVR had no choice but to divert. Air Canada is much better suited to recover from these kind of irrops situation because they have so many widebodies that can swoop in to run extra sections.

 

[archited]

Did you hear that a new airline is starting up in Calgary that caters exclusively to balding CEOs... its called Receding Airlines.

 

[Airboy]

Did you hear that a new airline is starting up in Calgary that caters exclusively to balding CEOs... its called Receding Airlines.

You can show your self out now.

 

[archited]

^^^^ b-b-but I just got in.

 

[occidentalcapital]

I know YEG is working on drone delivery but I think this is the better way. Could fly from Edmonton all the way to Hay River. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-63595481

That seems perfectly suited to all the northern routes out of YEG.

 

[Vanfan123]

KLM NS23 INTERCONTINENTAL NETWORK ADJUSTMENT – 23DEC22

Amsterdam – Edmonton 26MAR23 – 27MAY23 Reduce from 4 to 3 weekly, A330-200

https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221224-klns23inc

 

[Mykie]

The KLM reduction appears to be in response to Condor's strong bookings, if I were to guess... but KLM has a better product and wrecks Condor in price on any head-to-head 2-stop itinerary I've tried to build. It's kinda weird.

 

[occidentalcapital]

It's 2 months... These are just seasonal adjustments, nothing to write home about. KLM has made similar changes to all their Canadian destinations.

 

[Mykie]

Except for 3 of the 5 Canadian destinations have their frequencies unchanged, i.e. the majority. 2 of 5 is "all" when Edmonton is involved, I suppose.

 

[EdmTrekker]

Except for 3 of the 5 Canadian destinations have their frequencies unchanged, i.e. the majority. 2 of 5 is "all" when Edmonton is involved, I suppose.

What an unnecessary comment. Your doing a putdown - I imagine your your a jerk to friends and family.

 

[Garneau2Go]

It's 2 months... These are just seasonal adjustments, nothing to write home about. KLM has made similar changes to all their Canadian destinations.

Yeah, in the grand scheme of things this is pretty minor. Better to have 3 full planes vs 4 that aren't being filled I suppose.

Demand will probably pick up once tourist season gets going anyway.

 

[Mykie]

What an unnecessary comment. Your doing a putdown - I imagine your your a jerk to friends and family.

The difference, which I thought was obvious, is the total number of transatlantic flights on offer from these cities. Any KLM reduction in this period represents a decrease in transatlantic travel options from YEG, where that is not the case for KLM's other Canadian destinations which all have a plethora of options on any given day.

 

[occidentalcapital]

What was the frequency last year?

 

[Windermere]

What was the frequency last year?

3x/week all through the summer.

 

[MacLac]

Pretty sure I saw an AC flight to Tampa this morning out of YEG? Or am I seeing things?