CplKlinger
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Fort Saskatchewan city council voted in favour of this on Tuesday.
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Edmonton International Airport (EIA/YEG)
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EdmTrekker
Senior Member
A progressive City that knows how to play in a sandbox with friends.
The_Cat
Senior Member
I imagine that Leduc and Leduc County will also support this.
TAS
Senior Member
As the second largest member of the Edmonton metro region - at about 103,000 pop., I would expect Strathcona County to be in for nearly $1M. Look forward to seeing that vote.
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The_Cat
Senior Member
It’s not a huge ask considering Strathcona County could be a hub for new energy development.
occidentalcapital
Senior Member
It has been a dream of YEG residents for years to have a home-grown airline again. Do you people realize that this dream is coming true with Flair ordering up to 50 new aircraft?! Leisure travel = immediate opportunity post-pandemic. Good news!
Glenco
Senior Member
I’m betting Leduc County contribute zero. As in absolutely nothing.
The_Cat
Senior Member
How much of Leduc County's industry depends on the International Airport? It would be sad if they're more interested in dragging gravel roads.
IanO
Senior Member
WJ introducing AMS from YYC... alongside KLM's existing.
WestJet introduces service to Amsterdam from Calgary
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CaptainBL
Active Member
So in the return to travel YYC now has announced AC and LH to FRA, WS and AC to London, and KLM and WS to AMS, among others. And YEG has......splitting AMS with YYC on KLM? Yikes I hope that YEG fund initiative and other strategic initiatives kick in soon for YEG because we are getting left in the regional airport dust real quick.
Side note, interesting to once again see the Minister of Jobs propping up anything Calgary. Between this, his chairing of the Calgary downtown business panel, and his/government's announcements on every new business relocation to Calgary recently this government is doing anything and everything in its power to bring Calgary from the depths of unemployment and COVID to ensure the lead of its resurgence as a post-COVID powerhouse.
IanO
Senior Member
Calgary always booms and busts and busts and booms an order of magnitude more than us.
CaptainBL
Active Member
Yes, IanO, this is often the history and the diagnosis. I, like many here, and more than likely yourself, want to know how this will change and want to see this change for the positive though. The "this is how it has always been" does not reflect how it will or could be and at what resolution. We want to see better for Edmonton and change for Edmonton. So how will this change so that Edmonton is more successful in landing even some of these routes? That's what I would like to see, not more of this is how its been before.
IanO
Senior Member
The more things change, the more they stay the same?
CaptainBL
Active Member
Unfortunately, that could be Edmonton's slogan......that you read upon landing at YEG on a connector flight from YYC......
IanO
Senior Member
More from YYC for comparison
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WS filed its July 5-August 4 schedule and its a pretty aggressive increase in international flying, particularly from YYC where they jump from 3 non-stops to 8 outside of Canada.
YYC-LGW 2x weekly
YYC-CUN 1x weekly
YYC-PVR 1x weekly
YYC-LAX 3x weekly
YYC-LAS 3x weekly
YYC-PHX 2x weekly
YYC-ATL 2x weekly
YYC-PSP 2x weekly
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WS filed its July 5-August 4 schedule and its a pretty aggressive increase in international flying, particularly from YYC where they jump from 3 non-stops to 8 outside of Canada.
YYC-LGW 2x weekly
YYC-CUN 1x weekly
YYC-PVR 1x weekly
YYC-LAX 3x weekly
YYC-LAS 3x weekly
YYC-PHX 2x weekly
YYC-ATL 2x weekly
YYC-PSP 2x weekly