Gronk!
Senior Member
From WestJet's news release
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Edmonton International Airport (EIA/YEG)
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Oilers99
Active Member
The Atlanta Edmonton one is HUGE especially for those that are Westjet status b/c it carries to Delta.
AC - your move to bring back Houston and Chicago!
AC - your move to bring back Houston and Chicago!
BASE
Active Member
SFO is interesting to me going head on with AC/United. Just an interesting choice of route but not complaining.
Oilers99
Active Member
I thought the same but I believe Westjet is doing it as a final destination whereas AC/United sees SFO as a connecting hub.
Westjet pretty extensively covers California for Edmontonians now with SFO, LAX, and Palm.
occidentalcapital
Senior Member
Three new transborder routes (yes 2 are existing on other carriers)-- this is a very good day for YEG!
bodsbods9090
Active Member
Adding Atlanta is a great get for EIA.
Now do Chicago!
Now do Chicago!
occidentalcapital
Senior Member
If Atlanta is successful, YEG could have a decent chance of securing connectivity to other Delta hubs - New York JFK, Detroit, Boston
MacLac
Senior Member
Why won't someone for the love of Gawd please do Chicago!!!! Why is it so hard?
MacLac
Senior Member
Don't want to look a gift horse in the mouth BUT these fares from WS's "SuperHub" just go to show the demand is that fragile. I wonder how their "Business plan" of flying TO businessmen to YYC to catch flights to Europe is working out for them? Oh wait a minute, it isn't.....
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bodsbods9090
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I'm all on the Chicago train now...or plane!
occidentalcapital
Senior Member
YEG could easily fill a 787 to London 4x weekly year around. I wouldn't be surprised if we see WestJet try this in the future. The US additions show that YEG is a strong market for them and can fill planes at profitable prices.
Best thing to do now is to fill those planes to Atlanta year round and demonstrate demand for nonstops.
Gronk!
Senior Member
I'm still waiting for nonstop flights between YEG and either London-LHR or London-LGW. Preferably the former since it has a tube.
occidentalcapital
Senior Member
Interesting range of 1-stop destinations available with an Atlanta connection including Lagos, Johannesburg, Sao Paolo, Rio de Janeiro, Brasilia, Santiago, Quito, Lima, and numerous Caribbean Islands. Some not previously available from YEG without 2 or more stops.
Greenspace
Senior Member
Atlanta is KLM's hub as well, so that's a great connection for a lot of places.
TAS
Senior Member
KLM has slashed their prices from YEG and everywhere for these same months because low season.
I think the WS Europe flights from YYC hub are doing well.