Edmonton International Airport (EIA/YEG)

[ChazYEG]

I do think we can beat 8 million but I don’t think this year will be a record. I do also think people will start booking transborder travel again but it will be a slow climb back up rather than an immediate shift.

Well, we're growing year-over-year (even after the Orange Buffoon's be) and the 12 month rolling average is already at 8.12M, so we're only about 80k passengers to beat the record. I will be very surprised if this number isn't reached.

 

[MacLac]

The Orange Buffon will gone next year after the Mid terms…..Dems are biding their time…..

 

[Markyeg]

The Orange Buffon will gone next year after the Mid terms…..Dems are biding their time…..

I wouldn’t count on it right now. Trump and his allies are already trying to redistrict the maps in red states to give themselves a leg up during the mid terms.

 

[trevorhayden]

Everyone thought The OB would be gone in 2021 too.

 

[ChazYEG]

I don't think he'll be impeached, but the GOP likely loose both houses in congress next year.
Anyways, back to YEG, unless something even more catastrophic happens, we should probably see the record being broken based on the current trends. I also heard a little while ago from a friend who works at ISED that there were rumours about something in the works inside the government in the sense of increasing flights between Canada, Asia, Europe and Mexico. I know not what it would be, but considering the current geopolitical environment, seems plausible.

 

[David A]

Everyone thought The OB would be gone in 2021 too.

Also, he's four years older now and is currently 79. At this point time is not on his side. Despite his efforts to rig things more, I suspect any gains from that will be more than offset by his growing unpopularity.

After a few years in power the first time he became quite unpopular then too. Its a mystery to me why some people in the US forgot that and replaced one very old guy with another almost as old one, somehow expecting a better result the second time around.

In any event, I can see more national travel and international travel avoiding the US until the Orange Menace is gone, or at least neutralized after the US mid terms.

 

[BASE]

As for this year, happy to be proven wrong but I am a bit skeptical on the ability to set a record this year, might just be a overly cautious approach on my behalf. Regarding mid-terms I don't know how those will shake out (Trump popularity not great but Democrat brand isn't strong currently either) and not sure if it matters as Trump isn't going anywhere whether he controls the house/senate or not. Edmonton may well start to see some much needed passenger growth and I am here for it, wherever those travelers are headed.

 

[ChazYEG]

As for this year, happy to be proven wrong but I am a bit skeptical on the ability to set a record this year, might just be a overly cautious approach on my behalf.

I understand the cautious approach, but the numbers are there to back it up. even at the lowest end of the year-over-year growth, a 1% growth should push us over that rump. We'll see how that pans out by the end of the year, but I am cautiously optimistic.

 

[Markyeg]

I don't think he'll be impeached, but the GOP likely loose both houses in congress next year.
Anyways, back to YEG, unless something even more catastrophic happens, we should probably see the record being broken based on the current trends. I also heard a little while ago from a friend who works at ISED that there were rumours about something in the works inside the government in the sense of increasing flights between Canada, Asia, Europe and Mexico. I know not what it would be, but considering the current geopolitical environment, seems plausible.

From YEG, MEX and GDL would be great adds for more Mexico flights. For Europe I can see London, or maybe Paris (with London being the more likely of the two).

Unlikely we see anything to Asia in the near future. Even the WS fortress in YYC only has Tokyo and Seoul.

 

[ChazYEG]

From YEG, MEX and GDL would be great adds for more Mexico flights. For Europe I can see London, or maybe Paris (with London being the more likely of the two).

Unlikely we see anything to Asia in the near future. Even the WS fortress in YYC only has Tokyo and Seoul.

I don't know what the rumours were exactly, or how much truth is there to what I heard, but should there be any government incentive for flights and whatnot, or some sort of multinational agreement to make travelling easier between countries, I could see YEG getting at leas a couple of Europe and Mexico flights. I wish we could get an Asian, but I agree, it's unlikely, unless something really major shifts.

 

[The_Cat]

The US is. a SH country!

 

[Edmcowboy11]

I had to go to the airport today and while I was waiting I drove over to the area near the new interchange and I also passed by outlet mall. The interchange looked like it was pretty well ready to be openeed , does anyone know the official opening date? Also just west of the Costco, at the main intersection it looks like they are building more CRU's. So far I saw footings for what may either be a restaurant of some sort.

 

[Offworld]

I wouldn’t count on it right now. Trump and his allies are already trying to redistrict the maps in red states to give themselves a leg up during the mid terms.

Sorry to go off topic here but have you ever seen Democrat redistricting? It makes Pollack looks like Mondrian. Some of the districts in Chicago look like a literal axe and saw were taken to them.

Both sides are equally guilty.

 

[Markyeg]

Sorry to go off topic here but have you ever seen Democrat redistricting? It makes Pollack looks like Mondrian. Some of the districts in Chicago look like a literal axe and saw were taken to them.

Both sides are equally guilty.

Oh I’m well aware, but the US is similar to Canada where they redistrict the maps every 5 years (except ours is a non-partisan commission) to account for population growth etc. Trump is pressuring red states to change the maps early (after 5 years) so the new maps favor him in the midterms.

 

[The_Cat]

I had to go to the airport today and while I was waiting I drove over to the area near the new interchange and I also passed by outlet mall. The interchange looked like it was pretty well ready to be openeed , does anyone know the official opening date? Also just west of the Costco, at the main intersection it looks like they are building more CRU's. So far I saw footings for what may either be a restaurant of some sort.

I think Leduc Transit might have to split the Nisku/EIA route in two (one on Sparrow Drive, one on the Perimeter Road).