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Air Canada: YYT-LHR A330?  
User currently offlineVoodoo From Niue, joined Mar 2001, 1962 posts, RR: 0
Posted (9 years 3 weeks 2 days 12 hours ago) and read 2079 times:

The photo below, which was shot at YYT/St.Johns NL, clearly shows an A330. But is this a regular event or was it a one-off from the usual 767?

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Photo © Lars Wahlstrom



[Edited 2004-04-29 15:14:24]


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User currently offlineMatt From Canada, joined May 1999, 679 posts, RR: 2
Reply 1, posted (9 years 3 weeks 2 days 12 hours ago) and read 2035 times:

In the summer of 2003, AC flew YHZ-YYT-LHR with the 333 on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The rest of the week it was flown with a 763.


Next flights: YHZ-HOG / HOG-YHZ / YQM-YUL-YQB / YQB-YOW-YUL-YQM / YQM-YYZ-YVR-YYJ / SEA-YYZ-YQM
User currently offlineBmacleod From Canada, joined Aug 2001, 2081 posts, RR: 0
Reply 2, posted (9 years 3 weeks 2 days 9 hours ago) and read 1906 times:

That's a surprise, I thought the YHZ-YYT-LHR market was too small for the 330, even the 763....


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User currently offlineMatt From Canada, joined May 1999, 679 posts, RR: 2
Reply 3, posted (9 years 3 weeks 2 days 7 hours ago) and read 1812 times:

Not at all... It's a very profitable route for AC. I've taken the flight several times, and there are often just as many, if not more, passengers getting on in YYT.




Next flights: YHZ-HOG / HOG-YHZ / YQM-YUL-YQB / YQB-YOW-YUL-YQM / YQM-YYZ-YVR-YYJ / SEA-YYZ-YQM
User currently offlineFLYACYYZ From Canada, joined Jan 2004, 1914 posts, RR: 12
Reply 4, posted (9 years 3 weeks 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 1754 times:

YYT usually has the majority of boardings. Large numbers of full revenue Scandinavian off-shore oil workers travel the route.

AC would love to deploy a 333 for the summer schedule.

Problem is simple--aircraft availability (or lack thereof).


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User currently offlineVoodoo From Niue, joined Mar 2001, 1962 posts, RR: 0
Reply 5, posted (9 years 3 weeks 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 1699 times:

The reason it surprised me is it leaves YYT for LHR after midnight and at one point (maybe 2-3 years ago) when it was mooted that they'd use a 330 it was an issue that the YYT airport fire service was too poorly staffed after that time to allow use of such a large capacity aircraft. Perhaps that has been surmounted/changed.
I have been on that flight on absolutely packed 767-300s ... the market is def. there for the 330, albiet seasonal, especially considering the freight, e.g. huge ocean bouys and oil drilling eqpt., that I have seen being stuffed into the belly at LHR and YYT. Its a nice quick crossing...as little as 4 hours eastbound with a strong winter jetstream push.


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