Tennisace From Canada, joined Feb 2001, 217 posts, RR: 0 Posted (7 years 3 months 2 weeks 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 2739 times:
A buddy of mine says he saw an Air Tahiti Nui A340 in YVR today. It came in from the NE and departed later out over the Pacific. Could it have been a test flight for the rumored CDG-YVR-Tahiti??
Anyone know anything more??
QB737 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 5, posted (7 years 3 months 2 weeks 4 days 18 hours ago) and read 2587 times:
Well, the plans of transferring the flight from LAX to YVR are still on! The reason it takes so much time is the amount of permits needed and papers to fill out.
ANother From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 7, posted (7 years 3 months 2 weeks 4 days 13 hours ago) and read 2440 times:
Quoting QB737 (Reply 5): The reason it takes so much time is the amount of permits needed and papers to fill out.
Including renegotiating the ASA with Canada. At the moment metropolitan France - Canada routes are limited to Toronto and Montreal (I think YVR-PPT is too, but not YVR-PAR). AC would like access to more internal points in France, but the French would prefer not to allow this. This could drag on for years ...
Wedgetail737 From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 5534 posts, RR: 5 Reply 9, posted (7 years 3 months 2 weeks 3 days 20 hours ago) and read 2212 times:
YVR-PPT on Air Tahiti Nui would be excellent! So, what's going on? Why is there such an influx of South Pacific airlines to serve YVR? First QF, now possibly Air Tahiti Nui. Who's next? ANZ with 777-200ER's?
AlexInWa From United States of America, joined Sep 2000, 1107 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (7 years 3 months 2 weeks 3 days 20 hours ago) and read 2207 times:
Kdonohue From Canada, joined Sep 2001, 365 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (7 years 3 months 2 weeks 3 days 19 hours ago) and read 2201 times:
AlexInWa,
QF did serve YVR with 767 service via HNL. They used to code with Canadian Airlines, but when they were bought out by Air Canada, QANTAS used their own metal all to YVR. It didn't last long, though.
QANTAS is making a return to Vancouver this summer, with 747 service via SFO.
AlexInWa From United States of America, joined Sep 2000, 1107 posts, RR: 0 Reply 12, posted (7 years 3 months 2 weeks 3 days 19 hours ago) and read 2177 times:
Add some heat to UA on the SYD-SFO run huh? All of a sudden SFO has gotten popular. NZ with the almost daily 777, UA with the daily 744, and now QF!!! How often will the QF flight be and will they all continue to YVR?
David T From Canada, joined Nov 2001, 210 posts, RR: 0 Reply 13, posted (7 years 3 months 2 weeks 3 days 19 hours ago) and read 2164 times:
QF has the heart to work Canada, but the mind and pocket book are weak! They have tried over & over again, only to pull out. Once a prominant role in the ticket landscape at YVR, they soon become a discarded bag tag. Not really sure why QF doesn't work. Excellent competition to Air Canada, but perhaps the transfer traffic is not economical for Qantas with Air Canada running the show.
It would be nice to see more South Pacific metal flying from YVR! Air Canada is quite happy with Asia/HNL/SYD, so lets get in some regular service to Tahiti & Auckland with Air New Zealand. Heck, their both Star Alliance, Air Canada can even code share...
Side bar: not sure about traffic rights and all the stuff, but I would certaily take a run on that flight given the opportunity!!!!
Zkojh From China, joined Sep 2004, 1501 posts, RR: 1 Reply 14, posted (7 years 3 months 2 weeks 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 2068 times:
Why is there such an influx of South Pacific airlines to serve YVR? whos next? ANZ with 777-200ER's?
NZ are already palnning to re-enter the candian market in 2007 with T7 aircraft services operating from AKL, with a codeshare with AC, more info to come late half of 2006, on times, prices, etc..
GuyBetsy1 From Canada, joined Aug 2001, 832 posts, RR: 6 Reply 16, posted (7 years 3 months 2 weeks 3 days 10 hours ago) and read 2022 times:
The more direct non stop services from YVR to SW Pacific the better...
We don't want to touch any part of the US and have to go through horrendous INS interrogation even though one is just passing through.
QF used to service YVR-HNL-SYD. And in mid 90s, every time Boeing delivered a new 747-400, QF would route the inauguration flight from YVR and would sell special fares for that non stop flight to SYD. I still remember the great deals it had - something like C$747 return! Get it?
ETA Unknown From Comoros, joined Jun 2001, 2010 posts, RR: 0 Reply 17, posted (7 years 3 months 2 weeks 3 days 2 hours ago) and read 1916 times:
I guess the big question is whether the Canadian market could sustain a PPT service, considering Canadian salaries and resident buying power after taxes.
Remember all is not lost- YVR does have a YVR-HNL-NAN service with FJ.
DYK From Canada, joined Jul 2004, 407 posts, RR: 0 Reply 18, posted (7 years 3 months 2 weeks 3 days ago) and read 1862 times:
Quoting ETA Unknown (Reply 17): guess the big question is whether the Canadian market could sustain a PPT service, considering Canadian salaries and resident buying power after taxes.
Remember all is not lost- YVR does have a YVR-HNL-NAN service with FJ.
doubtful there is a market for ppt ex Vancouver or Western Canada for that matter. However I am sure there would be some NZ and Australian traffic traveling via PPT.
It is likely that TN will be granted traffic rights from Vancouver to CDG. The local airport authority is lobbying hard for Canada to re-open bi-lateral talks with France. With a new government with a Prime Minister from Western Canada and a Foreign Trade Minister who was once on the YVR Board of directors, the possibility of Tn serving PPT-YVR-CDG is looking more promising.
FlyDeltaJets From United States of America, joined Feb 2006, 1625 posts, RR: 3 Reply 19, posted (7 years 3 months 2 weeks 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 1805 times:
At least TN is making money from somewhere because it's definitely not JFK
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