Thenoflyzone From Canada, joined Jan 2001, 1979 posts, RR: 11 Posted (5 years 10 months 3 days 2 hours ago) and read 2736 times:
Those of you who wished for more service from AC in YOW just got it. Besides the already known flights to CUN, MBJ and LAS, AC just announced new routes to the Maritimes.....
Brilondon From Canada, joined Aug 2005, 3279 posts, RR: 1 Reply 3, posted (5 years 10 months 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 2583 times:
Great for YOW. I like the ability to go from YXU to YOW instead of having to travel through YYZ all the time. (I realize they have always had a flight, but hopefully this new service will only be the start)
JoePatroni From United States of America, joined Mar 2007, 199 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (5 years 10 months 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 2335 times:
I'm particularly impressed with the 4x Daily YOW-BOS. The yields must be really improving because not too long ago, QK couldn't fill a single DH8. I wonder if any of those 4 flights will be with AC mainline or are they keeping it strictly Jazz. Anyone know?
Cslusarc From Canada, joined May 2005, 813 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (5 years 10 months 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 2318 times:
The YYC-YOW-YYT routing seems to be the most innovative new route for AC this winter. It offers the shortest routing between YYC and YYT versus connecting in YHZ or YYZ.
Aircanada014 From Canada, joined Oct 2005, 1492 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (5 years 10 months 2 days 15 hours ago) and read 2266 times:
Thats awesome YOW and CUN using the E190. Are there any other airlines from the USA flie to any cities in Mexico using the EMB190/170s? I think AC will be the first to operate the EMB to Mexico
AC_B777 From Canada, joined Aug 2000, 785 posts, RR: 13 Reply 11, posted (5 years 10 months 2 days 9 hours ago) and read 2194 times:
Quoting 9252fly (Reply 6): I'm curious about the YOW-YYT route. Has it ever been operated as a daily scheduled non-stop flight before(any carrier)?
I know that this route was operated in 2000-2001 using DC-9 equipment. However, I think there was a stop in YHZ, but I'm not positive. I'm sure there have been other similar routes in the past as well, but I'm not too sure of the dates.
YOW is a very popular destination from YYT, and it's nice to see the route coming back.
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Accargo From Canada, joined Sep 2004, 610 posts, RR: 8 Reply 12, posted (5 years 10 months 2 days 9 hours ago) and read 2181 times:
Quoting AC_B777 (Reply 11): YOW is a very popular destination from YYT,
Of course it is, so many people looking for hand-outs from the gov't. Of course if the oil deals help the province it will be Ottawa holding out it's hand when they come visiting. Look for poor loads on the flights then.
Viscount724 From Switzerland, joined Oct 2006, 21681 posts, RR: 23 Reply 15, posted (5 years 10 months 2 days 2 hours ago) and read 2032 times:
Quoting Cslusarc (Reply 9): The YYC-YOW-YYT routing seems to be the most innovative new route for AC this winter. It offers the shortest routing between YYC and YYT versus connecting in YHZ or YYZ.
Probably fastest since it's a direct flight, but not quite the shortest mileage.
YYC-YUL-YYT 2503 nm
YYC-YHZ-YYT 2505 nm
YYC-YOW-YYT 2515 nm
YOW From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 16, posted (5 years 9 months 3 weeks 6 days 20 hours ago) and read 1873 times:
Quoting 9252fly (Reply 6): I'm curious about the YOW-YYT route. Has it ever been operated as a daily scheduled non-stop flight before(any carrier)?
WestJet in their early eastern Canada expansion days operated YOW-YYT one-way about 3 times/week for about a year, but no YYT-YOW return - very odd eh! The return was via YHM.
Quoting JoePatroni (Reply 8): I wonder if any of those 4 flights will be with AC mainline or are they keeping it strictly Jazz. Anyone know?
Currently the only AC mainline transborder flights are the new LAS flights starting next week and the winter-seasonal MCO and FLL routes.
Quoting AC_B777 (Reply 11): I know that this route was operated in 2000-2001 using DC-9 equipment. However, I think there was a stop in YHZ, but I'm not positive.
Yup, it was a 1-stop, same-plane service via YHZ - operated that way for years. Even YUL-YYT was 1-stop via YHZ back then, now look at how it's 3x/day in the summer months.
Quoting YOWza (Reply 13): Too bad there is no new internationals service to report.
MBJ and CUN winter seasonals...it's definitely a start. There's still time for transatlantic someday.
These new flights connect nicely to/from YYC, the new YEG flights, YVR and YXU & to and/or from a couple of US destinations as well, and there's also YHZ flights at above the above times of the day.
YHZ - depart YOW 18:40 & 19:55 / arrive YOW 07:50
These 3 new routes along with the increases on existing routes will definitely greatly strenghen AC's YOW route network and increase the number of pax connecting at YOW further strengthening their long-term viability.
These new flights will hopefully help YOW sustain the airport's monthly 8-10% pax growth number for the next 12-15 months.
The 1-stop YYT-YOW-YYC should mean AC will have no problem filling YOW-YYT. YYT-YYC will probably easily get 20 pax per flight on average and the above connections will probably add another 10-15 on average. I remember when at C6, they along used to average about 30 enplaned YOW-YYT pax per day, so getting 50-60 nonstop pax shouldn't be a problem most days, especially with the traffic stimulation the nonstops will produce.
The YXU-YWG CRJ route appears to be getting the axe, which begs the question, where's that CRJ going after it reaches YXU? All YXU-YYZ flights are still shown as DH8s.
All flights will be on E90s vs 319/320 last winter. The new flights continue onto YYT, so with through YYC-YYT traffic, capacity is essentially unchanged.
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Of course if the oil deals help the province it will be Ottawa holding out it's hand when they come visiting. Look for poor loads on the flights then. 
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