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HP69 wrote:Any chance Westjet adds something like YYC-MSP/DTW to connect to DL hubs?
klm617 wrote:HP69 wrote:Any chance Westjet adds something like YYC-MSP/DTW to connect to DL hubs?
Well Delta already flies MSP-YYC so I would think WS would add DTW just like it did ATL. Would give WS connections to places in the east that aren't linked via MSP.
cactus18 wrote:The hints provided by the poster on SSP suggest it is an overseas destination. Some think it may be something unexpected in Europe such as YYC-BCN or FCO on a seasonal basis.
hollywoodcory wrote:WS has updated its 787 schedule for S20,
YVR-LGW is now a 789 daily next summer, as expected.
whywhyzee wrote:cactus18 wrote:The hints provided by the poster on SSP suggest it is an overseas destination. Some think it may be something unexpected in Europe such as YYC-BCN or FCO on a seasonal basis.
Post the link?
cactus18 wrote:whywhyzee wrote:cactus18 wrote:The hints provided by the poster on SSP suggest it is an overseas destination. Some think it may be something unexpected in Europe such as YYC-BCN or FCO on a seasonal basis.
Post the link?
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthr ... 5&page=432
Whiteguy wrote:hollywoodcory wrote:WS has updated its 787 schedule for S20,
YVR-LGW is now a 789 daily next summer, as expected.
Looks like YWG & YEG-LGW may have been cut for next summer also....
Jayce wrote:The timing seems a little off for a WS 787 route announcement, but I could be wrong. Didn’t they say they would announce where the next 787s were going in November? Also wouldn’t there be more hype as is their custom?
Whiteguy wrote:hollywoodcory wrote:WS has updated its 787 schedule for S20,
YVR-LGW is now a 789 daily next summer, as expected.
Looks like YWG & YEG-LGW may have been cut for next summer also....
hollywoodcory wrote:WS has again updated its 787 schedule for S20:
YYC-LGW, daily from April 14
YYC-CDG, Resumes in March and increases to 6x Weekly from June 2
YYC-DUB, resumes May 3 3x Weekly
YYZ-LGW, daily
YVR-LGW, daily from April 26
YYC-YYZ, daily
BCN still shows as a 767. No new routes showing yet.
Whiteguy wrote:hollywoodcory wrote:WS has again updated its 787 schedule for S20:
YYC-LGW, daily from April 14
YYC-CDG, Resumes in March and increases to 6x Weekly from June 2
YYC-DUB, resumes May 3 3x Weekly
YYZ-LGW, daily
YVR-LGW, daily from April 26
YYC-YYZ, daily
BCN still shows as a 767. No new routes showing yet.
Where did you get the info? CDG still showing 4x a week on the WS website.
hollywoodcory wrote:Whiteguy wrote:hollywoodcory wrote:WS has again updated its 787 schedule for S20:
YYC-LGW, daily from April 14
YYC-CDG, Resumes in March and increases to 6x Weekly from June 2
YYC-DUB, resumes May 3 3x Weekly
YYZ-LGW, daily
YVR-LGW, daily from April 26
YYC-YYZ, daily
BCN still shows as a 767. No new routes showing yet.
Where did you get the info? CDG still showing 4x a week on the WS website.
https://www.westjet.com/en-ca/travel-in ... edules/new
None of the schedules they posted here are available to book it seems.
Whiteguy wrote:hollywoodcory wrote:WS has again updated its 787 schedule for S20:
YYC-LGW, daily from April 14
YYC-CDG, Resumes in March and increases to 6x Weekly from June 2
YYC-DUB, resumes May 3 3x Weekly
YYZ-LGW, daily
YVR-LGW, daily from April 26
YYC-YYZ, daily
BCN still shows as a 767. No new routes showing yet.
Where did you get the info? CDG still showing 4x a week on the WS website.
Whiteguy wrote:Whiteguy wrote:hollywoodcory wrote:WS has again updated its 787 schedule for S20:
YYC-LGW, daily from April 14
YYC-CDG, Resumes in March and increases to 6x Weekly from June 2
YYC-DUB, resumes May 3 3x Weekly
YYZ-LGW, daily
YVR-LGW, daily from April 26
YYC-YYZ, daily
BCN still shows as a 767. No new routes showing yet.
Where did you get the info? CDG still showing 4x a week on the WS website.
The official announcement just came out and shows no frequency increase for CDG. Unless there is going to be a separate announcement it doesn’t look like it’s happening.
Whiteguy wrote:hollywoodcory wrote:Whiteguy wrote:
Where did you get the info? CDG still showing 4x a week on the WS website.
https://www.westjet.com/en-ca/travel-in ... edules/new
None of the schedules they posted here are available to book it seems.
Cool, thanks. CDG is obviously doing well, staring much earlier and increasing the frequency. I’m surprised DUB hasn’t added a couple more flights per week.
WS7M8 wrote:Whiteguy wrote:hollywoodcory wrote:
https://www.westjet.com/en-ca/travel-in ... edules/new
None of the schedules they posted here are available to book it seems.
Cool, thanks. CDG is obviously doing well, staring much earlier and increasing the frequency. I’m surprised DUB hasn’t added a couple more flights per week.
They didn't add any DUB flights but they did bump up service relative to a year ago. YYC DUB inaugurated June 1st, whereas in 2020 it will be May 3rd, almost a full month earlier. Reference this press release from last year.
http://westjet.mediaroom.com/2019-06-01 ... lin-launch
Additionally, re YYC CDG, in 2019 it was 4x weekly and started May 17th, vs now 6x weekly and starting in March, so that might be the increase in service someone was talking about in this thread.
https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/w ... 70568.html
Both routes appear to have been successful in 2019. Although I welcomed the service, I was curious how it would do out of YYC. Now we know they are making it work.
Does this count as their summer 2020 widebody schedule announcement? It seemed a little less than I would have expected. Plus I was also anticipating more YYZ B787 service.
Incidentally, today (October 23) is the day YYZ LGW changes over to the B787. Congratulations WestJet!
kavok wrote:I would guess one big hold up is the WS/DL joint venture application, which has been under review for much longer than usual. A decision on that has been “imminent” for months now.
Once that is approved (or not), then WS can probably better allocate their flight changes accordingly. But it is probably hard for WS to commit to many changes until they know how the JV approvals will pan out.
jimbo737 wrote:BCN or FCO would be my guess.
whywhyzee wrote:There is some suggestion that the announcement might be the next 10 789s. While personally I feel like that is wishful thinking, jumping up to 20 pretty much right out the gate, Onex is supposedly hell bent on growth and if Q3, the first quarter to see extensive 789 use is any indicator, the move has proven to be quite successful.
whywhyzee wrote:New route is YYC-FCO, it's showing bookable on the website.
Dominion301 wrote:whywhyzee wrote:New route is YYC-FCO, it's showing bookable on the website.
What a weird schedule. Ops on days 456.
For a city of around 1.5 million, the breadth of international (especially transoceanic) destinations is unmatched anywhere else. How much more can YYC realistically sustain?
Dominion301 wrote:whywhyzee wrote:New route is YYC-FCO, it's showing bookable on the website.
What a weird schedule. Ops on days 456.
For a city of around 1.5 million, the breadth of international (especially transoceanic) destinations is unmatched anywhere else. How much more can YYC realistically sustain?
HP69 wrote:klm617 wrote:HP69 wrote:Any chance Westjet adds something like YYC-MSP/DTW to connect to DL hubs?
Well Delta already flies MSP-YYC so I would think WS would add DTW just like it did ATL. Would give WS connections to places in the east that aren't linked via MSP.
Good idea, except ATL is a much better and larger hub.
YYZORD wrote:I'm also hoping that maybe WS will add YYC-BOS as seasonal. What other US transborder markets are unserved from YYC that has enough traffic?
GSP psgr wrote:The timing of ATL-YYC is a bit awkward though-800p arrival at YYC would tend to limit onward connections a bit, of the 5 regional connections I tried, it only hit 3 (YMM, YYJ, and YLW; it missed YXS and YZF).
YYZORD wrote:I'm also hoping that maybe WS will add YYC-BOS as seasonal. What other US transborder markets are unserved from YYC that has enough traffic?
GSP psgr wrote:HP69 wrote:klm617 wrote:
Well Delta already flies MSP-YYC so I would think WS would add DTW just like it did ATL. Would give WS connections to places in the east that aren't linked via MSP.
Good idea, except ATL is a much better and larger hub.
The timing of ATL-YYC is a bit awkward though-800p arrival at YYC would tend to limit onward connections a bit, of the 5 regional connections I tried, it only hit 3 (YMM, YYJ, and YLW; it missed YXS and YZF). I understand why they do it; it's good aircraft utilization for WS at the expense of some connectivity to some very small spokes. Connectivity via MSP covers a lot of the rest anyways.
It'd be nice to see a YYC-DTW-YYC rotation that complimented this, say, a ~830A DTW-YYC that arrived around noon then turned around and flew back to DTW in time to hit the last evening bank. For reasons of aircraft utilization, it'd probably have to be a DL aircraft like an A319.