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[Edited 2006-04-22 19:08:43]
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Quoting CanadianNorth (Reply 2): Kelowna is becoming a good size city, but I doubt its european service big. |
Quoting A319XFW (Reply 3): I mean, doesn't Yellowknife get Condor flights from FRA in the summer? |
Quoting CanadianNorth (Reply 2): Edit: I was talking with my father about this and he brought up YXY. We are a city of only 23,000 - much smaller than Kelowna - and from May-September we have 2x weekly service to Europe with 767s from Condor.... |
Quoting A319XFW (Reply 3): Perhaps they can have seasonal flights for tourists going into the Rockies? |
Quoting NorthStarDC4M (Reply 10): I mean come on Kelowna, you may be a touristy type place but i can't see Europe... even a once weekly summer only Zoom 763 to LGW or STN seems far-fetched. |
Quoting Avianca (Reply 11): but on the other hand, YLW is just located in the middle of YVR and YYC..... |
Quoting NorthStarDC4M (Reply 10): Hawaii charters maybe... I think its even theoretically in 73G range of HNL? |
Quoting Tennisace (Reply 8): It's funny, YKA and YXC are also in the planning stages of runway/terminal expansion for the exact same reasons..........hoping to get more long range flights to bring in the tourists for the skiing. |
Quoting ACDC8 (Reply 14): However, RWY 16/34 will have to be extended and that could be tricky as there is a main road just off of RWY 16 |
Quoting Threepoint (Reply 15): It's not at all a main road., it just serves acreages and a subdivision up the hill. They could divert or tunnel that road for a pittance. |
Quoting Threepoint (Reply 17): I fly to Europe out of YLW frequently, and the add-on can be as low as CDN $250. |
Quoting Threepoint (Reply 23): I often wonder what the difference between the Okanagan and the Yukon is that the latter can support summertime 767 service from Germany |
Quoting Threepoint (Reply 15): Keep in mind, any future trans-atlantic service (don't even think about before 2010...more like 2015 inthe case of YKA) would serve the ski destinations in the winter as opposed to summertime or scheduled flights. |
Quoting ACDC8 (Reply 22): or even B787s flying longhaul out of YLW |
Quoting Threepoint (Reply 23): often wonder what the difference between the Okanagan and the Yukon is that the latter can support summertime 767 service from Germany. |
Quoting Yyz717 (Reply 20): Even YWG and YEG cannot sustain scheduled flights to Europe |
Quoting Threepoint (Reply 17): We're the most expensive airport to fly into in Western Canada for a U.K. skier because of the extra flight you have to add on," he said (attributed to Ballingall) It's sheer nonsense too. I fly to Europe out of YLW frequently, and the add-on can be as low as CDN $250. I can think of many comparable airports in BC alone that would be far more expensive to get to from the UK. Castlegar (YCG), Cranbrook (YXC), Prince George (YXS), etc. Each of these cities is a direct flight from YVR or YYC but are disproportionately expensive for the 45-60 minute add-on flights. |
Quoting TIMEAIR (Reply 25): YKA isn't really concerned about direct flight ex Europe, but looking towards the introduction of longer range domestic/transborder services, with improved customs facilities and terminal ammenities. Such services likely to operate into YKA non stop would originate YYZ/ORD & DEN, with domestic short-medhaul non stops likely to materialize may originate YMM/YEG/YYJ and year round SEA-YKA flights |
Quoting Yyz717 (Reply 24): The Germans lapped it up. |
Quoting YOW (Reply 12): As has been mentioned YXY at 23,000 pop. is the smallest city in North America with transatlantic air service (albeit summer seasonal). |
Quoting Yegbey01 (Reply 9): There are too mancy cities that are in a much better position to attract new flights before YLW can be even looked at.... |
Quoting NorthStarDC4M (Reply 10): Hawaii charters maybe... I think its even theoretically in 73G range of HNL? |
Quoting Yegbey01 (Reply 9): They don't even run flights to Edmonton for God sake...where the heck is Kelowna on the map to get that kind of service |
Quoting Threepoint (Reply 17): "We're the most expensive airport to fly into in Western Canada for a U.K. skier because of the extra flight you have to add on," he said (attributed to Ballingall) |
Quoting Yyz717 (Reply 20): Even YWG and YEG cannot sustain scheduled flights to Europe. How the hell can YLW? |
Quoting TIMEAIR (Reply 25): YKA non stop would originate YYZ/ORD & DEN |
Quoting TIMEAIR (Reply 25): short-medhaul non stops likely to materialize may originate YMM/YEG/YYJ |
Quoting TIMEAIR (Reply 25): Wonder which travel agency Ballingall uses?????? |
Quoting Jean Leloup (Reply 27): I do think YKA deserves a YYC flight though |
Quoting DFORCE1 (Reply 28): Regional 1 operated a YKA to YYJ flight |
Quoting DFORCE1 (Reply 28): On what basis do you get a YKA-ORD flight? Who from ORD would want to go to YKA and vice versa? |
Quoting DFORCE1 (Reply 28): if you add up a charter flight plus the AC connector - it could be more! |
Quoting TIMEAIR (Reply 29): 1 X daily now, with an additional arrival Sat nite and early am deprtr Sun AM, the RJ is nice, however during hot weather wud create some negative issues. |
Quoting TIMEAIR (Reply 29): This would likely be a seasonal service with 737/320 family aircraft and likely a weekly service only. 19% of YKA's ski traffic originates from the U.S. Northeast, particularly the heli ski traffic with the big $$ that head North or East of YKA. |
Quoting DFORCE1 (Reply 28): Could be possible to see future WJ service to Hawaii or maybe even Las Vegas. |
Quoting Jean Leloup (Reply 27): Actually, the population of YDF is only 5,000, and they have weekly charter service to LGW. I don't remember whether it's seasonal, though (I know it serves a resort which features summer and winter activities...) |
Quoting DFORCE1 (Reply 28): I do think YKA deserves a YYC flight though either by WJ or AC. An AC CRJ would be a nice fit. |
Quoting ACDC8 (Reply 14): YLW is the fastest growing airport in Canada at present. |
Quoting Wolsingerjet (Reply 30): As for YLW being the fastest growing airport in canada thats odd since YEG just claimed this week its the fastest growing,according to the airports website. |
Quoting DFORCE1 (Reply 31): I wonder if YKA or YLW would ever be able to lure HeliJet |
Quoting DFORCE1 (Reply 31): Is the YKA-YYC service operated with a CRJ or a Dash? Doesn't YKA get service to YLW with a B1900? What about to YXS? |