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Do you think any plan to add YYC-YCG in the future?
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quikfixxx wrote: Wed Mar 22, 2023 12:28 pm Do you think any plan to add YYC-YCG in the future?
I wonder how much money they'll make on 3x daily YCG (8,000 population) to YYC (1,360,000) flights when they can't make money on 5x YYZ (5,928,000) to YUL (1,780,000).
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No, unless Link is assigned that route.
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QKZXKV wrote: Wed Mar 22, 2023 1:48 pm No, unless Link is assigned that route.
Underpowered Saab’s, for a company that is clearly having a hard time filling positions into YCG on poor weather days. No thanks, I’ll drive.
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quikfixxx wrote: Wed Mar 22, 2023 12:28 pm Do you think any plan to add YYC-YCG in the future?
You're more likely to see Pacific Coastal on YZZ - YYC long before Encore ever goes into YCG. Pacific Coastal currently serves YZZ from YVR and has for many years. YYC -YZZ might be an interesting route for WS to try using Link. I think Pacific Coastal has run the Saab into YZZ out of YVR in the past. The route is currently flown with a Beech.
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YC87DRVR wrote: Wed Mar 22, 2023 1:51 pm
QKZXKV wrote: Wed Mar 22, 2023 1:48 pm No, unless Link is assigned that route.
Underpowered Saab’s, for a company that is clearly having a hard time filling positions into YCG on poor weather days. No thanks, I’ll drive.
My point being, it's not happening nor would I want to fly Encore into a place like CG either :rolleyes:
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Pasco apparently cancelling flights to Cranbrook from Vancouver, a near-ish-by Interior town with a population of 20,000. Not sure about adding the Gar if Cranny isn’t working.

https://globalnews.ca/news/9557309/paci ... ights/amp/
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Splash wrote: Wed Mar 22, 2023 2:01 pm
quikfixxx wrote: Wed Mar 22, 2023 12:28 pm Do you think any plan to add YYC-YCG in the future?
You're more likely to see Pacific Coastal on YZZ - YYC long before Encore ever goes into YCG. Pacific Coastal currently serves YZZ from YVR and has for many years. YYC -YZZ might be an interesting route for WS to try using Link. I think Pacific Coastal has run the Saab into YZZ out of YVR in the past. The route is currently flown with a Beech.
Someone get those jetstream 31s back in action. Sounds like a perfect route
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I would love to see the interior of BC connected by good reliable airline service. As it is, there isn't a single decent sized ski hill in Canada that you can just hop on a plane and have a ski vacation. It's such a wasted opportunity for amazing travel and tourism. We definitely have sketchy single lane highways to ski hills though.
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I would love to see more flights into YYC/YZZ. The winter months suck for weather in the valley however. In the winter it is better to drive you Kelowna or Cranbrook if you want to get out/in.

PASCO usually has reasonable fares from YZZ to YVR, but the Jazz flights out of YCG are usually pricey, so once again, its the 3-4 hour drive.
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Re: YCG

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Splash wrote: Wed Mar 22, 2023 2:01 pm
quikfixxx wrote: Wed Mar 22, 2023 12:28 pm Do you think any plan to add YYC-YCG in the future?
You're more likely to see Pacific Coastal on YZZ - YYC long before Encore ever goes into YCG. Pacific Coastal currently serves YZZ from YVR and has for many years. YYC -YZZ might be an interesting route for WS to try using Link. I think Pacific Coastal has run the Saab into YZZ out of YVR in the past. The route is currently flown with a Beech.
I think the issue would be that YYZ is unsecured and would be connecting to a secured airport (YYC).
Correct the Saab has flown YYZ in the past with some weight limitations in the summer.
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averageatbest wrote: Wed Mar 22, 2023 12:47 pm
quikfixxx wrote: Wed Mar 22, 2023 12:28 pm Do you think any plan to add YYC-YCG in the future?
I wonder how much money they'll make on 3x daily YCG (8,000 population) to YYC (1,360,000) flights when they can't make money on 5x YYZ (5,928,000) to YUL (1,780,000).
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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