Edmonton YEG (sometimes) do get Boeing 787 or 777 service on KLM to Europe- (but currently it’s operated by Airbus A330 mostly) ✅. Air Canada provides (some) Boeing 787 / 777 or Airbus A330 domestic flights to Toronto YYZ 🇨🇦 year round✅. Sure its not on (WS) WestJet- but it’s not like YEG...

Yes , even without Alberta Provincial Government partnership. After (WS) WesJet completed construction of its $50 million 125,000-square-foot maintenance 787 hangar during the CEO Ed Sim years- there were (some) signs WS was planning to base all its Boeing 787 fleet of planes to operate...

Yes, true. Although Montreal YUL is “Fortress Hubs” for both (AC) Air Canada / (AT) Air Transat in Canada 🇨🇦 & while Calgary YYC has a (WS) WestJet Fortress only✅. Plus with the *new* AC fleet Airbus A321XLR plane ✈️ coming online sometime spring of 2026 - YUL will gain few new seasonal...

Because the limited number of (WS) WestJet Boeing 737 / Q400 planes ✈️ that WS bases out of Edmonton YEG 7 days a week -they require some flying hours to a few US 🇺🇸/Mexico 🇲🇽 or a few weekly 🇨🇦Domestic destinations from YEG (instead of it sitting on the ground a long time) which doesn’t make...

Other factors why Calgary YYC has more flights ✈️& frequencies compared to Edmonton YEG year round is - Banff / Lake Louise/ Canmore (where most visitors want to go and enjoy😉 when they visit Alberta) is located closer drive or bus 🚌 ride from YYC than it is YEG✅. Plus YYC is located closer to...

Agree 💯 % Yes. Up to Airlines ✈️ which routes they add & in 🇨🇦 the 4 cities where Canadian , US & International airlines make the most profits, demand & plus connecting traffic is Toronto YYZ, Vancouver YVR, Montreal YUL & Calgary YYC year round✅ . Add Ottawa YOW in there too , as with (PD)...

Speaking of Calgary- American Airlines in S26 plans to add Calgary YYC - New York JFK- YYC route on Boeing 737Max 3x weekly from August 6th - end of September✅. There’s going be a lot of competition on YYC to NYC area routings with Air Canada/ WestJet flying it nonstop already too✅.

The reason Ottawa (YOW) has more international flights✈️ compared to Edmonton YEG - “is that (PD) Porter is slowly building YOW into a Fortress Hub in Eastern Canada 🇨🇦” with more Domestic/ US & International frequencies + new additions the last few years & ✅! Currently Porter has about 30+...

Yes & when I travel to Calgary - I always enjoy 😉 going to Calgary Zoo / Calgary Tower to visit & have fun ✅. I visited Calgary Heritage Park 1️⃣ time & it was just ok 👌. Sometimes attend a few hockey 🏒 games at Scotiabank Saddledome which had a great 👍 atmosphere✅!

AC Air Canada new Airbus A321XLR planes ✈️ have the range to do Edmonton YEG to London UK 🇬🇧/ Europe . But they’re basing the A321XLR’s out of Toronto YYZ /Montreal YUL 1st to do transatlantic flights/ few domestic rotations to Vancouver YVR & Calgary YYC.

Speaking of Calgary YYC , they get Western Canada’s 🇨🇦 1st nonstop flights ✈️to the Middle East come November 2026 with 4x weekly on Etihad Airways Boeing 787-9 . YYC likely to see a mix of Etihad’s 226 /290 seater 787’s...

Fair Points & 💯 % true✅ Edmonton 2 top main attractions- Rogers Place (for hockey🏒/ Music Concerts 🎵 events ) & West Edmonton Mall are what brings visitors to YEG area year round & (also Summer festivals)✅.

It’s Not just only WestJet & Air Canada focusing on its main Hubs in 🇨🇦 ! Porter Airlines route its connecting US/International passengers through Ottawa YOW, Toronto YYZ & Montreal YUL ✅. Air Transat routes its connecting US/ International passengers through Montreal YUL, Toronto YYZ , Quebec...

Not too surprised about the (WS) WestJet cuts/suspensions. As WS in S26 will consolidate most Domestic, US & International passengers through its Calgary YYC Fortress Hub✅! While (AC) Air Canada doing the “same” through its Toronto YYZ, Vancouver YVR & Montreal YUL Hubs✅!

Speaking of Japan 🇯🇵- (AC) Air Canada just announced a *new* seasonal route 3x weekly for Winter 26/27 from Vancouver YVR Western 🇨🇦- Sapporo CTS, today , operated by the AC Boeing 787 plane ✈️ ...