IceCreamMan
Active Member
I took the YYC-NRT route and back in July... completely full plane, both ways. Love love love the fact that this route exists; and, if you have a chance to go to Tokyo / Japan, absolutely do it.
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Tothewest
Active Member
Haven't been inside the domestic terminal in over 6 months, and probably a year since the far A concourse. Any update on the renos, or has the pre-covid plan been scaled back completely? I know C got some love, and B will always be what it is with the overhead walkway...mostly curious about A
Golfing guy
Active Member
August YYC Statistics
August was another record 
Not quite 2M but pushing closer. If we can average 1.5M passengers per month over the last 4 months of 2023, we'll easily beat 2019, and easily top 18M.
I remember back (I think around 2008) when they first announced they were looking into building a new International Terminal, so many of the SSP forumers from certain cities were saying it was a waste of time, that Calgary traffic was probably maxed out already at 10M or whatever it was at the time.
Not quite 2M but pushing closer. If we can average 1.5M passengers per month over the last 4 months of 2023, we'll easily beat 2019, and easily top 18M.I remember back (I think around 2008) when they first announced they were looking into building a new International Terminal, so many of the SSP forumers from certain cities were saying it was a waste of time, that Calgary traffic was probably maxed out already at 10M or whatever it was at the time.
Beltline_B
Senior Member
I’m confident 18 million will be easily beaten.They need to average 1,395,00 per month over the remaining 4 months.
AtlanticAvenue
Active Member
If we get a strong first 3-4 months of 2024, along with a good increase in the rest of 2024 we could shoot close to 19 million the following year. Especially with the Westjet expansion at YYC.
18 million should be easy.
18 million should be easy.
CBBarnett
Senior Member
Does the airport have any plans to rebuild/expand the existing domestic piers? Those have gotten increasingly congested and have some quirky tight layouts that were more appropriate for the early 2000s level traffic than the current level.
AtlanticAvenue
Active Member
There used to be plans for a completely overhaul of the entire thing. I know Terminal C is done and they're finishing off moving the check in areas around to do the main concourse sections.
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The article is from 2018, some of it has come to fruition the rest may have been derailed by Covid. Im not 100% sure where they stand right now but I believe Terminal B is next.
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The article is from 2018, some of it has come to fruition the rest may have been derailed by Covid. Im not 100% sure where they stand right now but I believe Terminal B is next.
AtlanticAvenue
Active Member
Westjet has applied to serve Iceland
YYC-KEF and YYZ-KEF seem like potential adds for S24
Equipment will likely be a 737 Max 7/8
YYC-KEF and YYZ-KEF seem like potential adds for S24
Equipment will likely be a 737 Max 7/8
Mackwin
New Member
Which really is unfortunate for cities like Edmonton and Winnipeg who are now having to be herded through Calgary like branded cattle all to prop up Calgary's passenger numbers, whilst at the same time stifling the growth of other airport. This is why you don't exactly see Edmontonians or Winnipeggers cheering on YYC growth. Why would they? It's done at their detriment.
Golfing guy
Active Member
It’s like this is a new issue. The big 4 airports in Canada all draw from their regions and across Canada. It’s actually a good thing. If each airport only served their immediate area then only YYZ, YUL and possibly YVR would have populations big enough to support the vast amount of international travel we have. There is no way YWG would have any European flights (ex maybe LHR). They would just be routed through YYZ
AtlanticAvenue
Active Member
Westjet has applied to serve Iceland
YYC-KEF and YYZ-KEF seem like potential adds for S24
Equipment will likely be a 737 Max 7/8
The Application has been approved. Id assume this would begin when the other Trans-Atlantic seasonal start in April/May.
JWhite
Active Member
If YYC wasn’t seeing the growth it is, not much would change for Edmonton or Winnipeg, they would have to go through Toronto or Vancouver instead, and they still have that option. At least for Edmontonians they can drive down to YYC and not have to transfer at another airport.
Tothewest
Active Member
I've read this forum for years and always laughed at this...literally the case in every country. Germany (frankfurt, munich, berlin), China (beijing, Shangai), Austrialia (sydney, Melbourne), UK (London, Manchester), France (paris), and then closer to home, cities like Buffalo, St Louis, Kansas City, Raleigh, Portland, Cincinatti, Nashville, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia are good sized cities who get routed to NY, Chicago, Atlanta, Detroit, Dallas, Denver, LA, Minny, SF, Seattle
Mackwin
New Member
No way, eh. Pretty much this attitude why I would never purposefully assist in making Calgary a major international hub airport in Canada. Calgary would be nothing without Banff and would be just another airport spoke, and with the AC Calgary de-hubbing in progress, this may help other regional airports to attract more direct continental and international flights. I'm not saying YWG will ever get to the level of Canada's big three airport, but less Calgary competition will help both Winnipeg and Edmonton become a bit more competitive, and that is great for the rest of us.