[FriendlyDrunks]

Westjet seems to be ending its Link service to YLL.

WestJet grounds its Lloydminster Link service : My Lloydminster Now

As of April 15, 2024, WestJet Link which connects Lloydminster to Calgary International Airport will stop flying to the Border City. In a statement, the airline says, “This is disappointing […]

www.mylloydminsternow.com

Maybe we see them replace with a mountain destination?

Noooooo

 

[Paper Boy]

Noooooo

I use this flight. WestJet came in with 3 flights a week and pushed Central Mountain Air out and doubled the price. ( they had up to 12 flights per week) hope they (CMA) come back to fill the gap.

 

[Surrealplaces]

I use this flight. WestJet came in with 3 flights a week and pushed Central Mountain Air out and doubled the price. ( they had up to 12 flights per week) hope they (CMA) come back to fill the gap.

I wouldn't be surprised if CMA came back. Flights are dynamic and change to suit the economics.

 

[FriendlyDrunks]

I use this flight. WestJet came in with 3 flights a week and pushed Central Mountain Air out and doubled the price. ( they had up to 12 flights per week) hope they (CMA) come back to fill the gap.

That's unfortunate, I was raised there and have very little desire to return, but I'm sure something will fill the void.

 

[evolv]

Westjet seems to be ending its Link service to YLL.

WestJet grounds its Lloydminster Link service : My Lloydminster Now

As of April 15, 2024, WestJet Link which connects Lloydminster to Calgary International Airport will stop flying to the Border City. In a statement, the airline says, “This is disappointing […]

www.mylloydminsternow.com

Maybe we see them replace with a mountain destination?

I am hoping Castlegar/Trail

 

[AtlanticAvenue]

That would be nice,

Spokane, Kalispell or Missoula would be some nice trans border spots

 

[Nimbus]

Hasn't Kalispell been tried in the past? Perhaps not with a connector for AC or WestJet but with other independent operators. I seem to recall someone using Jetstream 31's on it in the early 2000's.

 

[Surrealplaces]

Hasn't Kalispell been tried in the past? Perhaps not with a connector for AC or WestJet but with other independent operators. I seem to recall someone using Jetstream 31's on it in the early 2000's.

Rings a bell. I just can't remember who it was that flew there, but maybe now WS could use Qs to connect for Europeans going to Whitefish to ski. I don't know how much of a market there is for that, but who knows. Maybe Bozeman could be a destination as well, as it does a fair bit of traffic. Even direct flights from NYC.

 

[AtlanticAvenue]

YYC November Stats:

Domestic: 899,819 +6.3% (2019= 880,369)
Transborder: 273,820 +25.6% (2019= 275,279)
International: 163,654 +9.9% (2019= 136,833)

November 2023 Total: 1,337,293 +10.2% (2019= 1,292,476)

2023 YTD: 17,065,150 +29.23%

2023 projected: 18,311,588


Lots of frequencies and additions coming in 2024, depending on how weathers finalized summer 24 schedule looks we could be poking close to 20 million next year!

 

[Surrealplaces]

	2019 Source	2023 Source
Jan	1,388,240	1,226,098
Feb	1,341,673	1,190,423
Mar	1,484,223	1,392,200
Apr	1,414,975	1,385,673
May	1,460,073	1,557,941
Jun	1,576,650	1,739,011
Jul	1,778,991	1,936,088
Aug	1,795,475	1,949,890
Sep	1,530,826	1,726,143
Oct	1,453,152	1,634,135
Nov	1,292,476	1,337,293
Dec	1,441,026
Total	17,957,780	17,065,150

 

[Albertasaurus]

So we're almost certain to surpass the 2019 record. 20 million will be a nice milestone to hit in the next year or two.

 

[Surrealplaces]

So we're almost certain to surpass the 2019 record. 20 million will be a nice milestone to hit in the next year or two.

We'll easily break the 2019 record. I would say we've probably already broken it as we speak. I heard something on the radio saying the airport is handling about 55,000 passengers a day through the holidays.

 

[AtlanticAvenue]

American Airlines is adding:

YYC-CLT beginning June 8 1x weekly I believe, or at least for the first few weeks

equipment is a B738

 

[AtlanticAvenue]

American Airlines is adding:

YYC-CLT beginning June 8 1x weekly I believe, or at least for the first few weeks

equipment is a B738

Looks like it’s only a once weekly frequency, which is just weird tbh.

I wonder if we see Westjet adds CLT to defend their turf as they did when UA added IAD.

 

[El Dorado]

Looks like it’s only a once weekly frequency, which is just weird tbh.

I wonder if we see Westjet adds CLT to defend their turf as they did when UA added IAD.

I think this would be a code share flight?