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[Matt R.]

Message from Ed.

https://m.youtube.co...e&v=O-EyS-4HpCg

He says we’re at the “bottom” of the valley?

Matt.

[Victoria Watcher]

what does the contracting out of ground services mean? were those unionized jobs?

[todd]

Message from Ed.
https://m.youtube.co...e&v=O-EyS-4HpCg
He says we’re at the “bottom” of the valley?
Matt.

You can still drill a well at the bottom of the valley.

[vortoozo]

AC 8081 Dash Q400 tointe is canceled, replaced by AC249, showing as a A319 - Assuming a Mainline A319

And then RON, leaving in the morning as AC250.

I assume the load exceed 70 some passengers or needed to extra seats for spacing. 

Heads up spotters....

 

Air Canada is now overnighting two mainline Airbus aircraft at YYJ, both to and from YVR. These are interesting times.

[LJ]

AC and WJ have both announced they will be filling all seats effective July1, no spacing.

[Redd42]

Yet another reason I won't be flying any time soon! 

[todd]

Yet another reason I won't be flying any time soon!

I just need enough room not to touch the elbow next to me. I guess need to pay for first class to not get a disease.

[Nparker]

Not really a fair comparison when you have 8 appendages to most peoples' 4. 

[todd]

Not really a fair comparison when you have 8 appendages to most peoples' 4. 

Thank you for letting me ride as your comfort pet by the way.

[exc911ence]

I just need enough room not to touch the elbow next to me. I guess need to pay for first class to not get a disease.

 

Because obviously everyone is a disease-ridden leper and must be distrusted and avoided. 

[todd]

Because obviously everyone is a disease-ridden leper and must be distrusted and avoided. 

 

"leprosy is actually not that contagious. You can catch it only if you come into close and repeated contact with nose and mouth droplets from someone with untreated leprosy"

 

https://www.webmd.co...nts-history#1-2

[Victoria Watcher]

Air Canada said it expects the airline industry will not recover from the damage incurred by the coronavirus pandemic for three years at least, and makes it clear that Tuesday's route cancellations may not be the end of any drastic steps that may have to be taken.

https://www.cbc.ca/n...-cuts-1.5632874

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 30 June 2020 - 03:56 PM.

[todd]

I wore a KN95 mask on my last flight person in front of me obviously had just put a surgical mask on for the very first time did not pull it under the chin or mould the nose piece.

[Mike K.]

Victoria International Airport (YYJ) Recognized as Most Efficient Airport with under 5 Million Passengers in North America

 

Victoria International Airport (YYJ) has been chosen as the most efficient airport in the under 5 million passengers category in the 2020 Global Airport Performance Benchmarking Report.

The Air Transport Research Society (ATRS) and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University announced the winners for the 2020 ATRS Global Airport Efficiency Awards at the ATRS virtual conference and general assembly held in early July.

The ATRS is a worldwide research network headquartered in the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland (USA).  The annual ATRS benchmark is compiled, organized and hosted at Embry- Riddle’s David B. O’Maley College of Business in Dayton Beach, Florida (USA).  A highly regarded educational institution specializing in aviation business. The Airport Performance Benchmarking Report provides a comparison of airport performance worldwide and focuses on productivity and operating/management efficiency, unit cost competitiveness and comparison of airport charges.

“This type of recognition in the industry is extremely important to us.  We have always been very proud of our ability to remain highly efficient by keeping costs low for our airlines and maintaining a high level of customer satisfaction, said Geoff Dickson, Victoria Airport Authority (VAA), President and CEO.  It has never been a more important time for us to continue this successful formula and do everything we can to support our airlines and exceed the level of service our customers expect.”  

The 2020 report includes 204 airports and 24 airport groups of various sizes and ownership forms in the Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. YYJ joins other top North American performers Vancouver International Airport, Salt Lake City International Airport and Nashville International Airport.

[shoeflack]

For all the complaints about lack of service and incompetence of the VAA, we are pretty lucky to have such a nimble airport that does what it's supposed to do pretty well.

[Mike K.]

It’s a great little airport.

[Kilo95]

https://www.cheknews...n-board-684489/

 

A passenger plane that landed at Victoria International Airport earlier this week had COVID-19 on board.

 

According to the BC Centre for Disease Control, there was a case of COVID-19 on board Air Canada flight 8073 that departed Vancouver and landed at Victoria International Airport on July 13.

 

BC CDC is urging passengers to self-isolate and monitor for symptoms for 14 days

Edited by Kilo95, 18 July 2020 - 05:36 PM.

[Nparker]

The sky is falling! The sky is falling!

[todd]

The sky is falling! The sky is falling!

 

Thought that once, turns out it was just a falling tree.

[Victoria Watcher]