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[spanky123]

Noticed that Alaska has resumed flights from Victoria to Seattle. One flight a day departing around noon.

[Missed Approach]

Have been for a couple weeks now, struggled to fly during snow with a couple back to back days of super delayed or canceled flights.

 

In the spring, adding a second flight 6 days a week, 3 by summer.

 

 

Noticed that Alaska has resumed flights from Victoria to Seattle. One flight a day departing around noon.

[Victoria Watcher]

Pandemic-related decline in air traffic caused Victoria International Airport almost $50 million in revenue

 

Passenger counts dropped to just 576,000 in 2021 from more than 1.9 million in 2019

 

https://www.vicnews....ion-in-revenue/

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 09 January 2022 - 05:34 PM.

[Mike K.]

576,000 doesn't include December's passenger count.

 

Oops.

[Nparker]

So the airport is running with only about 33% of its passengers from 2019.

[Mike K.]

It looks like it.

It might take another decade to surpass 2018s record of 2 million.

[Nparker]

...It might take another decade to surpass 2018s record of 2 million.

[Missed Approach]

I read the article, found some errors about what the VAA said. Even in 2020, YYJ was the 11th busiest airport in 2020 behind YLW and I see YYJ falling to 12th this year behind YQB.

 

Mentioned is Flair flying to Kitchener/Waterloo....... that route has been suspended indefinitely

WJ is not returning Saskatoon or Winnipeg this year at all.

 

Taxi way Echo still hasn't opened to aircraft use since it was finished 2.5 yrs ago, very expensive asphalt  

[Mike K.]

Major airlines are cutting off flights into multiple US airports over interference from 5G infrastructure. Crazy times.

[Victoria Watcher]

Threatening to cut off. Not happening yet.

Oh, some are:

https://simpleflying...us-cuts-5g/amp/

But it’s just planes from countries that believe in voodoo and the like. Countries that don’t follow the science.  These are countries where they have serious superstition problems*.  Arab countries, Japan, India.

 

*India is #1.

*Japan #3.

 

https://www.thetopte...ious-countries/

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 18 January 2022 - 04:12 PM.

[Victoria Watcher]

Sea-Tac Airport braces for flight chaos as 5G launch nears

 

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport will limit flights under some weather conditions as the FAA and phone carriers sort out the launch of 5G. Airlines have raised concerns that the latest generation of wireless phone technology may interfere with aircraft radar altimeters, which help planes navigate in low-visibility situations.

 

 

 

 

Any chance we can just "follow the science" and determine if this really is an issue or not?

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 19 January 2022 - 02:53 AM.

[spanky123]

 

Any chance we can just "follow the science" and determine if this really is an issue or not?

 

With so much money at stake the science can be whatever you want it to be (ie covid).

[Moderation]

Threatening to cut off. Not happening yet.

Oh, some are:

https://simpleflying...us-cuts-5g/amp/

But it’s just planes from countries that believe in voodoo and the like. Countries that don’t follow the science.  These are countries where they have serious superstition problems*.  Arab countries, Japan, India.

 

*India is #1.

*Japan #3.

 

https://www.thetopte...ious-countries/

British Airways also. Sea-Tac Airport also under some weather conditions.

[Moderation]

May be partly a plane specific problem as well.

 

Germany's Lufthansa canceled a flight between Frankfurt and Miami. It said it would swap Boeing 747-8 aircraft for 747-400s on flights from Frankfurt to Los Angeles, Chicago and San Francisco.

 

A spokesperson for British Airways told CNN Business that it "had to make a handful of cancellations" because a decision by telecom operators to delay activating the new 5G service at some locations didn't cover all the airports the airline serves.

Other carriers including Virgin Atlantic and Air France-KLM said they had not canceled any flights but were monitoring the situation.

Delta Air Lines (DAL) said it is planning for the possibility of weather-related cancellations as early as Wednesday due to the new 5G service in the vicinity of dozens of US airports.

[vortoozo]

 

Any chance we can just "follow the science" and determine if this really is an issue or not?

 

You seem very uninformed about the issue.

[Victoria Watcher]

I try to have little information about lots of issues.

[vortoozo]

I try to have little information about lots of issues.

 

 

Well, it's definitely impacting more than just "countries that believe in voodoo and the like". US airlines are also affected. 

[Victoria Watcher]

Those US airlines that believe in voodoo maybe. Like Southwest. And TWA:

A tribute to TWA, a dead airline, features flight attendant uniforms, planes and a voodoo doll

https://www.latimes.....html?_amp=true

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 19 January 2022 - 12:18 PM.

[Moderation]

 

 

But it’s just planes from countries that believe in voodoo and the like. Countries that don’t follow the science.  These are countries where they have serious superstition problems*.  Arab countries, Japan, India.

 

*India is #1.

*Japan

 

 

Just an aside: I find such comments offensive. 

 

People often offer the excuse that it is just a joke or the person complaining does not have a sense of humor.

[Victoria Watcher]

You’re offended that I labelled Japan and India as superstitious nations?

Or that I linked to an article that does?

Or the voodoo stuff?

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 19 January 2022 - 01:34 PM.