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[Victoria Watcher]

Welcome to 2003.  

[Nparker]

More like 2009. 

Today's leading ride-hailing app by far, Uber Technologies, was founded in 2009...

https://www.investop...aluable startup.

 

[spanky123]

I am assuming then that the Uber's have to pay the short term parking fee?

[Missed Approach]

It's 1$ to enter the lot anyways, most other motor carriers have had to buy a annual swipe card to enter the lot thru the gate. They aren't cheap and require full cost to replace, VAA nickels and dimes everyone to death  that uses the airport.

[vortoozo]

It's 1$ to enter the lot anyways, most other motor carriers have had to buy a annual swipe card to enter the lot thru the gate. They aren't cheap and require full cost to replace, VAA nickels and dimes everyone to death  that uses the airport.

 

Actually I find it quite reasonable. The AIF is well below most other airports, and $1 is nothing for short term parking at an airport. Actually, you get 2 hours of parking for that $1, it's cheaper than downtown.

[Mike K.]

Well, YYJ is a small airport. It’s only right it charges less.

[vortoozo]

Well, YYJ is a small airport. It’s only right it charges less.

 

Sure, but they're still on the low end. Our AIF is $15. In Prince George and Smithers it's $25, Kelowna is $20 .. Prince Rupert is $46!

 

YYJ is the lowest among all the other provincial capitals - Winnipeg $38, St John's $42, Regina $20, Edmonton $35, Fredericton $25, Halifax $35, Charlottetown $20, Quebec City $35, Toronto $30.

[Mike K.]

Lower heating bills, and only five days of snow plowing and winter operations, instead of five months.

[Victoria Watcher]

WestJet shutting down discount airline Swoop



https://www.cbc.ca/n...swoop-1.6871478

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 09 June 2023 - 12:34 PM.

[Missed Approach]

Actually I find it quite reasonable. The AIF is well below most other airports, and $1 is nothing for short term parking at an airport. Actually, you get 2 hours of parking for that $1, it's cheaper than downtown.

I was more so referring to the stake holders and land tenants of the airport that are nickeled and dimed for fees and services charges. Parking is cheap, yes, but employers have to pay a steep cost for each employees parking pass to use the employee lot. I lost mine a long time ago when i worked there, my airline had to cough up 25$ to replace it with a stern letter from the VAA about loss and theft of their property  

[Mike K.]

New CEO coming in a couple of months.

Any idea who is being shortlisted for the role?

[Missed Approach]

This could be an option for those who do choose to fly with Kenmore Air to Paine Field ( Everett ) WA.

 

https://www.aerorout...9-asnov23paehnl

 

I really don't tho, even if fast customs and once in the US, a domestic arriving flight to Hawaii.

 

Sadly I don't see Kenmore lasting very long this summer.  

[lanforod]

It’s not likely to compete price wise with Air Canada and WestJet for flights to Honolulu. You can book one way for $260 bucks CAD or so right now, in fact, I did just that yesterday (though I used points instead but priced it out for comparison).
Alaska was quite a bit more from SEA including the transfer from YYJ.

[Missed Approach]

It’s not likely to compete price wise with Air Canada and WestJet for flights to Honolulu. You can book one way for $260 bucks CAD or so right now, in fact, I did just that yesterday (though I used points instead but priced it out for comparison).
Alaska was quite a bit more from SEA including the transfer from YYJ.

I don't think it could compete with any carrier, just another option for those, and there are a few, loyal Alaska Airlines travelers in Victoria.

[Hotel Mike]

Also, Air Canada and WestJet had terrible schedules to Hawaii, whereas with Alaska you could arrive in the afternoon. Much better schedule.

[lanforod]

I booked 8:20 am YVR departure, landing at 11:50 AM in HNL. Thats pretty solid timing.

The evening one lands at 20:10 IIRC. Nothing wrong with that either.

 

Air Canada.

Edited by lanforod, 12 June 2023 - 02:49 PM.

[spanky123]

I booked 8:20 am YVR departure, landing at 11:50 AM in HNL. Thats pretty solid timing.

The evening one lands at 20:10 IIRC. Nothing wrong with that either.

 

Air Canada.

 

If you leave from YYJ you have to get up quite a bit earlier but you can still get there in the afternoon!

 

Interesting that flights leaving from YYJ and YVR are the same price.

Edited by spanky123, 12 June 2023 - 03:57 PM.

[lanforod]

Those flights are often the same price or like 10 bucks difference. I’d normally just fly from Victoria, but I have other reasons to go from Vancouver.

[vortoozo]

This could be an option for those who do choose to fly with Kenmore Air to Paine Field ( Everett ) WA.

 

https://www.aerorout...9-asnov23paehnl

 

I really don't tho, even if fast customs and once in the US, a domestic arriving flight to Hawaii.

 

Sadly I don't see Kenmore lasting very long this summer.  

 

Won't work. The first YYJ flight arrives in PAE at 12:20pm. The HNL flight departs PAE at 9:10am.

[Missed Approach]

Won't work. The first YYJ flight arrives in PAE at 12:20pm. The HNL flight departs PAE at 9:10am.

I hadn't checked that out, thanks for the leg work on that. I wish the best for Kenmore, but I don't see the route working.

 

Alaska Airlines twice daily service starts tomorrow, finally, but the second flight only operates 4 days a week, down from the 5 a few months ago. 

 

Departure 115pm ad 325pm.