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Originally Posted by owenf
I think MUC year round is a matter of when, not if.
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I agree. Both YUL (LH) and YYZ (AC, + summer seasonal LH) have year round to MUC, and year round YVR would make sense as well.
Honestly, converting a lot of these summer seasonal routes to year round should be more of a priority for YVR, if you ask me, than getting new service.
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Originally Posted by hehehe
I don't know man I'd rather YYC had an IST flight like YVR rather than FCO lol
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Canada-Turkey bilateral is maxed out on the Turkish end.
They are limited to 9x weekly frequencies east of the Ontario/Manitoba border, and 3x weekly west (stupid, if you ask me, but it is what it is.) This being said, if that restriction wasn't there, they could very well have used all 12x frequencies to YYZ/YUL. The latest (temporary) increase at YYZ is proof they want more access out east.
You'll see TK daily at each of YYZ, YUL and YVR before you see them launching YYC.
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Originally Posted by s211
I was not aware that AC used to fly nonstop to Paris.
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They tried it one stop via YUL in 2009 (and maybe once before that as well). Didn't last long. Then the route came back as non stop in 2018, but was cut during the pandemic and never came back.
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Originally Posted by s211
I wonder if AC would rather continue to route people through Montreal and Toronto and keep those loads high.
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That seems to be their strategy.
YUL-CDG will be triple daily for 3 days a week during peak summer this year.
https://canadianaviationnews.ca/more...th-air-canada/
TS is doing the same. Coupled with AF at 4x daily, and that's insane capacity on YUL-Paris for S24.
17x weekly AC
17x weekly TS
28x weekly AF
7x weekly SS (ORY)
That's an average of almost 10 flights a day in peak summer. It might even be 11 daily on certain days, assuming they all operate at peak that day. It is the Olympics in Paris this year as well.
Once AC gets those A321XLRs and 78Xs, I can see YVR-ZRH and CDG returning, plus maybe even FCO.