Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW/CYOW)

[Dominion301]

Originally Posted by solo748

You're certain a 200-seat XLR is good for 9.5hours wheels up out of Rome mid afternoon on a hot, summer day to YOW?

Refer to what @RomanR27 said regarding range and equally hot NCE. A mid-afternoon FCO departure at peak heat time wouldn't be optimal for connections to PD for a hypothetical TS FCO-YOW flight. Around 1100 would be optimal.

FCO's at sea level and its parallel runways at 3,902 m long, at 40C, the XLR needs about 2,900 m to get off the ground at MTOW.

[Dominion301]

Given the current state of Cuba, WestJet/Sunwing are suspending all service to Cuba indefinitely.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/sunwing-cuba-indefinitely-cancelled-9.7225255

[Truenorth00]

I would think Milan is better for business travel and easier to reach (possibly with an LR from YOW). But I guess FCO is a big destination for TS.

TS could probably do well going daily to LGW from YOW too. I wonder how tough CDG or ORY would be as a destination with no network there and AF competing with widebodies. FCO seems like it would need a precious XLR. I think that's a stretch for YOW. I think TS could probably justify 3-4 LRs based at YOW doing LGW, CDG and MXP year round.

[fanofYOW]

Originally Posted by Truenorth00

I would think Milan is better for business travel and easier to reach (possibly with an LR from YOW). But I guess FCO is a big destination for TS.

TS could probably do well going daily to LGW from YOW too. I wonder how tough CDG or ORY would be as a destination with no network there and AF competing with widebodies. FCO seems like it would need a precious XLR. I think that's a stretch for YOW. I think TS could probably justify 3-4 LRs based at YOW doing LGW, CDG and MXP year round.

Do you think MXP would be more likely than something like BCN or LIS? I guess that would make sense given that more people of Italian decent vs. Iberian decent reside in Ottawa. Wish I knew the O&D with all these pairings.

[RomanR27]

Originally Posted by Dominion301

Given the current state of Cuba, WestJet/Sunwing are suspending all service to Cuba indefinitely.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/sunwing-cuba-indefinitely-cancelled-9.7225255

While they're still loaded for now, that will be 3x weekly frequencies lost on WS (2x VRA, 1x CCC). We'll see how/if they're reallocated. At this rate, probably will just be more CUN

Looks like LGW-YOW was canceled today (inbound from YYZ was also cancelled).

Tomorrow's AC889 (789) is full except one business seat. AC888 is full in both premium cabins.

[Truenorth00]

Originally Posted by fanofYOW

Do you think MXP would be more likely than something like BCN or LIS? I guess that would make sense given that more people of Italian decent vs. Iberian decent reside in Ottawa. Wish I knew the O&D with all these pairings.

MXP or FCO are definitely more likely that BCN or LIS. Though frequency is probably debatable. How many routes can YOW fill 200 seats a day to?

London definitely. I'm not even sure Paris works without the onward network. Moreover, the LR is probably pushing it from Milan with winter winds.