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Originally Posted by thenoflyzone
UA no doubts helps on YVR-IAD. AC had no one at BOS. Still surprised the route didn't work. O&D well over 85,000 + all the TPAC connections available. You'd think the Max would make it viable. B6 definitely didn't help.
The slack in the 7M8 fleet could be AC keeping it's options open to resume YVR-KOA/OGG in the summer perhaps? (don't even know if they did that in the past). What else could it be in the US? If BOS struggled with O&D over 85,000, and they're having a hard time upping frequency on MIA, I fail to see what else they can launch on the eastern seabord. Definitely not PHL. Can't see FLL either. It would eat into MIA, plus that's more a winter seasonal route anyways for YVR. Could be more domestic perhaps, or west coast US/Hawaii.
It is indeed weird the YVR-MIA increase wasn't mentioned in today's PR.
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OGG is normally done with red-eye evening departure during summer.
Westcoast US probably better to use Express to start?
FLL/MCO is not the right season to launch.
Any sun route like KOA is too much with 4-5x weekly during summer, but perhaps it can use the other slot on day 57? Maybe AC is waiting to see how TQO performs from YYZ and YUL first...
Given YQB is 4x weekly, the only route I can think of that's worthy of 4-5x weekly at launch is probably domestic route like YXU or YYT.
On the other hand, noticed AC just moved the KIX operating days from mid-June. Perhaps something is brewing on the long-haul front. Maybe AC will increasing PVG to 6x weekly, since the free slot on day 35 now lines up with the PVG schedule. Since Chinese airlines are operating 6x weekly to Canada, I always wonder who's holding the other 2x weekly that prevents AC from operating 6x weekly to PVG...
For non-AC news.. PD is increasing YVR-YOW to 2x daily starting May 4, among with other YOW increases.