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RE: Region of Waterloo International Airport - YKF - tomh009 - 08-05-2018 (08-05-2018, 07:35 AM)danbrotherston Wrote: One thing is certain though, YYZ is filling up, airlines are already looking to expand. Our airport has advantages given it's proximity to YYZ, and especially to the train line that also serves YYZ. Still, it will be a long way off, there are many other options that could materialize. Well, yes and no. GTAA is certainly planning for the future, and the master plan has been updated to reach out to 2037. Now, their expectation is that in addition to the YYZ capacity expansion, the regional airports like YKF will also play a role. To wit: Quote:Regional Collaboration. We project that 94 million passengers and close to one million tonnes of cargo will flow through Southern Ontario’s airports in 2037 – up substantially from the 49 million passengers and 470,000 tonnes of cargo we collectively accommodate today. The best way to meet this forecast increase in demand is to harness the collective resources and capabilities of all airports across the region. More here: https://torontopearson.com/uploadedFiles/GTAA/Content/About_GTAA/Strategy/Master_Plan/Toronto_Pearson_Master_Plan_2017_to_2037_EN.pdf RE: Region of Waterloo International Airport - YKF - Coke6pk - 08-06-2018 (08-05-2018, 07:18 AM)Canard Wrote: Well that makes sense, if you lived in Toronto, why would you want to drive an hour+, fighting awful 401 traffic, to fly out here? When American Airlines flew from YKF, approx. 25% of the passengers travelled from Toronto for the flight. They chose it because the travel time was less than the wait at Customs in YYZ, and flights and parking were both cheaper. Coke RE: Region of Waterloo International Airport - YKF - jeffster - 08-09-2018 Westjet is changing their flight departures from YKF. https://www.therecord.com/news-story/8807784-westjet-hopes-daytime-flight-will-bring-back-flyers/ This is probably good news for most travelers. RE: Region of Waterloo International Airport - YKF - Canard - 08-09-2018 Cheapest return flight I can find is $500 to Calgary. Crazy since I can fly return from BUF to MCO for less than half that. RE: Region of Waterloo International Airport - YKF - clasher - 08-09-2018 I found the early morning flight nice to be able to connect in Calgary to get to Vancouver with most of the day leftover. I was looking at going to San Fransisco in October and now there's an 11 hour layover... probably just gonna have to go to Pearson for that one. RE: Region of Waterloo International Airport - YKF - urbd - 08-10-2018 (08-09-2018, 04:27 PM)Canard Wrote: Cheapest return flight I can find is $500 to Calgary. Totally... you can fly to Mexico City round trip for $370 without layovers and with free drinks on board RE: Region of Waterloo International Airport - YKF - urbd - 08-10-2018 The utility of this airport is for flying lessons, small private flights, etc. It is nowhere near being a commercially useful airport. Kinda sad actually. RE: Region of Waterloo International Airport - YKF - danbrotherston - 08-10-2018 (08-09-2018, 04:27 PM)Canard Wrote: Cheapest return flight I can find is $500 to Calgary. I am under the impression that flights in the US, specifically airport fees, are substantially more subsidized than here. I don't know the specifics of the routes (although, the route you quote is between two much larger airports), but that usually plays a big part in the higher cost of flights in Canada. RE: Region of Waterloo International Airport - YKF - KevinT - 08-14-2018 So in theory there's a B-29 parked at YKF today: CAF AirPower History Tour - Kitchener, Ontario August 13-15 RE: Region of Waterloo International Airport - YKF - tomh009 - 08-14-2018 I think it's there even in practice: a photo in the Record article. https://www.therecord.com/news-story/8817140-superfortress-on-display/ RE: Region of Waterloo International Airport - YKF - KevinT - 08-14-2018 Who all can be RE: Region of Waterloo International Airport - YKF - tomh009 - 08-14-2018 That's a bad cough, Kevin, you better take care of it! RE: Region of Waterloo International Airport - YKF - Chris - 08-14-2018 (08-09-2018, 04:19 PM)jeffster Wrote: Westjet is changing their flight departures from YKF. I liked the early flight. I was just on a sold out flight last week and made it to Vancouver by 10:00 am. Now that you can't get anywhere but YYC or YVR same day from YKF its back to Pearson for me. I was looking forward to getting into other West coast destinations with the early flights. This airport is so frustrating. RE: Region of Waterloo International Airport - YKF - jgsz - 09-24-2018 Chris Wood, General Manager of the Region of Waterloo International Airport (YKF) was on CBC (89.1) radio this morning talking about Avia NG, terminal expansion and runway extension. He was very hopeful that next year the airport would attract one or more airlines to serve this area. He mentioned that talks are ongoing with Enerjet and Jetlines. What I found most interesting is that Avia NG will be doing study about expanding the terminal and extending the runway. Here is a quote from Avia NG: Quote:Avia NG and its partners were recently pre-qualified for a major airside expansion project at the Region of Waterloo International Airport (CYKF) which includes an air terminal expansion program, runway extension environmental assessment, airport zoning regulation updates and a rail feasibility study. RE: Region of Waterloo International Airport - YKF - Viewfromthe42 - 09-24-2018 Rail feasibility study? |