10-16-2014, 10:50 PM
(10-16-2014, 10:03 PM)ookpik Wrote: Consider if there were hourly flights between YKF and ORD. Then one could fly to most major US cities from YKF through ORD with minimal layover time in ORD, even if the flight to ORD was delayed. Flying from here through ORD to get to SFO would still be more convenient than flying direct from YYZ to ORD because you'd save the trip to/from YYZ and avoid the unpredictability of traffic tie-ups on the 401. (Of course it will be a long time before we see hourly flights to ORD.)
The one time I traveled through ORD, the plane from YKF spent the better part of an hour waiting for stairs to arrive, which apparently is not an infrequent occurrence. Then you still have to go through customs and back through another round of security. So there's some unpredictability possible for travel through ORD. With YYZ, I can schedule my flight so I don't need to travel there during rush hour.
I don't like flying, and especially takeoffs and landings, so it would take a lot for me to prefer a trip with a layover if I can do one without.