02-02-2016, 08:29 AM
(02-02-2016, 08:09 AM)tomh009 Wrote:(02-02-2016, 07:39 AM)Canard Wrote: The issue of time saving though is one that can't be forgotten: if it takes you an hour on transit to get to YKF, you may as well drive to YYZ (if time is your primary reason for flying from home).
For time savings, YKF only works (in general) if there is a direct flight to your destination: once you add a connection, it dwarfs the additional driving time. It's the same reason I fly to SFO to get to silicon valley rather than SJC. (And, yes, there would be exception in cases where there is a connection from YYZ as well.) Unfortunately the number of direct flights is still fairly limited, so the number of passengers (for flights and for transit) will also be fairly small.
You are all assuming driving is a viable (and the default) option. I don't own a car and I fly 4-5 times a year. Yes, I have wonderful friends who will drop me/pick me up from YKF and even YYZ on occasion - but if i'm landing in the middle of a workday that isn't an option. I often take transit from YYZ because you can't cab back and there is often little difference in timing between airways transit and GO so might as well go with a schedule and less $$. What I don't really understand is why it costs so much to cab to YKF - this and the lack of transit is what really ruins the convenience factor for me.