wizard 10 Posted December 5, 2018 Report Share Posted December 5, 2018 (edited) https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/air-canada-cancels-hamilton-montreal-route-amid-sluggish-sales-1.4197996 Air Canada is pulling service out of Hamilton in January as loads are bad. Anybody know if they will put Rouge in Hamilton or No Air Canada service going forward out of YHM? Edited December 6, 2018 by wizard Insert link Quote Link to post Share on other sites
conehead 429 Posted December 6, 2018 Report Share Posted December 6, 2018 If the loads are too light for Air Canada Express, then I doubt that Rouge would pick up the route. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wizard 10 Posted December 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2018 Not if they do new routes to go out West or go south. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
conehead 429 Posted December 6, 2018 Report Share Posted December 6, 2018 Yeah, maybe the southern vacation market. If they can dedicate the metal. I dunno, it’s been tried before over the years.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted December 6, 2018 Report Share Posted December 6, 2018 Can not find any verification of the pull out but perhaps they are leaving the market to Swoop? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wizard 10 Posted December 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2018 Found the link and added to my first post on this topic. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rudder 188 Posted December 6, 2018 Report Share Posted December 6, 2018 It always amazes me that any carrier sees value in the CYHM market. CYHM is NOT an alternate departure point for CYYZ. The airport is in the middle of no where and with QEW/403 traffic can be a nightmare if the true destination is in the GTAA. Local economy and population catchment area also unlikely to support year round scheduled air service. CYHM is a cargo airport. Think of it as the Mirabel of southern Ontario. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blues deville 616 Posted December 6, 2018 Report Share Posted December 6, 2018 1 hour ago, rudder said: It always amazes me that any carrier sees value in the CYHM market. CYHM is NOT an alternate departure point for CYYZ. The airport is in the middle of no where and with QEW/403 traffic can be a nightmare if the true destination is in the GTAA. Local economy and population catchment area also unlikely to support year round scheduled air service. CYHM is a cargo airport. Think of it as the Mirabel of southern Ontario. Cargo and seasonal sun destination base seems to be its best usage. There is a long list of failed operators including Westjet who moved over to Toronto as soon as C3 was out of the picture. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J.O. 1,097 Posted December 6, 2018 Report Share Posted December 6, 2018 Swoop is pulling excellent loads out of YHM, so I wouldn't exactly call it a dud. But YHM - YUL makes zero sense to me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CanadaEH 174 Posted December 7, 2018 Report Share Posted December 7, 2018 8 hours ago, J.O. said: Swoop is pulling excellent loads out of YHM, so I wouldn't exactly call it a dud. But YHM - YUL makes zero sense to me. Bingo. YHM can't support short haul flights. Great for vacation destinations though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j.k. 134 Posted December 7, 2018 Report Share Posted December 7, 2018 19 hours ago, J.O. said: Swoop is pulling excellent loads out of YHM, so I wouldn't exactly call it a dud. But YHM - YUL makes zero sense to me. I tried to take the flight a few times... Every time the flight was full or close to full. They had just moved to 3x daily from 2x... if I recall when they launched the route a few years back it was only 1x. I suspect it's more than light loads that caused the route to be pulled... maybe politicking with airport authority or something. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Maverick 307 Posted December 7, 2018 Report Share Posted December 7, 2018 2 hours ago, j.k. said: I tried to take the flight a few times... Every time the flight was full or close to full. They had just moved to 3x daily from 2x... if I recall when they launched the route a few years back it was only 1x. I suspect it's more than light loads that caused the route to be pulled... maybe politicking with airport authority or something. That airport after all these years and operators still does not have a single jetway. Amateurs running it is the problem. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J.O. 1,097 Posted December 7, 2018 Report Share Posted December 7, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Maverick said: That airport after all these years and operators still does not have a single jetway. Amateurs running it is the problem. They'd need a proper building to connect them with, rather than a glorified Quonset hut. Edited December 7, 2018 by J.O. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j.k. 134 Posted December 7, 2018 Report Share Posted December 7, 2018 It's like a Mexican standoff. Hamilton wants the airlines' commitments before expansion, the airlines want the expansion before committing... Hamilton loses either way. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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