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Originally Posted by jmt18325
So, I got a response from the WAA for some questions I asked. There's going to be another retailer behind the MLCC, so that explains the ugly wall. They're going to make it look better soon, they say.
On Minneapolis service, WAA says that 5 - 6 flights a day will continue as they are for the foreseeable future (the 6th flight only operates at the busiest times of the year) as Delta is very happy with their load factors (since they're 100% on many flights, I would hope so).
On new destinations, the WAA expects to have some news on new trans border routes in the coming months.
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Air Canada partners with United. So they are more likely to either add flights to a destination they know they can fill or a city that is a hub for one of their partners where they can make good money on connecting passengers.
WestJet was independent for many years and in the last year they started to partner with both Delta and American Airlines. They are the same way, either it's a destination they fill the plan going there or they have good connections to one of their partners. Last month WestJet announced Vancouver and Calgary to Chicago (a hub for America). They are also adding Laguardia in New York (using Delta's terminal area).
The difference between the two is Air Canada has been partnering with United for years so they probably connected most of the dots on the map they were planning to connect.
For WestJet this is their first year having code-share agreements with US airlines. So they have more potential connections they and their partners may want to make.
In Saskatoon we had two flights a day on Northwest for many years. When Delta merged with Northwest they changed to three or four CRJ100 aircraft a day for about a year. We are now back to two flights a day but they are the bigger regional jets. October for hunting season we jump up to B757 or A320 for a few weeks.