OCTOBER 2009
Local students learn about YVR’s Olympic preparations
O
n September 15, students from Maple
will travel to YVR from communities around Metro
Lane Elementary School in Richmond got
Vancouver including Richmond, Surrey, North
a sneak peek at YVR’s 2010 Winter Games
Vancouver, Langley, and Port Coquitlam, all of them
preparations as part of the Airport Authority’s The
using the new Canada Line rapid transit system
Future Lands Here program.
from Templeton Station to YVR-Airport Station.
Close to 30 students were given a tour of YVR’s
Student tour groups are given a close-up look at
Domestic and International Terminals, stopping off
YVR’s operations, airfield activity, aircraft, baggage
at key points of interest including the new Public
screening processes, art displays and how the
Observation Area. Students had their photos taken
Airport Authority is preparing to welcome athletes,
in the 2010 interactive exhibits, had a chance to
officials and visitors from around the world during
operate a flight simulator and learnt to spell their
the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic
name using the NATO phonetic alphabet, which
Games. The Future Lands Here tour is part of the
assigns code words to the letter of the English
Airport Authority’s Welcoming the World in
alphabet (e.g., Alfa for A, Bravo for B, etc.). These were the first of more than 2,700 students
2010 program and an example of how YVR is
from 95 classes that are scheduled to tour the
connecting athletes, families and visitors to the
airport until November 26, 2009. The students
2010 Winter Games.
YVR works to bring more choices for passengers
W
Sydney,
to discuss new air services. This year, the
Australia or Sandspit, B.C.,
event was held in Beijing from September
YVR has an extensive list
13 to 15, and the Airport Authority
of destinations. Behind the scenes is a
participated along with representatives
team of people working to add new and
from Tourism Vancouver and the
expanded air services for passengers.
Vancouver Convention Centre. The
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it’s
B.C. Government hosts Open Skies Summit
A
Photo: Jim Jorgenson
one-day government,
gathering
of
things, which airlines can fly to which
with Open Skies agreements; the airline
aviation
and
airports, how often they can fly and even
and airport industry perspectives on the
community leaders explored
airfares. Restrictive agreements result
impact of Open Skies; and the critical
With some 70 airlines offering
Airport Authority held formal meetings
how Open Skies will open doors for new
in a lack of choices for passengers of
importance of Open Skies to the western
travellers access to more than 110
with more than 20 airlines and took the
economic opportunities, and resulted
where they can fly and can negatively
provinces, Canada and other nations.
destinations around the world, YVR
opportunity to showcase the airport and
in a declaration of support from three
affect trade and tourism.
already boasts an impressive list of
the region to many others. Vancouver
Canadian provinces.
cities served. But how does a new airline
and British Columbia are recognized as
or flight get added to that list?
a world-class and popular destination
Open
B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell,
es on the co-ordination and advance-
of airlines and the free transport of
ment of research and communications
passengers and cargo to and from airports of their choice.
for travellers and with the Vancouver
Saskatchewan Minister of Enterprise Ken
that will result in more Open Skies
2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter
Cheveldayoff signed an unprecedented
agreements between Canada and other
the world’s airlines fly, YVR’s goal is
Games just around the corner, there
declaration affirming Western support
nations with significant benefits for
to provide as many choices as possible
was additional interest from the global
for Open Skies.
Western Canada.
to customers. One way the Airport
community.
the
In addition to the Premiers, Canada’s
conclusion of the British Columbia
Minister for International Trade &
choices is one benefit of adding new
International
Summit,
Asia Pacific Gateway, Stockwell Day,
in events such as The World Route
routes, but there are also economic
organized by the Province of B.C.,
and B.C.’s Minister of Transportation
Development Forum, known simply in
benefits to new or expanded services.
providing a forum for discussion on the
and
the industry as Routes.
For example, every flight that lands at
issues related to international air access
also attended the Summit.
YVR brings jobs and economic activity
agreements. These agreements are
discussion included: the progress being
to the region.
negotiated trade agreements between
made on international air access to
nations that determine, among other
Western Canada; the U.S. experience
The
services to YVR is through participating
Routes is the largest global event that brings together airlines, airports, tourism associations and other decision makers
People are needed to
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allow
Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach, and
While there are many factors that
Providing passengers with additional
agreements
markets to determine the decisions
contribute to why, when and where
Authority works to bring more air
Skies
The declaration on open skies focus-
declaration Open
came Skies
at
Infrastructure,
Shirley
Bond,
Topics of
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