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community: Over the last few months there has been a lot written about the 2010 World Routes Forum, and this month we welcome delegates to the first Routes Forum held in North America. From September 20 to 21, more than 3,000 airline, airport and tourism authority leaders will gather in the Vancouver Convention Centre to network and do business. It’s here that Vancouver Airport Authority hopes to attract new airlines and encourage existing carriers to add new routes from YVR. This provides travellers with more places to vacation or do business, while helping the community by providing jobs and other economic benefits. The Routes Forum also gives Vancouver the opportunity to showcase its attractiveness as a destination. Equidistant
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between Europe and Asia, Vancouver is ideally situated as an international meeting and event destination. Having hosted the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, Cruise Line International’s largest event and Meeting Professionals International conference this year, Vancouver has proven itself as an exceptional market for business and leisure. Vancouver is also an ideal location for a gateway to Asia and YVR is the closest major West Coast airport to the burgeoning market. Currently one in ten passengers uses YVR as their connection between North America and the Asia Pacific region. And Vancouver is well situated to reach many Canadian communities. YVR serves 44 Canadian communities and offers connec-
One year, 36-million riders:
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It was one year ago on August 17 that the Canada Line welcomed passengers to YVR Station for the first time, and the rapid transit line’s been on a roll ever since. With 36-million passenger boardings in its first year, including YVR passengers, employees and visitors, it’s clear that people like the line’s quick connections between downtown Vancouver, YVR and Richmond. TransLink’s most recent figures show the line is well-ahead of ridership projections with an average of 100,000 people taking the train every day in July, a number that wasn’t expected to be reached until 2013. Carrying this many passengers eliminates approximately 14,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions annually. “The Canada Line’s success has been based on the quick
connections people can make along one of Metro Vancouver’s key corridors from downtown Vancouver to Richmond and the airport, the easy links to the rest of TransLink’s transit network and its great performance during the Olympics,” said Ian Jarvis, TransLink’s CEO. While its popularity with riders is clear, the Canada Line has also been recognized by an international publication as one of the most innovative infrastructure projects worldwide and last year the Canada Line received a Gold Award for Infrastructure from the Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships. For more information about getting to YVR on the Canada Line visit the airport’s website at www.yvr.ca, or to get information about fares, schedules, stations and other passenger information, check out TransLink’s website at www.translink.ca.
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tions to 24 U.S. and 27 other international destinations. But the Routes Forum is also about shedding light on common opportunities and goals—from continued liberalization of air policies to the new opportunities the next generation of aircraft will provide. With the largest gathering of the who’s who in the industry, the Routes Forum is the premier event for businesses to engage and build partnerships that will shape the aviation industry. Stay tuned during the month of September for great aviation announcements coming out of the 2010 World Routes Forum. For more news and updates about the 2010 World Routes Forum, visit www.routesonline.com.
Air Canada to operate new Vancouver-Mexico City service Starting November 6, Air Canada will begin weekend service (Saturday and Sunday) between Vancouver and Mexico City, which will become a daily service starting December 1. The announcement came on the heels of Mexicana Airlines request for creditor protection and suspension of more than a dozen international routes last month. Air Canada’s new service from YVR to Mexico City will be operated with an Airbus A319 aircraft featuring Executive Service, individual seatback entertainment systems, the ability to collect Aeroplan miles and lounge access for qualified customers. The flights are also timed for convenient local and international connections. “Air Canada began serving Mexico City 46 years ago,” said Ben Smith, executive vice president and chief commercial officer at Air Canada. “Over that time, Canada and Mexico have built close ties not only through family connections and a vibrant tourism market, but also due to business connections—particularly with the creation of the North American Free Trade Agreement. Air transport is vital to maintaining these relationships and Air Canada wants to ensure that there is sufficient capacity linking Canada and Mexico City to meet demand. “In addition, in an increas-
ingly global economy, travellers between Mexico and other parts of the world such as Europe and Asia find our major hubs in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver are a convenient way to connect and take advantage of our extensive international network.” Vancouver-Mexico City Weekend Service (Beginning
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November 6, 2010) AC996 departing Vancouver 8:30am, arriving Mexico City 3:45pm. AC 997 departing Mexico City 4:45pm, arriving Vancouver 8:35pm. These flight times will be the same for daily service, beginning December 1.
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