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Xiamen Airlines chooses YVR for its first direct, year-round route to North America
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The inaugural flight of Xiamen Airlines to North America was celebrated on July 25, 2016, when the airline touched down at YVR. Xiamen Airlines new year-round, nonstop, Boeing 787 service will operate three times weekly between YVR and Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN). “We’re delighted to welcome Xiamen Airlines as our fifth airline from Mainland China,” said Craig Richmond, president and CEO, Vancouver Airport Authority. “It’s no surprise that this very successful airline chose YVR as its first North American destination—our city has close ties with Fujian prov-
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ince, while our northwest location and world-class facility makes YVR the best gateway to North America for any Asian airline.” The new Chinese service originates from Xiamen Airlines’ namesake city, which
has a population of more than 3.8-million people. Located in southeastern China, the city of Xiamen boasts a warm climate, tropical scenery and tree-lined beaches. It has long been a popular stop for Chinese tourists, but the
city is now welcoming more and more foreign travellers. Xiamen is a sophisticated destination, with hip boutiques and cafés set alongside traditional temples and attractions. In April 2008, the City of Richmond signed a Friendly
Cooperation Agreement with Xiamen, and in 2012, Xiamen became its official sister city. The Sister City Program fosters mutual understanding and meaningful connections with other cities and cultures. See XIAMEN AIRLINES page 3
YVR passenger traffic on track to break record by year’s end
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From January to June 2016, YVR welcomed 10.5-million passengers—an increase of 8.1 per cent over the same period in 2015—and is on track to break another passenger record by the end of 2016. “As a community-based organization, YVR is committed to growing sustainably while providing economic and social benefits for our region,” said Craig Richmond, president & CEO, Vancouver Airport Authority. “Thanks to the ongoing support of our airline
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partners and the hard work of our team, which includes local tourism bodies, we are achieving our vision—to make YVR a world-class connecting hub.” From January to June 2016, international traffic (excluding the U.S.) increased by 13.7 per cent over the same period in 2015. This includes: Latin America: 20 per cent growth YVR continued to deliver on its vision of connecting Asia to the Americas, with the strongest year-over-year
growth (20 per cent) in Latin America. In addition to Air Canada’s service to Mexico City, Aeromexico’s new nonstop service to Mexico City, which started in December 2015, has been a key component of this growth. Asia Pacific: 12.9 per cent growth New services that contributed to this sector’s strong growth include Air Canada rouge non-stop to Osaka, and China Eastern direct to Kunming. See TRAFFIC VOLUME page 3
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WestJet will add dozens of new flights to its growing domestic and international networks as part of its 2016-
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Prince George, Toronto, Honolulu, Cancun, Cabo San Lucas and Los Angeles. • Kelowna will see 19 new flights per week to Vancouver and two additional weekly flights to Calgary. • Extension of existing seasonal services through the winter, including Vancouver-Montreal, and Toronto to Gander, Nashville, Los Angeles and Brandon. For more information on new routes and increased frequencies in WestJet’s 2016-2017 winter schedule, please visit westjet.com/winterschedule.
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2017 winter schedule. All told, WestJet will operate an average of 642 daily flights to 95 destinations including 36 in
Canada, 25 in the United States and 34 in Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America and Europe. Highlights of WestJet’s 2016-2017 winter schedules that include Vancouver flights: • New flights from Toronto to a number of Canadian and international destinations including Vancouver, Ottawa, Moncton, Myrtle Beach, Aruba, Kingston (Jamaica), San Jose and Liberia (Costa Rica), Port of Spain and St. Martin. • An increase of 41 new weekly flights between Vancouver and Kelowna,
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