OT: CFTO News at 6, Monday 21st features "flying from BUF"
Feb 22, 2005 | 9:48 pm
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Originally Posted by YOWkid
Is Syracuse really that much cheaper?
Feb 22, 2005 | 10:02 pm
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I guess you're right -- just did a SYR-SFO and found it for 286CAD vs. more than 600CAD on a fun fare. Pretty darn good. Just sucks you have to drive 2.5 hours to get the SYR and pay for parking...
Feb 23, 2005 | 4:25 am
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As a reverse anecdote, my cousin and his wife live in Los Altos, CA (in the Silicon Valley). He flies either from San Francisco or San Jose International airports. My family lives in Vancouver. They always fly to Sea-Tac airport, and rent a car, and come to Seattle - they find it much more economical than flying on to Vancouver.
Conversely, my father (in YVR) is joining me in Hilton Head, SC, for March break. He will come via Seattle, where my aunt is joining him. His fare (incl taxes and fees) was about $CAN720, and her fare (including taxes and fees)was CAN$470.
Conversely, my father (in YVR) is joining me in Hilton Head, SC, for March break. He will come via Seattle, where my aunt is joining him. His fare (incl taxes and fees) was about $CAN720, and her fare (including taxes and fees)was CAN$470.
Feb 23, 2005 | 5:06 am
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Originally Posted by YOWkid
Pretty darn good. Just sucks you have to drive 2.5 hours to get the SYR and pay for parking...
Last edited by Luubert; Feb 23, 2005 at 5:27 am
Feb 23, 2005 | 9:10 am
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Car and Driver years ago said one of the fastest highway in North America, was hwy # 400.... 
{the hwy starts in Toronto and gos straight North}no kidding we are all rushing to get to our cottages. However NDP and Lib govt have put and end to any hwy construction so our days of fast driving are over. 
{the hwy starts in Toronto and gos straight North}no kidding we are all rushing to get to our cottages. However NDP and Lib govt have put and end to any hwy construction so our days of fast driving are over.
Feb 23, 2005 | 10:14 am
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Originally Posted by why fly
However NDP and Lib govt have put and end to any hwy construction so our days of fast driving are over.
Feb 23, 2005 | 6:53 pm
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Originally Posted by DanJ
Is it a monopoly, or just a lack of interest in other airlines to fly there? How about Carp? It's called a "commuter" airport on ottawa.com
For a new airline starting up, we're really giving a lot of hints. . .
By the way, I am also seriously considering going through SYR. Here's a comparison:
YOW->TPA->YOW: $386
SYR->TPA->SYR: $202
LGA->TPA->YOW: $256 (thinking of making a weekend trip out of dropping someone off at Laguardia. It's worth it. . .
Feb 23, 2005 | 8:07 pm
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Carp Airport is currently being operated by the City of Ottawa and will be until 2007.
The runway is 4000'.
I doubt we will see anyone PAX traffic to Carp for quite a while. If someone operated a Ryannair model (of not landing at major airports but at airfields a million kms out of the city), then yes, there would definitely be interest, but until that happens, I doubt it.
The runway is 4000'.
I doubt we will see anyone PAX traffic to Carp for quite a while. If someone operated a Ryannair model (of not landing at major airports but at airfields a million kms out of the city), then yes, there would definitely be interest, but until that happens, I doubt it.
Feb 25, 2005 | 11:31 am
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USAir Express also flies from Ogdensburg NY (OGS).
It looks like they cover Massena (MSS), Ogdensburg, and Watertown (ART), and from Watertown fly on to PIT. So OGS-PIT is either 1 or 2 stops depending on the flight (OGS-MSS-ART-PIT or MSS-OGS-ART-PIT, I assume).
No idea what Ogdensburg airport is like, except small, but it's about an hour from Ottawa.
http://www.ogdensport.com/airport.htm I guess that's a B1900 in the picture?
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It looks like they cover Massena (MSS), Ogdensburg, and Watertown (ART), and from Watertown fly on to PIT. So OGS-PIT is either 1 or 2 stops depending on the flight (OGS-MSS-ART-PIT or MSS-OGS-ART-PIT, I assume).
No idea what Ogdensburg airport is like, except small, but it's about an hour from Ottawa.
http://www.ogdensport.com/airport.htm I guess that's a B1900 in the picture?
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Last edited by ALW; Feb 25, 2005 at 11:35 am
Feb 25, 2005 | 8:46 pm
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Here's the fare lineup for my flight search to Tampa (mar 15-22, in case anyone cares)
YOW->TPA: $389
OGS->TPA: $300
MSS->TPA:$300
SYR->TPA: $211
It seems like definitely a great option when flying to places in the states. As far as intenational flights go, it just isn't an option.
YOW->LON: $731
OGS->LON: $874
YUL->LON: $616
SYR->LON: $562
Check out the wicked aircraft that flies from OGG and MSS to PIT:
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/108965/M/
YOW->TPA: $389
OGS->TPA: $300
MSS->TPA:$300
SYR->TPA: $211
It seems like definitely a great option when flying to places in the states. As far as intenational flights go, it just isn't an option.
YOW->LON: $731
OGS->LON: $874
YUL->LON: $616
SYR->LON: $562
Check out the wicked aircraft that flies from OGG and MSS to PIT:
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/108965/M/
Feb 26, 2005 | 2:59 pm
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The B1900 is a fun little airplane. It is the largest aircraft that comes to my island operated by Continental Gulfstream.
I had the pleasure once of being the only person on my flight and had all 19 seats to myself... there is no FAs and no toilets on board, and boy when its a little windy between here and Florida, you can fell every gust
FYI, seats in row 1 do not have much more legroom than others.
I had the pleasure once of being the only person on my flight and had all 19 seats to myself... there is no FAs and no toilets on board, and boy when its a little windy between here and Florida, you can fell every gust
FYI, seats in row 1 do not have much more legroom than others.