Talk:Vancouver International Airport

message: The statement on the airport improvement fee states that it's included in the price of a ticket, didn't Transport Canada explicitly state they didn't want to do that, which was why the fee had to be payed seperately?  Sparky-sama (talk) 10:58, 18 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Perhaps they didn't want to, but this is indeed how the fee is currently set up. See http://www.yvr.ca/authority/whoweare/aif.asp . --Ktims (talk) 03:06, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

text: The airlines didn't want the improvement fee on their tickets.  That is why the airport had the AIF vending machines.  Eventually the fee was blended into the ticket. Source: I worked there.AvHistoryGuy (talk) 22:26, 26 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Improvement fee

message: I removed the following about customs clearances being done for US travel in Canada and therefore the flight is treated as domestic in the US:
:The same also applies if you're traveling from the following Canadian airports:
:*Halifax International Airport
:*Pierre Trudeau International Airport in Montreal
:*Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport in Ottawa
:*Lester Pearson International Airport in Toronto
:*Winnipeg International Airport
:*Calgary International Airport
:*Edmonton International Airport
I don't see how it is relevant to YVR that customs clearance to US is done the same way in all of the major airports in Canada (and actually I believe the true list would be even longer). -- Webgeer 00:37, 18 Dec 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  U.S. customs info 

message: I think the vancouver airport on 9/11 image should be removed. It doesnt fit well with the layout, is copyrighted, and the image isn't particularly special either. If it were a bird's eye view showing numerous aircrafts then that would be worth adding to the page otherwise the image looks like any typical busy airport. sikander July 8, 2005 21:55 (UTC)
:I think the 9/11 image shouldn't be removed, sikander. You must understand that Vancouver International on 9/11 had no other choice but to be part of Operation Yellow Ribbon because it was the only major Canadian airport on the West Coast that could handle large aircraft used for trans-Pacific flights. User:SNIyer12(talk) July 27, 2005 13:34 (UTC)
::Yes I understand that it was the only major airport but I was talking about the image itself. Gander Airport is a good image as you can clearly see that something unusual is happening. However, the vancouver image just looks like any busy airport with a bunch of planes lined up for take-off. Anyhow, just my thoughts. sikander 14:02, July 27, 2005 (UTC)
:::I disagree on the fact that the Vancouver image looks like any busy airport with a bunch of planes lined up for take-off. The image was the scene at YVR on September 11, 2001 as aircraft were lined up on the runway waiting for a security sweep by the RCMP. I also saw the image published in the article, "International Flights Diverted to Canada," in the September 12, 2001 edition of The Washington Post. Global also broadcast the scene at YVR as flights were diverted there following the attacks. SNIyer12 16:04, July 27, 2005 (UTC)
::I agree with sikander that the image should be removed; not only is its value in illustrating 9/11 dubious, it has that horrendous watermark across the middle and is almost certainly not fair-use (it should probably be deleted as a copyvio). -Lommer | talk 17:28, 27 July 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I have removed the image. - SNIyer12 21:04, 27 July 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I've now nominated the image for deletion (see WP:IFD). -Lommer | talk 18:56, 29 July 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Lommer, I'm going to remove the image and try to get the image from Global TV on the scene at YVR on 9/11. The image you nominated for deletion is the only one I could get about the scene at YVR on 9/11. SNIyer12, 19:13, 29 Jul 2005 (UTC)

text: Sounds good. -Lommer | talk 21:48, 29 July 2005 (UTC)

text: Nice to see that you found a copy of that Global screenshot — any chance of finding a higher quality version? That one looks like a tv screen that was photographed, not a direct capture from the video feed. -Lommer | talk 01:34, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I could not get a higher quality version. I couldn't get a direct capture from a video feed because Global doesn't have it on their web site. - SNIyer12 | talk 15:28, 9 October 2005 (UTC)

text:  I agree that it should be removed; it's not a good picture and it doesn't show anything special; if it had been taken on any other day, we'd have no idea that it wasn't taken on 9/11.  Nothing noteworthy about it.  Additionally, it doesn't seem like a valid "fair use" from a licensing standpoint.  The image should be deleted. —Cleared as filed. 21:13, 21 October 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't agree about having it removed. The 9/11 image was from Global's broadcast on September 11, 2001. SNIyer12 15:11, 22 October 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: But it doesn't matter.  The picture is of poor quality, and it doesn't show anything noteworthy.  A bunch of planes lining up on a taxiway happens at busy international airports every day.  Just because it was taken on 9/11/01 doesn't mean anything if it doesn't show something relevant.  But as you've removed it, I'll stop harping on it.  —Cleared as filed. 15:15, 22 October 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  9/11 

message: I'v reduced the content under the Operation Yellow Ribbon section. There is a main article for the event anyways so I've linked that. Removed the tv screenshot as it wasn't serving any purpose and was pretty bad quality. Also added reference for the airport winning the Management Award. sikander 04:46, 30 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Operation Yellow Ribbon 

message: Airbus A380 is to make a test flight to YVR during this month. I thought this information might be interesting to add in the article. YVR is also the first North American international airport that the JumboJet A380 is visiting. http://seattlepi.com/business/290663_airbus01.html 
FlyAirCanada 15:08, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Airbus A380 

message: This is almost impossible to see in white on the current background colour. 208.246.214.145 22:34, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed! Ianus Maximus 16:25, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  YVR logo 

message: Anyone mind replacing the logo with the new one? Spyco 04:17, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Done :D--Ktims (talk) 00:30, 28 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: =The New YVR Logo

message: I put in the fact the airport will be the only one in Canada served by mass or rapid transit.take that toronto...lulz  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.66.73.65 (talk) 09:47, 9 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rapid Transit

message: Does Air Pacific depart from the international terminal or the transborder terminal? Since there are 2 daily flights to Honolulu (which is a US destination) and to Nadi (which is not a US destination). I know Cathay Pacific and Phillippines Airlines have flights to Las Vegas and New York-JFK but they are not listed under "transborder terminal". Cashier freak (talk) 00:10, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Air Pacific 

message: This page needs a lot more research.  Facts I know: old RCAF base, Boeing Canada had a factory here during WW2 and before, Stanley Burke (Prez of Boeing) built social housing now called Burkeville, Vancouver International Airport not even in Vancouver but the City of Richmond, original 3rd runway expansion planned in 1970s (which already included completed expropriations) was stopped, lengthy environmental hearings in early 90s and the then controversial 3rd runway built, termianl expansion of 1968 and the new terminal of 1996, 1972 hijacker diverted the aircraft to Vancouver (Eastern Airlines DC8 I think), expansion of the original terminal (south side) and the burning of the original (1970s), first ever TCA flight in the 1930s connecting Vancouver to Seattle
Accidents besides the one stated: Canadian Airlines DC10 over-ran Rwy 26 in aborted take-off roughly 1992-95, DC3 crashes across the river in construction site, Airbus A320 crashes into a Canadian Airlines building (within a week of the DC10 incident), Wagalisa Air crashes short of Rwy 12 (either 1987 or 1988)
Other highlights: royalty using airport and Air Force 1 during a major summit  —Preceding unsigned comment added by AvHistoryGuy (talk • contribs) 22:54, 26 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  History 

message: Just to let you know that this route is served only during the summer seasons and the route operates on Saturdays. Verified using nwa.com for the month of June. Cashier freak (talk) 23:00, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Northwest YVR-MEM 

message: The main page should show FOUR terminals, but not the four listed.  They should be the domestic, international terminal building, south terminal and float plane terminal.  The international terminal has two sides, but the airport clearly labels it as a single building http://yvr.ca/pdf/guide/terminal_map.pdf.  The south terminal and float plane terminal are distinct buildings, and hence the south terminal section should be split.
24.86.105.157 (talk) 03:53, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Number of Terminals 

message: Should there really be a charter section? The meaning of a charter is basically flights that are operated and sold strictly by tour operators, not by the airlines.  Most of the airlines - Air Transat, Condor, Edelweiss, Sunwing, and Thomas Cook - all sell seats on their flights directly to the public, and not wholly through tour operators, as a charter flight would be. 24.81.90.64 (talk) 00:06, 14 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Charter? 

message: "Several major airlines are currently negotiating for landing rights at YVR with the Canadaian Ministry of Transport. If given these rights, YVR stands to become an even more important North American gateway to all continents."
This sites no sources, is general. Should this be removed? YYC T Dawg (talk) 20:45, 15 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Gateway 

message: A nine-gate international terminal expansion has been done in two phases ($420 million; Phase 1 which was completed in 2007; Phase 2 was completed in 2009). The first phase saw four new gates with two conventional wide-bodied gates and two able to accommodate the Airbus A380. The international terminal addition has several examples of beauty in British Columbia, including a stream in a pathway and fish and jellyfish tanks (completed). Phase 2 added five additional gates and is completed.
Should this be moved to the Termianl section or deleted as it does not fit any definition of future?YYC T Dawg (talk) 20:49, 15 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Future expansion 

message: Whenever I hear someone call Vancouver's airport "YVR" it seems a bit odd. The letters YVR seem rather random. In fact I had to make sure I had the right letters when typing this section's title just now (I only just discovered that all Canadian airport codes begin with Y). People do generally call it YVR, don't they? I see there's a "YVR–Airport" rail station. I came to read this page to see if YVR really was the common name and was slightly surprised to find no mention of it--other than the actual use of YVR as the name on the page. I tried to think of other airports known by their IATA letters. I came up with three: LAX, DFW, and PDX. Unlike YVR, these three all have code letters that make sense, more or less; PDX not quite as much. Their Wikipedia pages all point out their being commonly called by their code letters. I suppose there's also JFK, but people don't call it JFK because that's its IATA code! The Denver airport is commonly called DIA, but its code name is DEN. I knew the Toronto airport was YYZ, but only because of that song. Doesn't looks like people commonly call the airport YYZ. Anyway, all this just to say, hey, it's normal to say things like "I'm flying out of YVR tomorrow"? Really? How weird. I understand now that the Y is because it's in Canada, but I didn't ten minutes ago. The V for Vancouver? The R...? Pfly (talk) 07:16, 10 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Commonly called YVR? 

message: According to some sources China Southern has appeared to cancel its upcoming service to Vancouver.  The claim for this is that the GDS inventory display has been zeroed out.  This, however, by itself does not necessarily mean that a route has been cancelled, but may be a temporary change, and incorrect update, or the route may still be waiting final regulatory approval, etc.  As such, and until further confirmation by the airline/airport is forth coming, I believe it is best to keep the entry on here for the mean time.  Note that the source I've quoted also only says it has appeared to cancel service, and in regards to policy, WP:V and WP:OR, without a reliable source, we should revert to China Southern's official stance, which, as of now do to no word to the contrary, is that this service is still scheduled to begin as announced.  Ravendrop 08:24, 22 March 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I would remove it and then readd it if CZ decides to reinstate it. For now, Vancouver is not bookable at the moment. When it reappears again, then we can add it. Snoozlepet (talk) 17:31, 22 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  China Southern Possible Cancellation 

message: Objecting to the blanket removal of Skytrax info.  In this case I think it is relevant because it is more than a random rating; it is an award one by the airport that is reported on by a much wider section of the media.  Posted this on the Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Airlines#Skytrax page.  As I mentioned there I'm open to moving it somewhere else in the article than the lead, if that becomes a consensus move.  Ravendrop 22:39, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Skytrax Info 

message: We need maps like this  here Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 18:31, 4 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Maps

message: YVR seems to be the only international airport to have its own Floatplane Terminal - does anyone know of another? I am going to put this in unless anyone can come up with an example.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.108.61.172 (talk) 03:58, 20 September 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Floatplane Terminal 

message: Source provided states that Vancouver is a hub for Air China. How can it be a hub when it has flights to Beijing only? It may be a hub as a result of codeshare with Air Canada (both being Star Alliance members). Citydude1017 (talk) 23:28, 14 April 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Try going to this page: http://ca.fltmaps.com/EN/US? (linked from airchina.us) Suddenly LAX/SFO/JFK are hubs! What can we learn from this? These pages linked from Air China's country-specific websites are unauthoritative! HkCaGu (talk) 04:39, 15 April 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: If this is the same for all the other country-specific websites, then we might as well list all the major cities as Air China's hubs. Citydude1017 (talk) 05:45, 15 April 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hub for Air China? 

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message: Any ideas about expanding the history section? YVR used to be a hub for CP Air. Later, there were codeshares between American Airlines and Canadian Airlines International. This was an attempt by American to build transpacific traffic but it never generated as much traffic as American had hoped. Vanguard10 (talk) 06:19, 14 April 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ideas for history 

message: WestJet has a greater presence in Western Canada, period.  There are more flights within the west, including other focus cities, such as Edmonton and Winnipeg.  I am not sure it qualifies as a hub.  WestJet has never called it that.  The 767 aircraft fly from YYC and YYZ, the hubs in the west and east and between each other and not YVR, except in summer where the 767s fly from other airports.  Otherwise it has no unique flights from WestJet except year round Hawaii and Orange County.  Hawaii is only year round from YVR because the 737s can't reach HNL or OGG from YYC.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.147.233.194 (talk) 01:32, 18 April 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hub for WestJet 

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message: The "Vancouver International Water Airport" is Vancouver International Airport's seaplane terminal. The main YVR article already mentions it at Vancouver International Airport#Floatplane facility and the main list of passenger destinations includes seaplane destinations. Since most of this information is being duplicated it makes sense to merge the article. Madg2011 (talk) 01:43, 10 March 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Opposed. There may be a degree of duplicated information but this is classified by Nav Canada as a separate facility with its own LID. And it is indeed separate. CambridgeBayWeather, Uqaqtuq (talk), Sunasuttuq 05:49, 14 March 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Shouldn't the seaplane destinations/other information be removed from this article then? Madg2011 (talk) 03:48, 20 March 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: I possess no technical appreciation on the matter, but have been a resident of this area for decades. I have always considered that the floatplane operation has an identity distinct from the YVR land-based main and south terminals. Is Vancouver International Water Airport its proper name? I tend to think of it as the Middle Arm Floatplane Terminal.DMBanks1 (talk) 17:55, 25 January 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposed merge with [[Vancouver International Water Airport]] 

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message: Not much that can be salvaged from this essay, but it really could be covered in a single "Sustainability" section in the main airport article. SounderBruce 01:15, 28 October 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposed merge of [[YVR Sustainability]] into [[Vancouver International Airport]] 

message: The article's fourth sentence, "as a trans-Pacific hub, the airport has more direct flights to China than any other airport in North America or Europe" might have been valid in 2019, but it's been years since that's been an accurate statement. It should be removed. Demonstrably London-Heathrow and Los Angeles LAX each have more flights by more airlines to more destinations in Mainland China. Dfiner (talk) 16:53, 12 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  "More direct flights to China than any other airport"