Likely a little cheaper from YYC too. HQ is here, the maintenance base is probalby here, and I'm guessing the pilot base for the 787's will be YYC. Pilot base never used to be an issue but it's an added wrinkle now that ALPA is in the picture.
From YYC they can do a three or four day pairing for the crews if they are based here and the flights are staged from here. If they did YYZ or even YVR you are looking at a 5/6 day pairing for the same crew (ie two extra days of crew scheduling and associated cost).
Also, look for them to run YYC-YYZ domestically to work out any teething issues.
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