The other YEG-YYZ flights around the same time went the normal way and flew 30 min faster, so it certainly wasn't for optimal winds. It looks worse than it is just a little bit; if you want to go straight south from YEG you have to route slightly west then over top of Calgary to stay clear of traffic going northbound from YYC to the Oil Sands.
My best guess is reports or a forecast of severe airframe icing or turbulence east of YEG, and Air Canada and Porter's dispatchers were happy to just go the normal way and deviate, or saw it differently in their tools. No way to know for sure.
Lord knows if you scroll through FlightAware and look at some of my plans I might not even remember why I have them on some bonkers route but it's usually for a reason.
There is a Cessna 172 Skyhawk flying outside doing some zig-zagging. It doesn’t seem like we’re in hail seeding season. I usually don’t mind the plane traffic, but the buzzing from this is starting to become grating.
This is pretty amazing, first real world use of the Garmin Emergency Autoland system. Brought down a King Air safely at Rocky Mountain airport NW of Denver. EDIT: Some rumours coming out that this is a 2 crew operation, and that it may have inadvertently been engaged by the crew. Still impressive to see it work outside of a test case.
That is precisely what happened on Saturday as the pilot of Beech B200 Super King Air N479BR became incapacitated about 20 minutes after departing Aspen for Denver. The operator of the aircraft, Buffalo River Aviation, tells local media that everyone on board is safe, but did not release any information on the condition of the pilot.
Last edited by Bigtime; 12-22-2025 at 10:29 AM.
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to Bigtime For This Useful Post:
Good move. I'd be quite happy if they kept the new seats, just reverted back to the 30 (or 31?) inch seat pitch. The new seats sound nice and I'm fully onboard with the no reclining too. The seat pitch was just too tight.
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to Lubicon For This Useful Post:
While this change is being roll backed apparently WestJet is implementing a new restriction on seat selection which might piss off some people. I'm trying to get more details but it sounds like if passengers on the same reservation are paying for seat selection they have to select adjacent seats if available. Can't do a window and aisle seat leaving the middle seat open. I'm trying to get an answer on whether or not window seats in the same row is still permitted or if window seats in adjacent rows is possible. I'm also trying to get an answer on what the situation is for three or four passengers on the same reservation.
While this change is being roll backed apparently WestJet is implementing a new restriction on seat selection which might piss off some people. I'm trying to get more details but it sounds like if passengers on the same reservation are paying for seat selection they have to select adjacent seats if available. Can't do a window and aisle seat leaving the middle seat open. I'm trying to get an answer on whether or not window seats in the same row is still permitted or if window seats in adjacent rows is possible. I'm also trying to get an answer on what the situation is for three or four passengers on the same reservation.
That’s just really, really dumb. If I’m paying to reserve a seat I should be able to reserve what I want.
The Following User Says Thank You to Whynotnow For This Useful Post:
While this change is being roll backed apparently WestJet is implementing a new restriction on seat selection which might piss off some people. I'm trying to get more details but it sounds like if passengers on the same reservation are paying for seat selection they have to select adjacent seats if available. Can't do a window and aisle seat leaving the middle seat open. I'm trying to get an answer on whether or not window seats in the same row is still permitted or if window seats in adjacent rows is possible. I'm also trying to get an answer on what the situation is for three or four passengers on the same reservation.
What kind of airline makes me sit with my wife and kids? I thought I was going on vacation, damn it!
__________________ "Calgary Flames is the best team in all the land" - My Brainwashed Son
While this change is being roll backed apparently WestJet is implementing a new restriction on seat selection which might piss off some people. I'm trying to get more details but it sounds like if passengers on the same reservation are paying for seat selection they have to select adjacent seats if available. Can't do a window and aisle seat leaving the middle seat open. I'm trying to get an answer on whether or not window seats in the same row is still permitted or if window seats in adjacent rows is possible. I'm also trying to get an answer on what the situation is for three or four passengers on the same reservation.
Although I don’t recall which airline, I’ve flown before and it was like that with their seat selection. Hopefully they don’t follow through with it.
