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Hey, great info, Nepal. I "believe" that the direct flights from YLW to Fort Mac might be on the Q400's. I would personally much rather fly the short hop to Van (yes, that's a Dash 8) and then get on a CRJ jet; much much nicer than any Q400 in my opinion. I use YYF as much as possible.
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Just for comparison - Encore's direct flight from YLW - YMM is only 1h 53m plus an hours drive to YLW is still an hour shorter - plus the appeal of a direct flight - I'm thinking this will be taking a few seats from AC out of YYF. It'll be interesting to see the numbers over the first few months.
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You're right, four hours not five like I said. I forgot to factor in the time change.
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pentona wrote:Hey, great info, Nepal. I "believe" that the direct flights from YLW to Fort Mac might be on the Q400's. I would personally much rather fly the short hop to Van (yes, that's a Dash 8) and then get on a CRJ jet; much much nicer than any Q400 in my opinion. I use YYF as much as possible.

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Very short drive from south Okanagan to Penticton Airport (10 min from downtown Penticton). Cheap and close to terminal parking at YYF. Friendly - small terminal check-in at YYF.
A short hop to Vancouver, have breakfast, then a quick jet hop direct to Fort McMurray.
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nepal wrote:Very short drive from south Okanagan to Penticton Airport (10 min from downtown Penticton). Cheap and close to terminal parking at YYF. Friendly - small terminal check-in at YYF.
A short hop to Vancouver, have breakfast, then a quick jet hop direct to Fort McMurray.


Took a look at this idea:
Using June 2, 2014 return on June 16

AC from Penticton to Vancouver return $338
Westjet Vancouver to Fort Mac return $554.66

Total cost of $892.66

Kelowna to Fort Mac return $507.41 (non-stop) 2Hrs each way

Difference of $385.25

If I lived in south Okanagan I would take the cheaper + quicker flight from Kelowna.
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Here's another comparison:

It really depends what works best for you. Is maximizing your time the most important? Saving Money? Lot's of factors go into making a decision. If you're driving from Pen or even further south then you have to think about the time to drive, gas and parking fees at the kelowna airport.
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Booking domestic airflights is a bit of a crap shoot these days, a difference of a day or two can change available fares hundreds of dollars. Seat sales come and go with no rhyme or reason discernible to the lay person. With regards to Ft. McMurray flights for Penticton residents the general rule of thumb is that you can fly cheaper with WestJet out of Kelowna than you can with AC out of Penticton but even that isn't a hard and fast rule. I pulled up a return fare Penticton/McMurray on AC a couple of weeks ago for $424 which rivals even the best prices WestJet can offer out of Kelowna and without the hassles of getting to and from the Kelowna airport and all the inherent parking and or getting a ride issues. The thing is that for workers commuting to and from Ft. McMurray days off are usually at a premium and the ability to pick and choose flights generally falls within a tight timeframe. It can be a tough decision to weigh a couple or three hundred bucks against losing a day of your week off to travel.
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fluffy wrote:Booking domestic airflights is a bit of a crap shoot these days, a difference of a day or two can change available fares hundreds of dollars. Seat sales come and go with no rhyme or reason discernible to the lay person. With regards to Ft. McMurray flights for Penticton residents the general rule of thumb is that you can fly cheaper with WestJet out of Kelowna than you can with AC out of Penticton but even that isn't a hard and fast rule. I pulled up a return fare Penticton/McMurray on AC a couple of weeks ago for $424 which rivals even the best prices WestJet can offer out of Kelowna and without the hassles of getting to and from the Kelowna airport and all the inherent parking and or getting a ride issues. The thing is that for workers commuting to and from Ft. McMurray days off are usually at a premium and the ability to pick and choose flights generally falls within a tight timeframe. It can be a tough decision to weigh a couple or three hundred bucks against losing a day of your week off to travel.


The dates I picked are based on a buddy's jobs fly in & out days. He looks for the quickest (least amount of stops) & cheapest, without loosing days off waiting.
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GordonH wrote:The dates I picked are based on a buddy's jobs fly in & out days. He looks for the quickest (least amount of stops) & cheapest, without loosing days off waiting.


That's what I was saying, trying to choose a flight without losing days can sometimes be an expensive proposition. Occasionally you get lucky, sometimes you don't. If I can get a return flight that comes close to using my time off efficiently for around $500 then I feel I've done well, but more often than not it lands in the $600 to $700 range.
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