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[Closed] Flights to Van - Airtransat etc no longer direct?

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Am I missing something or do none of the cheap flight providers do direct to YVR now?


 
Posted : 28/03/2017 8:37 am
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The few flights I've had over there have always stopped in Calgary. This is over 10 years so not recent.


 
Posted : 28/03/2017 9:36 am
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Flown from Manchester to Vancouver on a number of occasions. First time in 2001 did involve a stop in Calgary but not since then, always been direct. Last time was in 2011 mind.


 
Posted : 28/03/2017 9:56 am
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Flew Manc/Van direct both ways last Summer, not looked at this year.


 
Posted : 28/03/2017 10:02 am
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Maybe seasonal. When I looked they started in May from Manchester


 
Posted : 28/03/2017 10:08 am
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e.g. https://goo.gl/flights/6HAB


 
Posted : 28/03/2017 10:11 am
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I'm going Manchester to Vancouver direct later this year. They're just not [i]every[/i] day


 
Posted : 28/03/2017 10:29 am
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I normally fly manchester direct but they all seem to want to stopover anytime in july/aug


 
Posted : 28/03/2017 12:24 pm
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I twice suffered 'unscheduled' stopovers in Calgary, I think they make a call based on how full the flight is and how many Calgary-Vancouver passengers there are?

Bit of a stinger when you're sat on the runway for 1.5hrs waiting for crew to change and new passengers to board, worth it for the £450 return trip to YVR though!


 
Posted : 28/03/2017 12:29 pm
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I normally fly manchester direct but they all seem to want to stopover anytime in july/aug

Keep trying different days of the week


 
Posted : 28/03/2017 12:40 pm
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Interesting - this happened on our return, rescheduled stop at Calgary.

It was a total PITA - If I go again this year i'll be going with someone else to get a direct flight.


 
Posted : 28/03/2017 1:03 pm
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Lasts summer we flew Gatwick Vancouver direct on Westjet.


 
Posted : 28/03/2017 1:07 pm
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I normally fly manchester direct but they all seem to want to stopover anytime in july/aug

A group of us are flying direct from Manc to Vancouver on Fri 21st July, surely we can't have filled it 😉


 
Posted : 28/03/2017 3:53 pm

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