ZOOM to London Gatwick

EdmTrekker · 17-02-2007, 04:33 PM

I am wondering about the logic ZOOM is using on their flights from YEG to gatwick this year. 2 flights leaving YEG - 5 minutes apart. One via Winnipeg - the other from Vancouver through Edmonton making it the better of the two flights as it will be a non-stop. Is ZOOM trying to run AC out of town?

Thursday Airport Airport Dep VIA Arr Arr Duration Operating Date From Operating Date To Freqency
From To Time Day Time (Days)
Edmonton London Gatwick 20:10 Winnipeg Fri 13:55 10:45 05/03/2007 10/26/2007 7
Winnipeg London Gatwick 23:55 Fri 8:00 05/03/2007 06/07/2007 7

Vancouver London Gatwick 19:00 Edmonton Fri 14:00 11:00 06/14/2007 10/25/2007 7
Edmonton London Gatwick 22:30 Fri 14:00 8:30 06/14/2007 10/25/2007 7
London Gatwick Edmonton 14:05 Thu 16:10 9:05 06/14/2007 10/25/2007 7

JayBee · 17-02-2007, 06:16 PM

I'd guess it's just capacity management. If they sell all the seats on a flight to Vancouver travellers, they'd probably just overfly YEG and go straight to LHR and put the Edmonton travellers on via YWG. But if they don't sell out at YVR, they stop at YEG for the cheep gas and a few extra lucky flyers.

Does YWG have a second one that goes via Halifax or something? That would confirm it.

LO 044 · 17-02-2007, 06:25 PM

I believe the schedule is mistaken. If you try to book through Zoom's on-line reservation system, the only flights available are non-stop once weekly on Thursdays.

Originally, the flights were routed through Winnipeg but when Air Canada introduced their non-stop to LHR, Zoom had a change of hearts. Air Transat also flies the YEG-LGW route non-stop once weekly so i don't see how Zoom could have ever thought they could get away with routing the YEG-LGW flight through Winnipeg.

Glenco · 18-02-2007, 01:06 AM

Zoom will fly via YWG starting in May through June 7 and then will fly directly to LGW for the rest of the summer once a week. There will not be two flights a week from YEG.

EdmTrekker · 18-02-2007, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Glenco

Zoom will fly via YWG starting in May through June 7 and then will fly directly to LGW for the rest of the summer once a week. There will not be two flights a week from YEG.

Thats not what is on the ZOOM schedule.

Glenco · 18-02-2007, 06:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EdmTrekker

Quote:

Originally Posted by Glenco

Zoom will fly via YWG starting in May through June 7 and then will fly directly to LGW for the rest of the summer once a week. There will not be two flights a week from YEG.

Thats not what is on the ZOOM schedule.

Try booking a flight on June 14 and you will see the schedule.

EdmTrekker · 18-02-2007, 08:26 PM

I now see that the booking engine shows only the one flight (from YVR via YEG to LGW) dept 11 Oct return 25 Oct - which makes it a Non-Stop - and on the return LGW-YEG-YVR.

17-02-2007, 04:33 PM	#1
EdmTrekker Addicted to C2E Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Edmonton, Downtown Core	ZOOM to London Gatwick I am wondering about the logic ZOOM is using on their flights from YEG to gatwick this year. 2 flights leaving YEG - 5 minutes apart. One via Winnipeg - the other from Vancouver through Edmonton making it the better of the two flights as it will be a non-stop. Is ZOOM trying to run AC out of town? Thursday Airport Airport Dep VIA Arr Arr Duration Operating Date From Operating Date To Freqency From To Time Day Time (Days) Edmonton London Gatwick 20:10 Winnipeg Fri 13:55 10:45 05/03/2007 10/26/2007 7 Winnipeg London Gatwick 23:55 Fri 8:00 05/03/2007 06/07/2007 7 Vancouver London Gatwick 19:00 Edmonton Fri 14:00 11:00 06/14/2007 10/25/2007 7 Edmonton London Gatwick 22:30 Fri 14:00 8:30 06/14/2007 10/25/2007 7 London Gatwick Edmonton 14:05 Thu 16:10 9:05 06/14/2007 10/25/2007 7

17-02-2007, 06:16 PM	#2
JayBee Addicted to C2E Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Flux	I'd guess it's just capacity management. If they sell all the seats on a flight to Vancouver travellers, they'd probably just overfly YEG and go straight to LHR and put the Edmonton travellers on via YWG. But if they don't sell out at YVR, they stop at YEG for the cheep gas and a few extra lucky flyers. Does YWG have a second one that goes via Halifax or something? That would confirm it.

17-02-2007, 06:25 PM	#3
LO 044 Partially Addicted to C2E Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Edmonton, Alberta	I believe the schedule is mistaken. If you try to book through Zoom's on-line reservation system, the only flights available are non-stop once weekly on Thursdays. Originally, the flights were routed through Winnipeg but when Air Canada introduced their non-stop to LHR, Zoom had a change of hearts. Air Transat also flies the YEG-LGW route non-stop once weekly so i don't see how Zoom could have ever thought they could get away with routing the YEG-LGW flight through Winnipeg.

18-02-2007, 01:06 AM	#4
Glenco Addicted to C2E Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Edmonton, Alberta	Zoom will fly via YWG starting in May through June 7 and then will fly directly to LGW for the rest of the summer once a week. There will not be two flights a week from YEG.

18-02-2007, 08:26 PM	#7
EdmTrekker Addicted to C2E Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Edmonton, Downtown Core	I now see that the booking engine shows only the one flight (from YVR via YEG to LGW) dept 11 Oct return 25 Oct - which makes it a Non-Stop - and on the return LGW-YEG-YVR.