Former and proposed airlines serving YVR

Infobox Airport
name = Vancouver International Airport


IATA = YVR
ICAO = CYVR
type = Public
owner = Transport Canada [ [http://www.tc.gc.ca/programs/Airports/Status/menu.htm Airport Divestiture Status Report] ]
operator = Vancouver International Airport Authority
city-served = Vancouver, British Columbia
location = Richmond, British Columbia
elevation-f = 14
elevation-m = 4
coordinates = Coord|49|11|38|N|123|11|04|W|type:airport|display=inline
website = [http://www.yvr.ca/ www.yvr.ca]
r1-number = 08L/26R
r1-length-f = 9,940
r1-length-m = 3,029
r1-surface = Concrete
r2-number = 08R/26L
r2-length-f = 11,500
r2-length-m = 3,505
r2-surface = Asphalt/Concrete
r3-number = 12/30
r3-length-f = 7,300
r3-length-m = 2,225
r3-surface = Asphalt/Concrete
r4-number = 26A
r4-length-f = 3,500
r4-length-m = 1,066
r4-surface = Asphalt/Concrete
stat-year = 2007
stat1-header = Aircraft Movements
stat1-data = 326,026
stat2-header = Number of Passengers
stat2-data = 17,495,049
footnotes = Sources: Canada Flight SupplementCFS]
Aircraft statistics from Transport Canada [http://www.tc.gc.ca/pol/EN/Report/TP577/pdf/TP577_07.pdf - Aircraft Movement Statistics: NAV CANADA Towers and Flight Service Stations: Annual Report 2007] ]
Passenger statistics from Vancouver Airport. [http://yvr.ca/pdf/authority/statistics/December_2007_Pax.pdf Vancouver Passenger Statistics] ]

The following is a list of Previous and Future Airlines that served Vancouver International Airport:

Future Airlines

*Air India (Amritsar, Delhi, Mumbai) [begins 2008] [ [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070817/main5.htm?.v=2 Fly to New York from Chandigarh] ]
*Asiana Airlines (Seoul-Incheon) [http://atwonline.com/magazine/article.html?articleID=2349]
*Emirates Airline (Dubai) Subject to changes to bilateral agreement between the UAE and Canada
** Emirates' intent to begin service to YVR was disclosed by Tony Gugliotta, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Commercial Development for YVR on March 7, 2007, at which time it was also noted that some other carriers, specifically Korean Airlines and Philippine Airlines, also planned to increase their frequencies to YVR once agreements with the airlines home governments are completed (Vancouver Province newspaper)
*Etihad Airways (Abu Dhabi) Plans to eventually fly to Vancouver once bilateral agreements between the UAE and Canada have changed. [http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpposted/archive/2008/09/19/abu-dhabi-airline-seeks-open-skies-with-canada.aspx]
*Jet Airways (Undecided Indian city, Brussels) (Pending government approval) [http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/business/2008/August/business_August556.xml&section=business&col=]
*Kingfisher Airlines (Delhi) [planned for 2009] [ [http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=e2d1ac8b-2b5c-4c4f-a894-be2a331a1dbf&k=6689 Non-stop Delhi-Vancouver flights announced] ]

Airlines Previously Serving Vancouver

*Air Canada Tango (Calgary, Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal) Merged with Air Canada.
*Aloha Airlines (Honolulu)
*America West Airlines (Las Vegas-McCarran, Phoenix-Sky Harbor) Merged with US Airways
*Balair (Zurich, Halifax(fuel stop)) [http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/americas/9809/07/swissair.03/#1] Renamed to Belair Airlines.
*Britannia Airways (London)
*British Airtours (London-Gatwick) Merged with Thomas Cook Airlines.
*British Midland Airways (London-Gatwick, Manchester)
*Caledonian Airways (London, Honolulu) [http://hawaii.gov/hawaiiaviation/chronology-of-aviation-in-hawaii/1990-1999] Merged with Flying Colours to form JMC Air
*Canada 3000 (Abbotsford, Calgary, Delhi, Edmonton, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto-Pearson, Whitehorse, Winnipeg)
*Canadian Airlines (Bangkok-Don Mueang, Beijing-Capital, Boston-Logan, Calgary, Campbell River, Castlegar, Chicago-O'Hare, Comox, Cranbrook, Dallas/Fort Worth, Edmonton, Fort St. John, Frankfurt-Main, Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok, Honolulu, Kamloops, Kelowna, Las Vegas, London-Heathrow, Los Angeles-International, Montreal-Dorval, Nagoya-Komaki, Nanaimo, Ottawa, Palm Springs, Penticton, Port Hardy, Prince George, Prince Rupert, Regina, Sandspit, San Diego-Lindbergh, San Francisco-International, Saskatoon, Seattle/Tacoma, Smithers, Taipei-Chiang Kai Shek, Terrace, Tokyo-Narita, Toronto-Pearson, Victoria, Whitehorse, Winnipeg) Merged with Air Canada.
*Canjet (Toronto)
*Continental Airlines (Honolulu)
*Dan-Air (London-Gatwick) Merged with British Airways.
*Greyhound Air (Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Toronto, Hamilton) Service suspended.
*Harlequin Air (Fukuoka) [http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?countrysearch=Canada%20-%20British%20Columbia&airlinesearch=Harlequin+Air+(Japan+Air+System+-+JAS)&distinct_entry=true]
*Harmony Airways (Calgary, Honolulu, Las Vegas-McCarran, Maui, New York-JFK, Oakland, Palm Springs, Toronto-Pearson)
*Jetsgo (Winnipeg, Toronto-Pearson) Bankruptcy.
*JMC Air Merged with Thomas Cook Airlines.
*LOT Polish Airlines (Warsaw via Edmonton)
*Malaysia Airlines (Kuala Lumpur, Taipei-Chiang Kai Shek)
*Mandarin Airlines (Taipei-Chiang Kai Shek)
*Monarch Airlines (London-Gatwich, Manchester)
*MyTravel Airways Merged with Thomas Cook Airlines.
*Oasis Hong Kong (Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok) Bankruptcy.
*Qantas (Honolulu, Melbourne-Tullamarine, San Francisco, Sydney-Kingsford Smith) Lack of success on route.
*Reno Air (Reno) Merged with American Airlines.
*Roots Air (Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Montreal) Merged with Air Canada.
*Royal Aviation (Winnipeg, Toronto) Merged with Canada 3000.
*Scanair (Copehagan, Stockholm) Renamed Premiair then Merged with Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia.
*South Pacific Island Airways (Honolulu) Service suspended.
*Transavia (Amsterdam) International Charters suspended.
*Trans World Airlines (St. Louis) Merged with American Airlines.
*Wardair Merged with Canadian Airlines which merged with Air Canada.
*Zip (Calgary, Edmonton) Merged with Air Canada.
*Zoom Airlines (Belfast-International, Cardiff, Glasgow-International, London-Gatwick, Manchester (UK), Paris-Charles de Gaulle) Suspended its operations on the 28th of August 2008 due to financial difficulties.