Cold snap grounds Air Canada flights to and from Yellowknife

Misc CDN | 413 hits | Jan 29 4:29 pm | Posted by: Hyack

All Air Canada Jazz flights in and out of Yellowknife have been cancelled since Sunday, due to the current cold spell that has kept temperatures in the minus-forties.

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by Hyack
Tue Jan 29, 2008 4:35 am
I'll bet this makes ziggy happy!
by Anonymous
Wed Jan 30, 2008 12:43 am
"Hyack" said
I'll bet this makes ziggy happy!

I'm on Canadian north,no prob but I am sure I will get stuck somewhere....without my luggage.
by Anonymous
Wed Jan 30, 2008 1:02 am
All Air Canada Jazz flights in and out of Yellowknife have been cancelled since Sunday, due to the current cold spell that has kept temperatures in the minus-forties.

A spokesperson for the airline told CBC News on Tuesday that the Bombardier regional jets used on Jazz flights to and from the Northwest Territories' capital are not certified to operate at or below –40 C.

New's to me.There in the Arctic for fucks sake,temp.s tommorow are supposed to be -56
Canada North flys in that all the time,and I get a hot meal to boot!
by Anonymous
Wed Jan 30, 2008 1:13 am
Later people,time to pack the laptop up.
by xpz
Wed Jan 30, 2008 2:54 am
All of Air Tindi's flights were also cancelled Tuesday because of cold weather
by Anonymous
Fri Feb 01, 2008 12:09 am
"xpz" said
All of Air Tindi's flights were also cancelled Tuesday because of cold weather

I know,they flew me to edmonton and then ripped up my boarding pass and gave me my baggage tag so I could get my bags,i was on my own. Then they finally flew the 4 of us back to Calgary,we did the 4 hour drive home and I have to go back tonight and try again. I was asking about this in Calgary as I saw when you guys posted this.Dont know why they flew us to Edmonton knowing it was minus 47 in Yellowknife and Rankin inlet was down for a blizzard. So in the morning in Calgary I'm going to ask if their going to Yellowknife because its still very cold there,if not I'll stay in Calgary or go back home again.

The weathers got better though up there,the winds died down a bit but the windchill still makes it feel like -57 or colder at camp.

Friday
Sunny. Wind northwest 30 km/h. Temperature steady near -39C(-38F). Extreme wind chill -57. Friday night clear. Wind northwest 20 km/h (12 mph) becoming light near midnight. Low -43C(-45F). Extreme wind chill -57.
Saturday
Sunny. High -39C(-38F).
Sunday
Sunny. Low -41C(-42F). High -35C(-31F).

Think I just might make it in to Baker lake tommorow night.
by Canadian_Mind
Fri Feb 01, 2008 12:16 am
"ziggy" said
All Air Canada Jazz flights in and out of Yellowknife have been cancelled since Sunday, due to the current cold spell that has kept temperatures in the minus-forties.

A spokesperson for the airline told CBC News on Tuesday that the Bombardier regional jets used on Jazz flights to and from the Northwest Territories' capital are not certified to operate at or below –40 C.

New's to me.There in the Arctic for fucks sake,temp.s tommorow are supposed to be -56
Canada North flys in that all the time,and I get a hot meal to boot!

You would think they'd have certified them for temps lower then that, since they are made in Canada.

Now would be the perfect time to do it too.