YYC Parking

[Royler]

Hey avcanada community, I'm wondering if anyone would have any insight into parking a vehicle at YYC? Is there any ways that any of you commuter folk save money by parking somewhere else and using an Uber? Feel free to PM me if you have anything helpful for a guy starting out as FO. TIA

[Ruger Princess]

The bus haha

My parking was paid for so, can't help you out there. Sorry! Does your employer pay for vehicle travel? Per Diem, etc.? I do know (have taken in the past) a shuttle and depending where you live, it was about 20 bucks or so.

Good luck!

[CaptDukeNukem]

Hey avcanada community, I'm wondering if anyone would have any insight into parking a vehicle at YYC? Is there any ways that any of you commuter folk save money by parking somewhere else and using an Uber? Feel free to PM me if you have anything helpful for a guy starting out as FO. TIA

I have heard that if your company operates into YYC, it is possible to get parking in the employee lot for around 75$ a month. I would inquire with the airport authority regarding this. I’m sure their website has a phone number.

Most companies cover parking, or at least provide a stipend. Maybe a phone call to your management will shed some light

[‘Bob’]

Imagine paying to park for work..

[Ruger Princess]

Imagine paying to park for work..

It's part of the perk.

[CaptDukeNukem]

Imagine paying to park for work..

Imagine being on flat pay for 4 years. I thought you were going back to work for bearskin. Free parking in YXL.

Everyone knows that Bearskin is the keystone to Canadian aviation.

If they fail we all fail.

I sold my Canadian airline stock today and am planning a career change.

[co-joe]

Imagine paying to park for work..

It is a taxable benefit...

Another option is if your company has an account with a local hotel, most of them have yyc shuttles, you may be able to park at the hotel and take it. Potentially even your rewards account may help. I know the hotels in yyz have a parking/ shuttle option.

[‘Bob’]

Imagine paying to park for work..

It is a taxable benefit...

A what? You can’t even deduct it? How is paying for something a benefit?

Another option is if your company has an account with a local hotel, most of them have yyc shuttles, you may be able to park at the hotel and take it. Potentially even your rewards account may help. I know the hotels in yyz have a parking/ shuttle option.

I like using my rewards for my own purposes. Parking should either be free or 100% expensible.

[TeePeeCreeper]

Imagine paying to park for work..

It is a taxable benefit...

Another option is if your company has an account with a local hotel, most of them have yyc shuttles, you may be able to park at the hotel and take it. Potentially even your rewards account may help. I know the hotels in yyz have a parking/ shuttle option.

Yep, and it’s f’ing expensive and certainly not a long term solution. Heck most of the hotels near major Canadian airports make big money off their parking lots.

I too mirror “Bob” sentiments that the onus should be on the employer to provide suitable parking for their employees.

To the OP, have you thought about listing an ad in the local paper or even FB market place looking for a parking spot within a reasonable distance from the terminal by Uber?

TPC

Just a thought…

[‘Bob’]

Imagine paying to park for work..

Imagine being on flat pay for 4 years. I thought you were going back to work for bearskin. Free parking in YXL.

Everyone knows that Bearskin is the keystone to Canadian aviation.

If they fail we all fail.

I sold my Canadian airline stock today and am planning a career change.

I forgot to put sarcasm on that one. Bearskin and Air Canada sound equally unappealing so I will never work for either.

[5x5]

Imagine paying to park for work..

That’s the reality for pretty much every person that works for any business in a downtown location. So they either take the bus or pay for their own parking in a lot as close as reasonable (depending on their willingness to pay) to their office. Just curious, but why should aviation be different?

[co-joe]

Another option, hear me out here... All airlines provide free parking to their FAs. There's quite a few of them that don't own cars and either take the bus or Uber for early mornings. Maybe you knew one, you could work out a cash deal for their parking pass. Maybe start on one of the crash pad groups on social media that cater to commuters...

[CaptDukeNukem]

Another option, hear me out here... All airlines provide free parking to their FAs. There's quite a few of them that don't own cars and either take the bus or Uber for early mornings. Maybe you knew one, you could work out a cash deal for their parking pass. Maybe start on one of the crash pad groups on social media that cater to commuters...

Does flair provide free parking for their FAs?

Edit: let me rephrase: does flair provide free parking at airport parking lots and not ones across a highway from an airport

[Oleo 4]

Another option, hear me out here... All airlines provide free parking to their FAs. There's quite a few of them that don't own cars and either take the bus or Uber for early mornings. Maybe you knew one, you could work out a cash deal for their parking pass. Maybe start on one of the crash pad groups on social media that cater to commuters...

All airlines certainly do NOT provide free parking. What they do provide is the ability to opt out of the employer paid taxable benefit. However if you do decide to opt out, you are not provided with any pass or raic assigned entry into any of the lots. In the past I have been able to keep my taxable benefit lot at home base while my commuting based parking was personally paid.

Nothing is free in aviation!

O

[co-joe]

Does flair provide free parking for their FAs?

Edit: let me rephrase: does flair provide free parking at airport parking lots and not ones across a highway from an airport

You don't seems to miss a single opportunity to make this about your hatred of Flair do you?

[CaptDukeNukem]

Does flair provide free parking for their FAs?

Edit: let me rephrase: does flair provide free parking at airport parking lots and not ones across a highway from an airport

You don't seems to miss a single opportunity to make this about your hatred of Flair do you?

You didn’t answer the question: does flair have their crew park at their offices then drag their luggage across a busy highway to terminal 3?

[CaptDukeNukem]

Also, I don’t think it’s ONLY MY hatred,
considering the amount of flair people that are now at porter and tell me their stories.

[CaptDukeNukem]

Curious as to how many people quit porter to go to flair

[co-joe]

Also, I don’t think it’s ONLY MY hatred,
considering the amount of flair people that are now at porter and tell me their stories.

I love that you all quit for a 20k raise, got there realized the grass is the same shade, and then we got a 50 k pay bump to celebrate you leaving.

[co-joe]

Curious as to how many people quit porter to go to flair

I've met a few, but most came here when PD didn't have jets, and now that we pay more, nobody has quit so we haven't been hiring.