Canada has one of the most protectionist policies when it comes to the Gulf carriers, which is why as of now Emirates is limited to operating 3x weekly flights between Dubai and Toronto. They'd like to expand further into Canada (there are even rumors of them flying to Buffalo as a way of circumventing this…
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Lufthansa is doing that in some places as well (e.g. Salzburg and Innsbruck to Munich). The advantage of booking this as opposed to a normal Bus/Transfer is that you are on one ticket, so if your bus is late and you miss the plane, they will rebook you...
The Quick Shuttle normally takes that long anyway because at the border everyone gets off, get their bags, clear US immigration and customs, and back on the bus again.
Are you sure those times are right? I took the emirates flight this summer and it leaves from SEATAC around 10:30 am.
Something like 25% of all south Asians in Canada live in Surrey BC, a southern YVR suburb that's basically on the border with the US.
I figure this is the market they're going after.
I'd do it, if the price was right. I'd especially like it if they directed it to the ferry. Vancouver Island residents don't have many options.
We can look forward to more protectionist policies in the US in the near future. It seems like the US will emulate Canada when it comes to issues like this.
@BC you're probably right, but the Quick only makes one Surrey stop, and it's nowhere near Newton or Walley or Guildford. In fact it's barely outside White Rock close to the border.
@Heather I believe the EK/AS codeshare includes YYJ (too lazy to go check) so if it does simply ticket from there. The Quick goes nowhere near the ferry unless you take that all the way to Waterfront, cross over to Lonsdale on the Seabus, then public-transit over to Horseshoe Bay. Fun times I know!
@ lucky the border to go to Seattle is the busiest in North America. I spent 3 hours there the only time I passed through. You can actually see online the estimated waiting time at the border.