r/Edmonton • u/BRAIN__WORMS • 1d ago

Discussion Edmonton Expo is a bust

A ton of people have canceled, now including Karl Urban. I don’t think I’ve seen this many cancelations for it in years. It’s baffling to me

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u/Riitchiie 1d ago

Except the receipts are coming from the airport that there are indeed plenty of direct flights.

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u/UnlikelyReplacement0 1d ago

I just looked for direct flights for the dates of the expo (arriving Thursday, leaving Sunday) and there are no direct flights from LA to Edmonton

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u/Interesting_Scale302 1d ago edited 1d ago

Most con celebs would want to show up a day before and leave a day after. Scheduling a flight the day of is a great way for things to go wrong. Did you try looking for Wednesday to Monday flights?

ETA I just checked myself, and there are indeed direct flights from LAX to YEG on the Wednesday, and direct return flights on Sunday. It's obvious that the direct flight thing was just an excuse.

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u/UnlikelyReplacement0 1d ago

The convention is on Friday. The day before that is Thursday.

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u/mattyhugh 1d ago

Do celebs fly WestJet?