Even more special is that YVR has been receiving the A340-600 on many recent trips. I had the pleasure at being in the park, amidst the lights for 8L when said 'beast' took off over us to the east. Quite sure I saw it again last Saturday afternoon again. Matthew On Tuesday, August 19, 2003, at 07:30 PM, Mike Tobin wrote: > On Tuesday, Aug 19, 2003, at 10:56 America/Anchorage, > mgreenwood@xxxxxxxxx wrote: > >> The website for YVR shows CX 828 departing at 14:40 for YYZ. Is CX >> now using >> YVR for it's tech stop on the Toronto service instead of ANC? >> >> Mark >> > > Cathay Pacific has often swapped Vancouver for Anchorage this > year...the Iraq war, SARS, I think the reason now is the elimination of > Transit With Out Visa and other things by the US that complicates > things when a flight between China and Canada stopped here and many > passengers didn't have passports or visas authorizing US stops. I think > I saw a CX A340 here last week, but maybe it was awhile before. > Mike > aha- thought I could find something official: > > http://www.cathaypacific.com/intl/news/2nd/ > If you are flying CX828 / 829, please note that beginning 6 August, > 2003, there will be a technical stop in Vancouver instead of Anchorage > due to the recent suspension of "Transit Without Visa" Programme in the > United States.