Tripling Down Against USA Conference Hosting

Re:Tripling Down Against USA Conference Hosting by cperciva on Monday January 30, 2017 @04:22AM (#13519636)

Check the distances on a globe -- "between the USA, Europe and Asia" is actually the Middle East

You sure about that? Let's take Denver, Frankfurt, and Hong Kong as representatives of USA, Europe, and Asia, since they're somewhat central to the regions and have major airports.

    DEN-YEG: 1019 miles
    FRA-YEG: 4559 miles
    HKG-YEG: 6504 miles
    Total distances to Edmonton: 12531 miles

    DEN-DXB: 7771 miles
    FRA-DXB: 3012 miles
    HKG-DXB: 3684 miles
    Total distances to Dubai: 14467 miles

The most "central" point between the USA, Europe, and Asia is actually pretty close to the North Pole: http://www.gcmap.com/mapui?P=FRA-DEN-HKG-FRA&MS=wls&MP=p&DU=...

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Re:Tripling Down Against USA Conference Hosting by baursak on Monday January 30, 2017 @09:55AM (#13521619)

LOL @ Edmonton vs Dubai comparison.

A big chunk of Edmonton internatonal connections route through the US airports -- SEA, MSP, DEN, ORD, SFO, etc. Unless Edmonton airport becomes a major global air hub like Dubai, this is just plain laughable. The actual distance in miles is not the primary concern by far. Not to mention the sheer uncompetitiveness of Canadian airline industry and airports in general. Canada is the most expensive air destination in the world.

http://globalnews.ca/news/2931748/international-flights-from...

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/rob-commen...

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