It's the perfect craft for short-haul service like the shuttle routes that today absorb an enormous share of airport capacity.

Airline economics are complex, but understandable - so it's worthwhile taking a close look at the economics of the two shuttle routes.

But the shuttle routes have historically been highly profitable for Eastern.

The network can be easily expanded by just adding local shuttle routes from the nearest suburban or regional hub.

Pan Am, Eastern's competitor on the shuttle routes, said it expects to match the offer.

Currently, the station connects only to local bus and shuttle routes servicing the New Westminster area.

Raymond Ng, 45, a city bus driver, has driven the shuttle route for four years.

There are more than twenty bus and shuttle routes.

A preserved bus running a specific shuttle route also often forms part of a larger event such as a cultural festival.

All planes on the shuttle routes had a single-class configuration until 2004, when first class seats were added.