Region of Waterloo International Airport - YKF

[danbrotherston]

As for the "confusion" of not going to YKF, I think this doesn't really matter, there are zero connections through YKF (every possible destination is served faster + cheaper by flying directly from YYZ rather than connecting through YKF) so there are precisely zero people who WANT to be at YKF. So yes, it might be surprising that you don't end up at YKF, but it shouldn't be an unwelcome surprise.

YKF has long term parking facilities with easy access to the terminal.  In many places around the region it’s faster to drive to the airport than downtown Kitchener.  And even when it’s longer it’s <10 minutes more and the drive is much easier for people.

And the reality is that lots of people want to drive because it’s much faster and easier than the alternatives - particularly with luggage and children.

I don’t think either option is particularly bad.  I agree that without doing security at YKF the utility of it being an airport seems very minimal. 

So, sure nobody wants to end at YKF. But most people don’t end at Kitchener Go either.  And lots of people will prefer YKF over downtown for where the bus starts/ends.

Flying is like the singular example of when wealthy people want to take transit. It’s why there is so much elite projection around it, why transit agencies prioritize airport links over other transit projects with better business cases. 

In any case, as I said there is no reason that they cannot go to both places if that really was an issue.