No, I don't think he has passes.
I looked up his reddit account and he was asking why flights in March were more expensive.
https://www.reddit.com/r/aircanada/c...ghcwi/pricing/
I think he literally just books them a few months in advance.
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So my flight from is always AC 209 YYC YVR departs at 11:30AM. The boarding time is usually 10:55 so I’ll be at airport at 10:40-11:00 most of the time. Since my security check is only 3 minutes ish for having a nexus card, so it’s not a big deal to arrive right on time. The flight land in Vancouver usually at 12-12:15, and I could get to the campus mostly around 1:10. My classes are 2-5. After class I’ll head to airport, either via 49 or R4 and skytrain. Typically get to airport at 6:10-6:20. My flight way back departs at 7 and board at 6:25, and for having nexus, it means security only takes me a minute or two. Then I’ll go straight to the gate but most of time I got 10 to 20 minutes to spare in the terminal. I arrive in Calgary mostly 9:20 and will got home by 9:40 or 9:50. And that’s my day~
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This is his daily itinerary for those two days at school. Based on his comments and assuming he leaves the house around 10AM, it sounds like this lifestyle adds an additional 7 hours of transit per day. It's 12 hours for the whole trip, but you can subtract 3 hours for his classes and an additional 2 hours since most people take an hour to get to UBC per direction.
He said he lived in Vancouver for 3 years previously, so he's probably experienced enough and rather chill at home.