Airlines
Air North reintroduces seasonal service between Vancouver and Yellowknife
Air North has announced the return of its seasonal, non-stop service between Vancouver and Yellowknife, beginning Mon., Nov. 24, 2025. The flights will which depart twice weekly until March 27, 2026. The airlines said that this reinstated route enhances direct air travel between British Columbia and the Northwest Territories; and it also enables near year-round air service between Whitehorse and Yellowknife: via Vancouver in the winter and through Air North’s eastern gateway in Ontario during the summer. The service will play a key role in enhancing northern transportation links...
Turkish Airlines: 7,708 Canadian Travel Advisors Can’t Be Wrong
In today’s globe, Turkiye is truly the nexus of the world, a country in both Europe and Asia and a relatively short distance to much of Africa. On June 19th at the Agent’s Choice Awards Gala, the Canadian travel agent community chose Turkish Airlines as the winner of the first-ever Airline – Stopover award. In 2019 Istanbul opened its brand-new airport, which is now the second busiest airport in both Europe and the Middle East, and provides the hub for the national flag carrier, Turkish Airlines. Competing with some of the most impressive airline networks in the world,...
Air Transat takes off to Rio, strengthens 2025-2026 winter program
Air Transat has unveiled the details of new non-stop service to Rio de Janeiro from both Toronto and Montreal. The flights will be operated with the Airbus A330 aircraft; twice weekly from Toronto (on Wednesdays and Saturdays) and once weekly from Montreal (on Thursdays), where Air Transat will be the only carrier offering a non-stop service. This addition is part of a broader set of recent announcements that reinforce the company’s winter offering. And this winter, Air Transat will be operating a total of 14 new routes from its Canadian gateways, including several new destinations...
Condor expanding its Inter-European route network in 2026
Condor is continuing to expand its route network for the summer of 2026 with the addition of three European destinations -- Barcelona, Budapest, and Venice. Service on the new routes, launches on May 1, 2026 from Frankfurt Airport. These destinations join Condor’s growing European roster, which in summer 2025 already includes Berlin, Paris, Rome, Vienna, Milan, Prague, Zurich, Hamburg, and Munich. Out of North America this summer, Condor operated from 12 cities that include Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver, New York (JFK), Los Angeles, Miami, Seattle, Boston, Portland, Las Vegas,...
Air Canada making changes to how members earn Aeroplan Points
Effective for travel on or after Jan. 1, 2026, Aeroplan members will earn points on eligible Air Canada flights based on dollars spent rather than the distance they travel. On the same date, Air Canada will introduce Status Qualifying Credits (SQC), a new single path for achieving Aeroplan Elite status, that will change how members qualify for status based on their activities from Jan. 1, 2026 onward. Members will be able to get SQC through eligible flight purchases, Aeroplan credit card spending, and activity with the program’s travel and everyday partners. The changes are...
Saudia posts strong 2025 first half results
Saudia is reporting strong first half growth in 2025, carrying over 17.5 million passengers, which represents a 7.2% increase over 2024. Saudia Arabia’s national flag carrier’s growth was supported by the operation of over 100,000 flights, including scheduled and additional services across its extensive network spanning four continents, representing a 4% increase. In total, Saudia recorded more than 293,500 flight hours during this period, while maintaining an exceptional on-time performance rate (OTP) of 89.6%. Notably, the airline ranked first worldwide for OTP in both...
UPDATED: Air Canada flight attendants vote to strike “if necessary”
Air Canada’s flight attendants have voted in favour of strike action “if necessary.” The Air Canada Component of CUPE -- the union representing over 10,000 flight attendants at Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge – said in a statement that its members have voted 99.7% in favour of strike action, if necessary. The union said that the vote “reflects the deep frustration of flight attendants after months of negotiations without result, due to the airline’s refusal to fairly negotiate on key issues like unpaid work, work rules, and poverty-level wages.” Wesley Lesosky,...
IATA report reveals premium class outpaced economy class travel in 2024
International premium class travel -- business and first class -- grew by 11.8% in 2024, outpacing growth in global economy travel of 11.5%. That was one of the key highlights of IATA’s newly released World Air Transport Statistics (WATS) for 2024 which revealed that the total number of international premium-class travellers in 2024 was 116.9 million (6% of total international passengers). Leading the regions in terms of percentage growth was Asia Pacific with a year-on-year growth of 22.8% with 21 million premium passengers -- although it was outpaced in growth by economy class...