Airlines
Pacific Coastal Launches New Routes From Nanaimo
Pacific Coastal Airlines is introducing two new routes at the Nanaimo Airport, further enhancing its commitment to connecting communities and providing convenient travel options for passengers. Starting Sept. 12, 2023, Pacific Coastal Airlines will operate daily non-stop flights on the Nanaimo - Vancouver South Terminal and Nanaimo - Kelowna routes, utilizing the 19-passenger pressurized turboprop Beechcraft 1900 aircraft. This aircraft offers passengers comfortable seating, a spacious 6-foot cabin height, and ample cargo capacity, ensuring a pleasant and convenient travel...
ACTA Hosting NDC Webinars
ACTA is hosting two webinars – one with Air Canada and one with Amadeus – to help travel advisors understand the New Distribution Technology (NDC) which Air Canada is made available on June 15, 2023. Wendy Paradis, ACTA president, said: “We find there is significant confusion about NDC capability and impacts. ACTA will be having a number of webinars over the next several months with our airline and GDS partners to help increase knowledge and clear up any confusion.” Travel Agencies and Travel Advisors are welcome to join ACTA’s NDC English and French webinars on June 19,...
Sabre, Aeromexico Launch NDC Content
Sabre Corporation and Aeromexico have announced that the carrier’s NDC content is now available through Sabre’s global distribution system (GDS). Aeromexico is rolling out its NDC offers in waves, starting in Mexico this month. The airline’s content is now available through the Sabre Offer and Order APIs, agency booking solution Sabre Red 360 and Sabre’s online booking tool, GetThere for travel agencies based in Mexico. Thousands of Sabre-connected agencies in more than 150 countries around the world are already shopping, booking, and servicing NDC content through...
Air Canada Takes Off With New Vancouver to Singapore Service
Air Canada is expanding its international network with the addition of non-stop flights between its trans-Pacific hub at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) and Singapore's Changi International Airport (SIN). The new route will operate four times weekly beginning April 3, 2024*, onboard Air Canada's flagship Dreamliner fleet. Seats are available for purchase now at aircanada.com, via the Air Canada App, Air Canada's Contact Centres, and travel agents. Mark Galardo, Executive Vice President, Revenue and Network Planning at Air Canada, said: "Air Canada continues to adapt...
Amex GBT Tracks Flight Costs In Canada
According to new research from American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT), overall, flying will be far more expensive this summer. Amex GBT analyzed tens of thousands of client transactions on flights to and from Canadian destinations, revealing that a typical Toronto-to-Montreal flight in economy class cost 20% more this year compared to 2019. While an economy flight from Toronto to London, is a resounding 27% more expensive. As peak travel season is getting underway, in most cases travellers will be paying more. Economy and business-class passengers on the most in-demand...
Cathay Pacific Reopens YVR Lounge
Cathay Pacific is reopening its lounge at Vancouver International Airport on June 16, 2023 for flight CX865 on June 17, 2023, as Hong Kong’s home airline continues to add more flights to its global schedule. Located in the International Terminal of Vancouver International Airport (YVR), between departure gates D70 and D71, the lounge originally opened in May 2016. The lounge measures 510 square metres, with a seating capacity of 108 people offering a supremely comfortable exclusive environment of understated luxury in which passengers can relax before their flight out of...
Making The Connection
Air Canada and Sabre have connected. The airline and the tech provider have completed a new, multi-year distribution agreement that provides Sabre-connected agencies with long-term access to Air Canada’s full content via NDC channels. Under the agreement, Sabre will be able to provide agencies with significantly improved content and offers from Air Canada, including the airline’s dynamically priced fares and new ancillary services. Air Canada is actively working with Sabre on the launch of the airline’s NDC offers in the Sabre travel marketplace. The two companies expect...
WestJet Takes Calgary Stampede Partnership To New Heights
WestJet is celebrating a five-year renewed commitment with the Calgary Stampede. Over the next five years, WestJet will be the official airline of the Calgary Stampede, serving as a Champion Level sponsor of the outdoor event with the airline sponsoring the bull riding rodeo events, the iconic WestJet Skyride and an on-site activation rewarding Stampede guests with exciting prizes like free flights. WestJet and the Calgary Stampede's partnership was established in 2003 and was founded on a mutual connection of bringing the world to Western Canada to experience all it has to offer. With...