Airlines
Canada Releases New Aviation Climate Action Plan
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra has released Canada’s Aviation Climate Action Plan (2022-2030), noting that, in partnership with the aviation industry, the federal government is committed to taking concrete action to meet its climate goals and ensure that Canadians have an efficient and environmentally friendly transportation system. “Transportation, economy and climate should go hand-in-hand,” Minister Alghabra said, continuing: “Canada’s Aviation Climate Action Plan is a good example of how we can come together to set a net-zero emission vision and lay out the actions...
Air Canada Has New Carbon Offset Provider
Air Canada has introduced CHOOOSE as its new carbon offset program provider. The option to purchase verified carbon offsets is now seamlessly integrated into the airline's Canadian and US booking websites. Customers who are interested in learning more about CO2 emissions and compensating the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with their flights can now do so directly when booking through www.aircanada.com. Michael Rousseau, President and CEO of Air Canada, said that: “At Air Canada, we take a multifaceted approach to addressing climate change and sustainability....
UPDATED: They’re Gone
The federal government will remove all COVID-19 entry restrictions, as well as testing, quarantine, and isolation requirements for anyone entering Canada, effective Oct. 1, 2022. The removal of border measures has been facilitated by a number of factors, including modelling that indicates that Canada has largely passed the peak of the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 fuelled wave, Canada’s high vaccination rates, lower hospitalization and death rates, as well as the availability and use of vaccine boosters (including new bivalent formulation), rapid tests, and treatments for COVID-19. Health...
Korean Air Mission Brings Airport News, Asia Reps
Incheon International Airport of Seoul, South Korea has repeatedly earned Skytrax honours as one of the world’s top airports, as well as a #1 ranking as the world’s best transit airport – facts that were celebrated at a recent travel trade dinner in Vancouver hosted by Korean Airlines. As well, the Airports Council International (ACI) recently recognized Incheon with a top ranking (Level 5) of its Airport Customer Experience Accreditation program. Incheon Airport is the first airport in the world to achieve this top level of accreditation. The dinner event was held at the...
Government Offers Update On Wait Times
The Minister of Transport, the Honourable Omar Alghabra, the Minister of Health, the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, the Minister of Public Safety, the Honourable Marco Mendicino, and the Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance, the Honourable Randy Boissonnault, The federal government provided an update on the continued action and progress that it and its industry partners are making to reduce traveller wait times and delays across Canadian airports. The update was provided by Transport Minister, Omar Alghabra; Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos; Public Safety Minister,...
Canada Jetlines Partners With Clarity TTS
As it celebrated its inaugural flight from Toronto Pearson this week (Sept. 22), Canada Jetlines Operations Ltd. also announced that it was partnering with Clarity Travel Technology Solutions (Clarity TTS). The partnership between the travel tech company and Canada Jetlines will provide seamless and efficient technology to travellers around the globe. ClarityTTS, B2B SaaS platform provides travel partners with the ability to search, book, ticket, rebook, reissue, void, refund, and book ancillaries for their travelers, all through one simple platform. Along with access to a...
Waiting For Word From Ottawa
While there have been numerous media reports suggesting that the federal government will be making changes to Canada’s current travel policies, WestJet’s VP External Affairs, Andy Gibbons said in a statement that: “As of today, WestJet has not received formal notice from the government outlining changes to Canada’s current travel policies for ArriveCan, random arrivals testing, vaccination or mandatory masking.” Gibbons continued: “Throughout the pandemic, we have been strong advocates for health and safety measures that are grounded in science and are consistent with other...
Air North Tops Three Million Passengers
Air North is having a milestone year. Yukon’s Airline, as it has been dubbed, celebrated its 45th anniversary in February and in June, it marked the 20th anniversary of its Boeing 737 service that connects Whitehorse, Yukon, with British Columbia (Vancouver, Victoria and Kelowna), Alberta (Calgary and Edmonton), and Ontario (Toronto and Ottawa via Yellowknife, Northwest Territories). In fact, the Toronto service was a milestone of its own. Its launch, in May, marked the first time the capital cities of the Yukon and Northwest Territories had ever been linked by scheduled service...