Airlines
CHTA President Calls For Flexible Airline Tax Approach
The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s (CHTA) president is recommending a tiered ‘dynamic taxation system’ as a novel and potential solution to address ongoing concerns about the high cost of air travel within and to and from the region. CHTA’s President Nicola Madden-Greig is calling for a flexible approach to levying airline taxes, pointing out that one of the major constraints facing Caribbean travel is the heavy burden of taxation, and governments could well consider successful revenue management tactics employed within the tourism and aviation...
Sunwing Unveils Initial Winter Schedule For 4 Airports
Sunwing has unveiled its initial winter flight schedules for four large airports from coast to coast, with the winter lineup for various regional markets where Sunwing maintains a strong presence – from Atlantic Canada to the Prairies and Northern Ontario – to be announced over the coming weeks. The tour operator’s winter schedule announcement for Toronto, Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver airports comes on the heels of customer capacity returning to 2019 levels, with winter capacity already growing by more than 140% over the previous year and expected to climb even further once...
High Expectations
IATA is taking a shopping list of issues to Montreal for the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) 41st Assembly that began yesterday and continues until Oct. 7. The global airline industry association is urging ICAO to address the industry’s top issues which include: Agreeing a Long-term Aspirational Goal (LTAG) for the decarbonization of international aviation in line with the aviation industry’s commitment to achieve net zero CO2 emissions by 2050 Strengthening the landmark Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) as the...
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,...