Airlines
Turkish Airlines Is Protecting The Future
Bringing regions, cultures, and economies together with flights operating to over 300 destinations on five continents, Turkish Airlines continues to open its wingsfor the future of the world. During 2021, the global brand prevented tens of thousands of trees from being cut and hundreds of thousands of cubic meter water from being contaminated with its sustainability operations with four focal points: humanity, world, improvement, and management function Turkish Airlines is campaigning against the environmental problems facing the world in areas where the airline is operating, ranging...
Industry Veteran, Don McWilliam Retiring
After a career that's neared half a century and taken him from the Yukon to Ontario's capital, Don McWilliam is getting ready to bid adieu to the airline industry. McWilliam, who now oversees the Canadian operation for Dubai-based Emirates, will soon be retiring, a development he says will enable him to free up time for other interests. "I'm going to spend more time with my grandchildren and on the golf course and visit bucket list destinations. I still want to see the world," says the Toronto-based McWilliam. Golf destinations rate highly among must-see parts of the world for...
Skylink Picks Farenexus For Agency Engine Partner
Skylink has chosen Farenexus as the technology partner to build its new Travel Agent booking engine Magellan. The collaboration between Skylink and Farenexus will give Skylink’s 1,200-plus travel agent customers the knowledge and expertise Skylink provides for airline products with an industry leading agent booking tool developed by Farenexus that does not require cryptic GDS skills and knowledge. Magellan, which is built with the Nexuswind technology, continues to expand Skylink’s ability to offer unique air content in the Canadian marketplace and exceed the high expectations...
UPDATE: Sunwing Confirms Sked Is Back To Normal
Sunwing is confirming that its flight schedule has returned to normal. In a statement issued late Friday (April 22), the company said: “We can confirm that our flight schedule has returned to normal. Any Sunwing flights that were delayed as a result of the system outage have been resolved or are in progress. Any further scheduling changes are unrelated to the system issue.” The carrier continued: “However, check-in times and passenger processing may be slower than usual throughout the coming days until we fully relaunch our passenger handling system. Customers are...
The New Green List
In celebration of Earth Day, Travelport has released a new trend report about the state of sustainability in the travel industry. Together with two of its partners, Virgin Atlantic and Trainline, Travelport shines a light on the sector’s current initiatives with a focus on creating a greener industry for tomorrow. Jason Clarke, Chief Commercial Officer – Travel Partners at Travelport, said: “Being an environmentalist should not be a competitive advantage, but rather something that the entire travel industry embraces and believes in.” Clarke continued: “In order for the...
WestJet, FlightHub Team Up To Support GlobalMedic
WestJet is partnering with the FlightHub Group to assist in the transportation of GlobalMedic's field team members to and from areas impacted by the conflict in Ukraine. Through coordinated collaboration, WestJet will provide flights to and from European gateways across its network, where the FlightHub will then transport the GlobalMedic team members to Ukraine's neighbouring countries. Alexis von Hoensbroech, WestJet, CEO, said: “We must continue to do our part in facilitating the delivery of crucial services, people and emergency supplies to Ukraine and its citizens. By...
Air Canada Is Ready To Help
Air Canada is donating 100 million Aeroplan points to support the Canadian government's initiative to bring Ukrainians to Canada. The points will contribute towards facilitating transportation and can be used on flights operated by Air Canada and its Star Alliance partners including Lufthansa, LOT Polish Airlines, SWISS, United Airlines and other carriers. The Shapiro Foundation is also contributing to this effort and Miles4Migrants, a non-profit charity will manage and facilitate the flight bookings. Michael Rousseau, President and Chief Executive Officer of Air Canada, said...
Sunwing Offers Update On System Outage
Sunwing advises that its check-in systems provider, Airline Choice, continues to experience a system outage affecting its flight operations. The company said that it “sincerely apologizes to all of our customers who have been inconvenienced by the flight delays.” In an alert on its website, Sunwing says that: “While our systems provider continues to work on resolving the issue, we are manually processing as many flights as possible but anticipate further delays.” The alert continues: “Please also note that all passengers with flight delays over three hours for reasons...