Airlines
On The Rebound
IATA is reporting that air travel posted a strong rebound in February 2022 compared to January 2022, as Omicron-related impacts moderated outside of Asia. The war in Ukraine, which began on Feb. 24 Feb., did not have a major impact on traffic levels. And the industry association notes that it is returning to year-on-year traffic comparisons, instead of comparisons with the 2019 period, unless otherwise noted. Owing to the low traffic base in 2021, some markets will show very high year-on-year growth rates, even if the size of these markets is still significantly smaller than they were...
Zagreb Celebrates The Return Of Air Transat
Zagreb is celebrating as it prepares, once again, to welcome service by Air Transat. Air Transat will resume nonstop flights to Croatia after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic. The nonstop seasonal flights to Croatia will commence on May 7 between Toronto and Zagreb and continue to Oct. 29. The airline will offer flights once a week from May 7 to June 4 and twice a week from June 8 to Oct. 29. Air Transat's inaugural nonstop flight from Canada to Croatia was first introduced in June 2016 and continued in 2017, 2018, and 2019 and was gaining momentum until it was postponed in...
Air Transat Drops Prices On 7 Non-Stop Routes
Air Transat is offering Canadian travellers a chance to take advantage of low fares on a selection of flights, including four new routes, from both Montreal and Quebec City. For agents with clients looking to getaway to the U.S. or Europe this summer, the featured routes include: Montreal - Miami from $299 Montreal - San Francisco from $399 Montreal - Los Angeles from $399 Quebec City - London from $599 Montreal - London from $679 Montreal - Amsterdam from $679 Quebec City - Paris from $679 In addition, travellers may change the date and destination of their...
Turkish Airlines Stopover Program Is Back
As the airline that flies to more countries than any other, Turkish Airlines offers the opportunity of "discovering world’s connection centre Istanbul and its unique wonders" with stopover service for its passengers with lengthy transfer times. The service was put on pause due to the pandemic. but with the effects of pandemic lessening, the flag carrier is starting to continue this service in order to elevate passenger experience to a new level. In order for passengers with long connection times to spend quality time in Istanbul, Turkish Airlines will provide 1-night stay in a...
Lynx Is Ready To Pounce
It's just a few more days until Canada's newest airline takes to the skies for its first scheduled flight. Lynx Air is scheduled to take off with flight number one from Calgary to Vancouver on April 7. The new Boeing 737 aircraft on the route will return to Calgary on that same day, kicking off the first set of scheduled flights for the new carrier. The round-trip Calgary-Vancouver rotations will fly seven times per week, increasing to 14 times per week from May 20. Lynx Air is using an “ultra-affordable” business model, and modifying the LCC (low cost carrier) model to do so....
Will 2022 Be The Year Of Travel?
The latest issue of Canadian Travel Press features an exclusive contribution from Travelport’s chief marketing officer, Jen Catto, who writes that: “After two years of border closures and international travel restrictions, people are excited to get away. So much so, they are willing to forgo entertainment, shopping and even self-care for six months or longer to travel. Yes, really.” And Catto continues: “In 2020, the coronavirus pandemic took the global travel industry from all-time highs to a low of only 5% of expected volumes overnight. Over the last two years, the industry...
ACTA Hosting Town Hall On Federal Budget
ACTA will hold a virtual advocacy town hall at 1pm on April 11, 2022 to share analysis and action plans following the Federal Budget, which will be released on Thurs., April 7, 2022. The town hall is open to travel agencies, travel agents and independent travel agents. As well, the association will share the most up to date information on Canadian government travel restrictions and measures and its advocacy plan to ensure that the industry is best prepared for potential and future COVID variants of concern. ACTA will be joined by senior leaders at WestJet who will provide attendees...
Canada Jetlines Takes Another Step Forward
Canada Jetlines Operations Ltd. has received conditional approval for Flight Attendant Training from Transport Canada effective immediately. Final approval of Canada Jetlines’ Flight Attendant Training program will be granted once Transport Canada has reviewed the training conducted under the program and it proves to be satisfactory. Eddy Doyle, CEO of Canada Jetlines, said that: “This is an important milestone in the Air Operator Certificate process with Transport Canada. Our first Flight Attendants will start their Flight Attendant Training Program in April and are scheduled...