Airlines
Air Canada Takes Off With New Transborder Routes
Air Canada has announced new, daily transborder flights between Halifax-and-Newark and Vancouver-and-Houston. The year-round routes will start in December and link these major urban markets, as well as provide easy onward connections through Air Canada's and its partner United Airlines' global networks. Mark Galardo, Senior Vice President, Network Planning and Revenue Management at Air Canada, said that: “With these new routes from Halifax and Vancouver, Air Canada is meeting demand in these important markets and building on our strengthened trans-border partnership with...
WestJet Group Takes Off With New Boeing Deal
WestJet Group has signed a blockbuster deal with Boeing for the purchase of an additional 42 MAX aircraft, along with options for 22 more. The order is in addition to WestJet's remaining 23 MAX orders and extends the airline's fleet growth plans out to 2028. The company’s Chief Executive Officer, Alexis von Hoensbroech said of the new agreement that: "With this additional order, the WestJet Group will accept delivery of no fewer than 65 aircraft in the next six years, at least 50 will be 737-10 aircraft, furthering our commitment to affordable travel options for Canadians and jobs...
Asia Now Collective Draws Agents To Destinations
Reps from four countries in Asia recently assembled as part of the Asia Now collective to highlight unique tourism qualities and attractions, at a special dinner event in Vancouver. Asia Now invited travel retailers and tour operators to meet at the Shangri-la Hotel in downtown Vancouver to meet with tourism reps from Taiwan, Philippines, Singapore and Korea. All expressed relief and gratitude that the pandemic was a decreasing health threat, and that borders were now opening for tourism. And they touted the attractions that are now coming back to life. For instance, one aspect...
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....