Airlines
Flight Bookings Stall
FowardKeys is reporting that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine “caused an immediate stall in flight bookings” to Europe and within Russia domestically. In its second public analysis since the outbreak of war, ForwardKeys compared flight bookings in the week following the invasion, Feb 24 to March 2, to the previous seven days. Excluding Ukraine and Moldova, which closed their air space, and Russia and Belarus, which were subjected to flight bans and safety warnings, the destinations worst affected were generally those closest to the conflict. Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Georgia,...
Air Canada Partners To Launch Humanitarian Effort
An Air Canada-operated humanitarian special cargo flight on behalf of Airlink and other aid organizations departed Toronto Pearson International Airport with a final destination of Warsaw, Poland yesterday (March 9). Through a partnership between Air Canada, disaster logistics non-profit Airlink, relief organization Project C.U.R.E., and freight forwarder Flexport, medical supplies and hospital beds, humanitarian and medical supplies were loaded onboard the Air Canada Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. Medical and trauma supplies destined for a Ukrainian hospital provided by Canadian disaster...
Air Travel Recovery Slowed In January
IATA is reporting that the recovery in air travel slowed for both domestic and international in January 2022 compared to December 2021, owing to the imposition of travel restrictions following the emergence of Omicron last November. The industry association also noted that it is now 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 in...
Air Transat Takes Off For Summer 2022
Air Transat has announced the relaunch of a significant number of its routes for the summer season. The company is consolidating its position in the transatlantic market and continuing to develop its services in the United States, in addition to offering flights to the South and within Canada. At the height of the summer season, it will operate more than 250 direct weekly flights on 69 direct routes. Joseph Adamo, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, Transat, said: “The numbers tell us clearly that with the gradual lifting of travel restrictions worldwide, people are more ready...
Breaking The Bias On International Women’s Day 2022
Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA), Air Canada, G Adventures, Trafalgar, Contiki, Intrepid and Skål International are among just a few of the companies and organizations in the travel and tourism industry stepping up to break the bias on International Women’s Day 2022. Read on to find out what they’re doing: Nicola Madden-Greig, president of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), observes that the United Nations theme for International Women’s Day 2022 was particularly apt as COVID-19 wanes in the region because of the special role played by women...
Air Transat, Porter Conclude Code-Share Deal
Air Transat and Porter Airlines have concluded a code-sharing agreement to be implemented for the 2022 summer season. The first phase of the agreement will focus on connecting Porter’s bases at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ) and Halifax-Stanfield (YHZ) to Air Transat’s hub at Montreal-Trudeau (YUL), providing customers of both carriers with a greater selection of connecting flights in Canada, the U.S. and internationally. Transat president and CEO, Annick Guérard said: “We are very excited to team up with Porter in an important partnership that will contribute to the...
VoX International Adds FLYGTA To Client Roster
VoX International has added FLYGTA Airlines to its client roster and it will be assisting the airline with marketing and travel trade outreach. To spearhead that, VoX is also welcoming Erin Oddleifson to its team to manage this account. Susan Webb, President of VoX International, said that: “FLYGTA is growing in leaps and bounds and we are delighted to be a part of that, supporting the company with its growth plans and raising its profile among the travel trade and MICE sectors here in Canada.” Webb continued: “In turn, we are happy to welcome Erin to the VoX family to manage...
Russian Invasion Triggers Spike In Flight Cancellations
ForwardKeys is reporting that its latest data reveals that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine prompted an instant spike in flight cancellations to and from Russia. On Feb. 25th -- the day after the start of the invasion -- every booking that was made for travel to Russia was outweighed by six cancellations of pre-existing bookings. The source markets exhibiting the highest cancellation rates, in order of volume, were Germany 773%, France 472%, Italy 152%, the UK 254%, India 285% and Turkey 116%. ForwardKeys also reports that the invasion triggered a collapse in the market for Russian...