Airlines
IATA Travel Pass Adds Six More
Etihad Airways, Jazeera Airways, Jetstar, Qantas, Qatar Airways and Royal Jordanian have announced that they will be implementing the IATA Travel Pass in a phased rollout across their networks. The five carriers join Emirates Airline as IATA Travel Pass implementation pioneers. IATA’s director general, Willie Walsh said that: “After months of testing, IATA Travel Pass is now entering the operational phase. The app has proven itself to be an effective tool to manage the complex mess of travel health credentials that governments require. And it’s a great vote of confidence that...
Air Transat Names Cousin To New Post
Air Transat has appointed Cyril Cousin as Director of Air Transat for the France, Benelux, Switzerland and Germany markets. This is a return to the Transat group for Cousin, after his departure in 2016 when Transat France was sold to the TUI group. He will be reporting to Xavier Szwengler, Vice President Marketing and International Markets for Air Transat. Szwengler said that: “Cyril's return to the group will allow us to benefit from his sound market knowledge and expertise, as well as his entrepreneurial spirit and inclusive leadership; key ingredients for the success of our...
Condor Takes Off With Discover The World
Condor is looking to Discover The World to help it grow travel agency sales in the USA and Canada. Using its sales and marketing expertise, along with extensive relationships developed over two decades in the US and Canada, Discover The World will help Condor better penetrate opportunities outside of the scope of its Europe-based international sales team. Discover The World will strategically plan to expand sales by exploiting the potential of the “long tail” in USA & Canada. Ian Murray, CEO of Discover the World, said: “We are really excited to work with Condor to...
Setting A Course To Normal
Air travellers are becoming increasingly frustrated with COVID-19 travel restrictions, according to a new survey commissioned by IATA of 4,700 respondents in 11 markets in September 2021 and also found that there is confidence that the risks of COVID-19 can be effectively managed and that the freedom to travel should be restored. The IATA-commissioned survey found that: 67% of respondents felt that most country borders should be opened now, up 12 percentage-points from the June 2021 survey. 64% of respondents felt that border closures are unnecessary and have not been effective...
AC Set To Launch Toronto Island-Ottawa Daily
Air Canada is launching a new service between Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport and Ottawa beginning Oct. 31, 2021. Initially, the route will offer four return trips daily, increasing to up to eight return trips daily starting in summer 2022. Mark Galardo, senior vice president, network planning and revenue management at Air Canada, said that the “new service from Toronto Island to Ottawa will conveniently link Canada's capital directly with the centre of the country's leading business centre.” Galardo continued: “This new route is designed to meet customer demand in this...
COVID Takes The Stage At IATA AGM
It came as little surprise that the major topic of discussion at this year’s hybrid IATA annual general meeting in Boston was the ongoing Coronavirus endemic and its devastating effect on global aviation. Last year’s AGM, slated for Amsterdam, was cancelled while this year’s version was both face to face and on-line. The 2022 AGM, which will be held in Shanghai June 17 to 19, will be strictly face-to-face. At the beginning of the Boston AGM, IATA noted. “We are still in the deepest crisis in our history and it is more important than ever to have this meeting to serve as a...
Porter Is Back In All Its Destinations
Porter Airlines has officially returned to all 18 of its year-round destinations, with the addition of Fredericton, Saint John, N.B., Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury, Timmins and Windsor. The carrier initially restarted on Sept. 8, after suspending service due to the pandemic. Destinations were progressively added over the past month. Michael Deluce, president and CEO, Porter Airlines, observed: “It’s a significant milestone in our recovery, as we return to all of our year-round markets. We’re looking forward to seeing more of our passengers in these destinations. Over 1,000 Porter...
Feds Make Vaccinations Mandatory For Travellers
It came as no surprise that the federal government announced that it was moving ahead with its plans to require COVID-19 vaccination across the federal public service and federally regulated transportation sectors. Nor was it a surprise that it also announced that travellers departing from Canadian airports, and travellers on VIA Rail and Rocky Mountaineer trains, will be required to be fully vaccinated, with very limited exceptions, effective Oct. 30, 2021. In making the announcement, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also indicated that the federal government is working with the...