Airlines
Ethiopian Resumes Dubai Service
Ethiopian Airlines has resumed service to Dubai further to the ending of the lock-down and its opening for leisure travelers and also resumed normal service to Djibouti. The resumptions bring the number of destinations served by Ethiopian to 40. As countries continue to open-up their airports for passenger arrival, Ethiopian will announce list of these destinations in due course. Facemasks will be mandatory for Ethiopian Airlines passengers, who are requested to satisfy destination entry requirements, such as health certificates and filling out health declaration forms if...
Air Canada Reopening Maple Leaf Lounges
Air Canada is gradually re-opening its Maple Leaf Lounges, complete with new biosafety protocols for the well-being of customers and employees. The Maple Leaf Lounge at Toronto Pearson, D gates re-opens today (July 24) to eligible customers travelling on a domestic or international flight, with the Maple Leaf Lounges located in the domestic departure areas at airports in Montreal and Vancouver set to re-open in the coming weeks. Andrew Yiu, vice-president, product, at Air Canada, said: “We are pleased to welcome eligible customers again to one of our Maple Leaf Lounges at our...
Despite The Surge, Travel Safety Perceptions Hold Steady
The current surge in cases of COVID-19 across the U.S. has not made Americans more fearful of becoming ill according to the latest results of MMGY Global’s Travel Safety Barometer (Wave VI), which measures the impact of the virus on traveller perceptions of safety. The barometer also found that the virus’ surge has not impacted the number of respondents who plan to take a leisure trip within the next six months, which has held steady at 40% since early June. And while the travel industry still has a long road to recovery ahead, there are two areas where perceptions of safety are...
A Message from Jean-Marc Eustache To Travel Agencies
Dear Travel Consultant, July 23 is, and will remain, a very special day in Transat’s history. Tonight, after four months of inactivity, we are making our first three international commercial flights — Montreal-Toulouse, Montreal-Paris and Toronto-London — in addition to our three domestic flights — Montreal-Toronto, Toronto-Montreal and Toronto-Vancouver. These first departures will certainly be a very emotional moment for the entire Transat team, for me especially. Our entire reduced summer program, which includes 24 routes to some 20 destinations, will be up and running...
WestJet Wraps Up Repatriation Flight Program
WestJet has concluded its repatriation flight program with the Government of Canada, following the airline's final flight from Port of Spain (POS), Trinidad and Tobago to Toronto (YYZ), Canada on Friday, July 17. Since April 4, WestJet operated 28 flights to 14 destinations to bring 4,073 Canadians home from the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Grand Cayman, Haiti, Jamaica, Panama and Trinidad and Tobago. Ed Sims, WestJet president and CEO, said: "By working together with our Government of Canada...
Curaçao Is Calling
On July 1, Canada joined the list of select markets like Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, and The Netherlands to get the green light to visit the Dutch Caribbean island of Curaçao. Ahead of reopening to international travel, the destination introduced new hospitality protocols called “A Dushi Stay the Healthy Way.” In the first 12 days since the borders reopened, close to 3,000 stayover visitors headed to the colourful ABC island, mainly from Western Europe and the Caribbean region. “We’ve put certain prerequisites in. We are approaching this in a very methodical, gradual...
Air Canada Is Cooking With Chef Jérôme Ferrer
Air Canada is partnering with Montreal-based Chef Jérôme Ferrer, who will design meals for the airline's Premium Economy and Economy Class customers on all flights departing Canada for Europe and Asia, as well as Australia and South America once these flights resume. Chef Ferrer will join celebrated Canadian Chefs David Hawksworth, Antonio Park and Vikram Vij, whose meals will be offered once more on Air Canada flights beginning later this month as the airline begins to restore its onboard service program. Andrew Yiu, vice-president - product at Air Canada, said: “It is an...
A First For Air Transat
Over the weekend, Air Transat made the first two delivery flights with its new jets fuelled by a kerosene blend containing 10% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), a first for the Canadian carrier. It’s also a first for the Airbus plant in Hamburg, Germany, which produces these aircraft, because until this weekend, delivery with SAF was offered only to Airbus customers at its plants in Toulouse, France, and Mobile, Alabama. Jean-François Lemay, president and general manager, Air Transat, said: “It is an honour for us and a sign of confidence from Airbus to be, together with AerCap,...