Airlines
Air Transat renames Atlantic Ocean to the “Canadien Ocean”
Air Transat is officially changing the name of the Atlantic Ocean to the Canadien Ocean. Effective immediately, the new name is featured in onboard announcements across Air Transat’s network. To rally nationwide support, the company is launching a petition to make the rebranding permanent on official governmental documents and maps. The initiative was celebrated last night on the very first flight over the newly named Canadien Ocean, one of up to 184 crossings Air Transat makes each week. Passengers on board were treated to commemorative certificates, and the first...
Porter expands service throughout North America this summer
Porter Airlines is updating its 2025 summer schedule. Increases in capacity are spread across new destinations, the continuation of winter routes into summer, and added frequencies. Domestic flying during this period is now 80% of total network capacity, up from 75% in its original summer plan. This is balanced by targeted frequency reductions in select U.S. markets. Despite the changes, Porter’s presence in the Canada-U.S. market will be 25% larger than last summer. The summer schedule is supported by 10 additional Embraer E195-E2 aircraft compared to 2024, growing the number...
WestJet announces new “Vacation Flex” program
WestJet has announced a new, unbelievable program "Vacation Flex" offering guests the chance to share their vacation posts beyond social media. "When guests go on vacation, one of the things they look forward to most is chronicling their travel experience for friends and family on social media," said WestJet Director of Marketing, Jennifer Callegaro. "We are excited to offer guests a new, creative way to share their travel stories on billboards and bus stops across Canada, with Vacation Flex." This first-of-its-kind program gives WestJet guests the opportunity to see their...
Air Canada adds Montreal-Edinburgh route for this summer
Air Canada is adding a new route and boosting frequencies to popular Europe destinations for the upcoming summer travel season. New summer services from Montreal to Edinburgh will complement the carrier's existing summer services from Toronto to the Scottish capital city. The carrier is also adding close to 1,300 weekly seats to Paris and Athens, and is also extending its peak Toronto to Rome schedule until October. "Air Canada is excited to add the only non-stop flights between Montreal and Edinburgh! Our new flights will link Scotland to Canada's second largest metropolitan area,...
Air France shares details of summer schedule
During the summer 2025 schedule (April – October), Air France will operate up to 900 flights per day to nearly 190 destinations worldwide. The summer of 2025 will mark the continued expansion of Air France’s long-haul network, with 87 destinations served and overall capacity increasing by four per cent compared to summer 2024. The following routes will be launched: Paris-Charles de Gaulle – Riyadh (Saudi Arabia): Up to 5 weekly flights operated with Airbus A350-900 aircraft, starting May 19, 2025. Paris-Charles de Gaulle – Orlando (Florida): 4 weekly flights operated...
Belgium airports to close on March 31 due to national strike
Belgium’s airports have advised that they will be closed on March 31, 2025 due to a national strike by security staff and handlers personnel. In an alert on its website, Brussels Airport said that it expects “major disruptions to airport operations’’ on the day of the strike. Charleroi Airport also advised that it would be closed, saying that the lack of staff to ensure safe operations made the move necessary. As a result all flight scheduled to and from the airport on March 31 are being cancelled. Brussels Airport is taking similar actions, advising that departing...
OAG data reveals reduced Canada-US capacity through October 2025
OAG has just released data on airline capacity between Canada and the U.S. that reveals that it has been reduced through to October 2025, with the most significant cuts occurring during the peak travel months of July and August. Its data also shows that passenger bookings on Canada-U.S. routes are currently down by 70% compared to the same period last year. And although OAG schedules data suggests that airline capacity between Canada and the US remains broadly unchanged for the summer season, a closer look at recent weeks reveals a downward trend in airline capacity and a sharp...
Porter & Pascan improve access to Eastern Canada with new partnership
A new partnership between Porter Airlines and Pascan Aviation will improve access to air travel across Eastern Canada, taking advantage of Porter’s growing North American network and Pascan’s Québec and Maritimes-focused regional flights. Porter-Pascan connections can currently be made through Halifax and Québec City, with more than 90 connecting routes available, linking eight Pascan destinations across Canada’s eastern provinces with Porter flights to points across North America. The new interline partnership will allow year-round connections on cross-continental routes like...