Airlines
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,...
Agents’ Choice: Last Chance To Vote
Calling all travel agents! Today is your last chance to vote in the annual Agents' Choice readership survey. Vote now at www.travelpress.com/agentschoice. In case you missed the chance to vote in Agents’ Choice - Canada's original and most authoritative travel industry survey - Baxter Media has re-opened the survey for a limited time to capture any votes that may have been missed due to the havoc wreaked by the onset of COVID-19 in mid-March. Vote for your favourite destinations, suppliers, brands and services in 40+ categories, and be entered in a draw to win one of five...
JetBlue, American Partner To Create More Options
These are definitely remarkable times. Consider the fact that JetBlue Airways Corp. and American Airlines Group Inc. have announced a strategic partnership that will create seamless connectivity for travellers in the Northeast and more choice for customers across their complementary domestic and international networks. As well, the relationship will accelerate each airline’s recovery as the travel industry adapts to new trends as a result of the pandemic. The newly announced partnership also includes an alliance agreement that proposes codeshare and loyalty benefits that will...
SWISS Takes Off From Canada
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) resumed its flights from Montreal’s Pierre Elliot Trudeau International Airport to and from Zurich on July 15. Initially, the service has three weekly flights. The Zurich-Montreal route is just one of the many Canadian routes opened by various passenger airlines of the Lufthansa Group as a result of international travel restrictions being eased. The Zurich-Montreal flight now operates on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, with an Airbus A340-300 aircraft with a three-class configuration that includes First, Business and Economy. Sept. 1...
Caribbean Islands, Airlines Have A Plan
Turks and Caicos minister of tourism, Ralph Higgs announced an update to travel requirements to the destination as a part of TCI Assured, a quality assurance pre-travel program and portal, which went live on July 15 in advance of the reopening of borders on July 22, 2020. The minister said that in consideration of testing availability across the country, the Turks and Caicos Islands is now requiring a negative COVID-19 PCR test result from a test taken within five days of travel, rather than the previous requirement of a test to be taken within three days of travel. Children under...
What To Do About Expired Identification?
This week, TraveLaw Online’s Doug Crozier and Tim Law of Heifetz, Crozier, Law respond to a question from a reader who asks how they should advise clients who are travelling by air, but both their passport and their driver’s licence have expired. Q: Some clients have no Passport, and a Driver’s Licence that has expired and has not been renewed due to COVID-caused shutdowns by the various provincial governments. If they are now to fly domestically, what can we tell them about the boarding problems they might run into at the airport? A: For domestic flights, government-issued...