Airlines
Air Canada Resuming Full India Schedule
Air Canada will resume its daily, non-stop Toronto-Delhi flights on Oct. 1, 2019 (eastbound) and Oct. 3, 2019 (westbound). All flights are available for purchase now at www.aircanada.com or through travel agents. Mark Galardo, vice-president, network planning at Air Canada, said: “We are very pleased to resume our daily, non-stop Toronto-Delhi flights in time for Diwali celebrations, and with additional capacity going forward to meet expected demand. With our Delhi flights returning to normal together with our seasonal return to Mumbai for fall firmly demonstrating our long term...
WestJet, Onex Deal Moves Forward
WestJet Airlines Ltd. has announced that at a special meeting held on July 23, its shareholders and optionholders overwhelmingly voted to approve its previously announced proposed transaction with Onex Corporation.Of the votes cast at the Meeting, more than 92.5% of shareholders and optionholders who voted were in favour of the proposed transaction. WestJet and Onex entered into a definitive agreement on May 12, 2019 for the proposed acquisition of WestJet by Onex under a plan of arrangement, pursuant to which each outstanding share of WestJet will be exchanged for $31.00 in cash...
Another Summer Of Wasted Emissions and Delays
IATA has called on European governments and air navigation service providers (ANSPs) to make urgent improvements to European air traffic management. The priority should be to cut carbon emissions and address the unnecessary costs and flight delays suffered by passengers from inefficient airspace routes and bottlenecks. According to Eurocontrol, in June more than 210,000 flights, 20% of the total, were delayed. The average delay time was 17 minutes. The vast majority of the delays are from a lack of air traffic control capacity, driven by inadequate staffing, inflexible rostering,...
Sunwing Adds More Lift From Hamilton
Sunwing is offering travellers in the Hamilton and the Greater Golden Horseshoe area more tropical destination options than ever, with a total of six flight services available this coming winter. New destinations include Cayo Coco, Cayo Santa Maria and Cancun. The travel company is also bringing back perennial favourites Montego Bay and Punta Cana, along with Varadero which will benefit from twice-weekly flights on Wednesdays and Saturdays for the first time. Travellers looking to head to Cuba can take advantage of Sunday flights to Cayo Coco between Dec. 15, 2019 and April 12,...
CX Acquires Hong Kong Express
Cathay Pacific has completed the acquisition of Hong Kong Express Airways (HK Express). HK Express is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Cathay Pacific. Rupert Hogg, chief executive officer of Cathay Pacific and HK Express chairman, said: “We are very excited to welcome HK Express into the group. We strongly believe that the acquisition is good for the travelling public, good for HK Express, good for the Cathay Pacific Group, and good for the development of Hong Kong as a global aviation hub.” Hogg continued: “HK Express will continue to operate as a stand-alone airline using...
Sunwing Introduces Waterloo-Cancun Service
Residents of the Waterloo Region can look forward to twice as many ways to escape the cold this winter. Sunwing is doubling its destination offerings from the Region of Waterloo International Airport with the addition of a new direct weekly flight to Cancun, Mexico. Service will operate from Dec. 8 until April 8, 2020. In addition, flights to Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic will operate weekly between Dec. 16 and April 13, 2020. Accommodations available from Sunwing include the Grand Sunset Princess All Suites and Spa Resort in Riviera Maya, the newly opened Riu Palace Costa...
AC Among the 50 Most Engaged Workplaces
Air Canada has been ranked among the 50 “Most Engaged Workplaces” for the fourth year in a row for its commitment to employee engagement by Achievers, an employee social recognition company. “We are thrilled with this recognition from Achievers as it affirms we remain on the right track fostering our employee culture to position Air Canada as a forward-thinking company. We believe culture is a competitive advantage, thus having an engaged workforce is an important business priority for us,” said Arielle Meloul-Wechsler, senior vice-president, People, Culture and Communications...
Hong Kong Airlines Helps Child’s Wish Take Flight
Hong Kong Airlines, having partnered with Make-A-Wish BC & Yukon in 2018, is helping 17-year-old wish recipient Kathy Tran’s wish of travelling to Asia come true. “Flight costs associated with granted wishes are a big expense for us,” said Ross Hetherington, CEO, Make-A-Wish BC & Yukon. “The generosity of Hong Kong Airlines, who are covering the costs for Kathy and her family to travel first to Hong Kong and then on to Tokyo, is significant, and deeply appreciated.” Before Tran left for her trip, Hong Kong Airlines and Make-A-Wish hosted a send-off event at...