Airlines
Stretch, Relax and Rejuvenate With Cathay Pacific
A visit to Cathay Pacific’s Business Class lounge at The Pier in Hong Kong has become even more beneficial for mind, body and soul following the opening of The Sanctuary by Pure Yoga. Designed in partnership with The Pure Group, The Sanctuary by Pure Yoga is a 700 sq.-ft. area divided into two zones – The Body Sanctuary, which is dedicated to yoga, and The Mind Sanctuary, where travellers can meditate to focus and calm the mind. Cathay Pacific General Manager Customer Experience and Design, Vivian Lo commented, “Wellness is becoming increasingly important to our customers and...
Halifax Stanfield Reaches New Heights
Halifax Stanfield continued to experience steady growth in 2018, achieving a new record of 4,316,079 passengers served – an increase of 5.7% over 2017. “We’re really pleased to see more and more passengers choosing to use Halifax Stanfield as their destination, point of departure or preferred transfer airport” said Joyce Carter, president & CEO, Halifax International Airport Authority. “We believe this achievement is in part due to our ongoing focus with airline, government and tourism partners to provide the right connections for travellers to get to and from their...
WestJet Introduces 2019 Summer Schedule
WestJet has released its 2019 summer schedule adding more than 40 flights to and from key business and tourism destinations from Toronto, Halifax, St. John's, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver. In addition, the airline added Portland, Ore., and Austin, Texas to its network and announced a new route between Edmonton and St. John's. “This summer, WestJet again enhanced our schedules to offer travellers more convenience and connectivity to well-loved vacation destinations and major business markets across Canada, the US and beyond,” said Arved von zur Muehlen, WestJet chief...
Deal Or No Deal?
A Brexit study commissioned by IATA paints a depressing picture for aviation if, as now seems increasingly likely, Britain leaves the European Union with no deal on the table, reports Quebec editor, Mike Dunbar in this week's digital edition of Canadian Travel Press. The study, which was unveiled to journalists recently in Geneva, warns that “in the case of no deal there will be no time to negotiate a comprehensive air services agreement between the EU and the UK so a `bare-bones’ agreement will need to be implemented to ensure at least a basic level of connectivity.” But Rafael...
Shutdown Causing Flight Delays Out Of LaGuardia
A shortage of air traffic controllers due the partial government shutdown is the US is causing delayed flights at New York's LaGuardia Airport. Flights are also reportedly delayed at several other major airports, including Newark and Philadelphia. An increase in sick leave among air traffic controllers is causing the delays at several major East Coast airports, according the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said. The FAA had briefly halted flights into LaGuardia and some arriving flights were delayed almost an hour and a half. By early afternoon, delays had moderated at...
British Airways Goes Retro
As part of its 100-year birthday, British Airways will be painting four of its aircraft in much-loved retro designs from across its past, with the first confirmed as a Boeing 747 in a British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) design. The livery from the 1964-1974 BOAC era will adorn a B747, reg: G-BYGC. The aircraft will leave the paint shop in Dublin and arrive in to Heathrow on Feb. 18, before entering service the following day. This coincides with the 50th anniversary of the first Boeing 747 flight only a few days earlier. The BOAC 747 will be followed by three other aircraft...
Munich Airport Flying High
Munich Airport had yet another record-setting year in 2018 as its total passenger traffic rose by a robust 1.7 million to an all-time high of 46.3 million. That represents a year-over-year increase of around 4%. During the same period, the number of take-offs and landings increased by 2.2% to over 413,000. The airport again benefited from its attractive, worldwide route network. Passenger traffic on long-haul flights was up by an impressive 7% as compared with the previous year. European routes experienced an increase of around 5%, while the passenger total on domestic flights...
Swoop Releases Full Summer Schedule
Low-fare carrier Swoop has released its full summer schedule with non-stop flights available for booking from April 28 through Oct. 26. Along with the three new destinations of London, Ont., Kelowna, BC, and Oakland, Calif., the schedule boasts five new domestic markets, two new transborder markets and an extension of two international routes. The new domestic markets include service between London and Halifax six times per week and daily service from London to/from Abbotsford and Edmonton. Service between Kelowna and Winnipeg will be offered three times a week. The schedule also...