Airlines
WestJet Launches Calgary-Atlanta Service
WestJet has launched new Calgary-Atlanta service, with the Georgia city being the airline's 65th destination served non-stop from Calgary. “Today's flight between Calgary and Atlanta marks another significant milestone in WestJet's continued investment into Alberta while supporting strong business and tourism ties,” said Arved von zur Muehlen, WestJet's chief commercial officer. “We are thrilled to offer our guests this service, along with access to 111 unique routes between Atlanta and points across North America served by both WestJet and our codeshare partner,...
Exclusive: Air Canada rouge Takes Flight
If you want to understand what Air Canada rouge is all about – including how it has changed in the six years since its launch – it would be well worth the time to corner the carrier's president, Duncan Bureau and have a chat. Off the top, Bureau will tell you that Air Canada rouge launched in 2013 and carried 300,000 passengers in its first year of operation; last year (2018), it welcomed 8.1 million travellers on board its flights. It began its operations with 10 aircraft and by the end of 2018, it had a fleet of 53 aircraft. “Since inception,” Bureau told Canadian Travel...
Air Canada Renews American Express Partnership
Air Canada and American Express have concluded agreements for a renewed and expanded partnership that will enable the financial services company to participate in Air Canada's new loyalty program launching in 2020. The 10-year agreements cover the creation of new co-branded payment cards, participation in the American Express Membership Rewards program, and expanded commercial co-operation between the two companies. “We're excited to renew Air Canada's long-standing relationship with American Express and reaffirm our position as its exclusive Canadian co-brand airline partner,”...
Air Canada Ups Capacity to ‘Magical’ Oregon
Air Canada's Simona Cercel, tourism and sales development manager, took advantage of a Tuesday night Travel Oregon event in Toronto to announce that it is nearly doubling capacity on flights from Toronto to Portland this spring. The carrier is enhancing its daily Toronto service, from May 24 to Oct. 25, by moving from 97-seat Embraer 90 aircraft to Rouge service, aboard an Airbus A319, seating 136 (including 12 Premium Rouge). Air Canada also offers flights to Oregon from Calgary and Vancouver. Oregon's current tourism campaign is dubbed “Only Slightly Exaggerated” and...
Vietnam Airlines, Sabre Expand Relationship
Vietnam Airlines and Sabre Corporation were joined by President of the United States of America Donald Trump, and President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong, at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, for the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Sabre and Vietnam Airlines and its subsidiary. The MOU describes Vietnam Airlines' intention to significantly expand its existing strategic relationship with Sabre, with a potential value of over US$300 million. The scope of the signed MOU includes innovative...
SEA Flight News By SQ Comes With Big Prize
A night of information gathering by attendees at a recent Singapore Airlines (SQ) event turned into something much bigger for meetings consultant Alex Frias of International Conference Services of Vancouver. Frias was on the receiving end of a randomly drawn prize package that includes return flights to Singapore on Singapore Airlines with a space-available upgrade designation. He will be onboard one of the new flights that will be departing from Seattle (SEA) as of Sept. 3, when the new non-stop service to Singapore begins. The package also includes a three-night stay at the...
WOW air Searches for Inspiring Canadian Women
Iceland’s low cost airline, WOW air, is celebrating International Women’s Day by honouring some of the inspiring women in Canada. The airline is encouraging Canadians to share stories of important women in their lives on Facebook or Instagram using the hashtag #wowwoman before March 8. On International Women’s Day, WOW air will re-post the most inspiring stories, and award each winner two tickets to a destination of her choice within the WOW air network. Iceland, WOW air’s home country, consistently ranks first in the world for gender equality. It was the first country to...
WestJet Adds London-Montreal Service
WestJet is adding more choice for travellers in London, Ont. and Montreal this summer with a new daily service starting June 24 and operating through Oct. 15 on WestJet Encore. “We continue to see robust use of our service between Montreal and Toronto and are aware that many of these guests travel to and from London,” said Brian Znotins, WestJet vice-president Network Planning and Alliances. “We are certain WestJet guests from Montreal and London will enjoy more convenient access to these popular leisure and business markets during the busy summer travel season.” This summer...