Airlines
Record Setting Day For Air Canada
Air Canada will welcome more than 178,000 customers on board its aircraft today (Aug. 3), a new, single-day record for the carrier. “We are delighted customers are choosing Air Canada in record numbers for their travel plans, where we carried more than 5.2 million customers in a record setting July. With the peak summer season in full force now and heading into the August long weekend, we are expecting to carry more than 178,000 customers today alone. This is a new single day achievement for Air Canada, and it surpasses our previous single day record set earlier this summer,” said...
Aimia Rejects Bid For Aeroplan
Aimia Inc. has rejected the the bid by Air Canada, The Toronto-Dominion Bank, the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and Visa Canada Corporation that would see them acquire Aimia's Aeroplan loyalty business. The bid was disclosed on July 25, 2018 and the deadline for Aimia to accept the proposal was Aug. 2, 2018. Over the past several days, Air Canada, TD, CIBC and Visa have enhanced the offer and engaged in extensive discussions with Aimia in an attempt to reach an economically viable agreement. The proposal would have ensured value and continuity for Aeroplan members as well as...
Swoop Heads South For The Winter
Low-cost carrier Swoop is heading south this winter when it enters the US market as part of its newly released 2018/19 winter schedule. One-way sale fares start at $99, including taxes and fees, through to April 27. The schedule includes routes from Edmonton to Las Vegas and Mesa; Hamilton to Las Vegas, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando and Tampa Bay; and Abbotsford to Las Vegas. “Our immediate success in Canada shows us travellers want more Swoop,” says Steven Greenway, president of Swoop. “Canadians have been waiting for ultra-low-cost fares into the US for years and we are proud to...
Fly Your Way To A Free Car Rental With TravelBrands
Between Aug. 1 and 15, travellers can receive a free Hertz car rental when booking with TravelBrands – simply book business class air with one of the tour operators' airline partners worldwide. The air and car product must be booked within the offer period to qualify. To redeem the offer, travel agents must call TravelBrands at 1-844-582-7263 and provide the promotion code along with the business air PNR. The car credit will be applied towards the car rental file at time of booking. The promotion code for this exclusive offer is BusinessCar. Intair Flights, by TravelBrands, works...
WestJet Cabin Crew Officially Unionized
It's official, about 3,000 of WestJet's cabin crew members are now unionized after the Canada Industrial Relations Board issued an interim order naming the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) as the certified bargaining unit for employees. In a statement issued yesterday (July 31), WestJet confirmed it received an interim certification order from CUPE as the certified bargaining agent for WestJet cabin crew members. The interim certification order does not include members of Encore or Swoop cabin crew within the scope of the bargaining unit. “We are disappointed by this...
Swoop Releases Domestic Winter Schedule
Swoop has released its domestic winter schedule with flights available for booking from Oct. 27 to April 27, 2019. Swoop also welcomed its third aircraft for its July 25 inaugural flight from Abbotsford International Airport to Edmonton International Airport. Service between the two cities is offered three-times daily. According to officials, Swoop, which started operations on June 20, has been warmly received by Canadian travellers, with steady bookings and noticeably full flights. “Swoop has been endorsed by Canadian travellers in the way that matters most, they are buying...
Emirates Adds Two Weekly Flights To Toronto Schedule
Emirates will introduce two additional flights to its Toronto schedule, complementing its existing schedule and providing even more choice and convenience to travellers. The additional Toronto flights will be introduced on Aug. 18 and will operate on a Saturday departing Dubai as EK241 at 3:30 a.m., arriving in Toronto at 9:30 a.m. The return flight, EK242, leaves Toronto at 2:25 p.m. and arrives in Dubai at 11:40 a.m. the next day. On Sundays, EK241 will depart at 3:30 a.m. and arrive in Toronto at 9:30 a.m. The return flight, EK242, will leave Toronto at 2:30 p.m, arriving in Dubai...
Primera Air Introduces New Montreal Route
Nordic low-cost carrier Primera Air has launched a new route between Paris and Montreal. Flights will start Oct. 28 aboard the new Airbus A321neo fleet. Light class ticket prices start from $169 one-way. Montreal-Paris will be Primera Air’s third transatlantic route to the Canadian market after flights between Toronto, London and Paris, which started earlier this summer. Anastasija Visnakova, CCO, commented, “We have already done 500 flights between Toronto and Europe. Both our London and Paris routes have been performing very well, and this has encouraged our plans to...