Airlines
Aeroplan Names Transat, Flair Preferred Partners
Aimia Inc. has announced two new preferred partnership arrangements with Air Transat and low-fare carrier Flair Airlines, both effective July 2020. Aeroplan miles will be earned and redeemed on all Air Transat flights and vacation packages and Flair flights. “Adding Air Transat to Aeroplan come July 2020 further differentiates and significantly enhances our Aeroplan experience by bringing our members closer to their favourite sun and holiday destinations,” said Jeremy Rabe, chief executive officer, Aimia. “This is an exciting step toward our goal of providing Aeroplan members...
Goway’s Roseblade Named, VP, GowayAir
Goway Travel has promoted Scott Roseblade to VP, GowayAir. Roseblade has 24 years of industry experience and has been with Goway since 2000, when he started as a sales consultant for US Wholesale. He moved to a team leader role within that division before becoming reservations manager for US Wholesale & US Air Desk. Roseblade then advanced to become reservations manager for GowayAir (Complex & Webfares) and most recently, GM for GowayAir. Roseblade will be responsible for the continued growth of all air sales channels at Goway. This includes further development of B2B air...
Flair To End Hamilton Service
Low-fare carrier Flair has unveiled its domestic schedule for Oct. 28 to April 2019, which includes an end of flights out of Hamilton, Ont. The schedule release is the precursor to Flair's southbound, winter flying which will soon be released. New direct routes include daily service from Toronto to Winnipeg, with connections to Calgary and Vancouver; this is an addition to the current daily service from Toronto to Edmonton which connects to Kelowna and Vancouver. Calgary will also have new direct, daily service to Abbotsford. Victoria and Halifax remain seasonal routes and, as...
Porter, Aeroplan Team Up
Porter Airlines and Aimia Inc. have launched a comprehensive partnership designating Porter as the preferred Canadian airline to issue Aeroplan miles on Porter routes, effective July 2020. Porter will also become a redemption partner, as of the effective time of the agreement, offering up to 60% of seat inventory for the purchase of flights with Aeroplan miles at fixed-rate prices. The arrangement includes an extensive co-operative marketing program targeting existing Aeroplan members, with an emphasis on members who travel on Porter routes. “This is a unique opportunity for...
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...