Airlines
Keflavik Airport Smashes Records
Iceland is hot. Growing by an immense 28% in passenger numbers, Iceland’s Keflavik Airport welcomed 8.8 million passengers in 2017. Seeing nearly two million more passengers than the year before, the Icelandic hub saw balanced growth across O&D and connecting traffic, resulting in another record-breaking year for the gateway. “It’s exhilarating to be part of the rapid growth we’re experiencing here at Keflavik and it’s showing no signs of slowing down,” said Hlynur Sigurdsson, Commercial Director, Isavia. He added, “To get a clear idea of how rapidly our...
CIE Tours Partners With Air Canada
Ireland and Britain’s largest tour operator – CIE Tours International – has introduced air-inclusive guided vacations for Canadian travellers, thanks to a new partnership with Air Canada. The agreement enables CIE Tours to package competitively priced flights within its tour price for travel originating at any airport serviced by Air Canada with direct flights to Shannon or Dublin. In addition, those who book select guided vacations by Jan. 31 can take advantage of CIE Tours’ “2 for 1 Companion Flies Free” promotion (use promotion code TWOFORONE18C). The free non-stop...
AGENTS’ CHOICE IS BACK!
The theme at Baxter Media these days is all about “making it new,” so it should surprise no one that that's exactly what we're going to do with Agents' Choice in 2018. Actually, we already started making those changes with the Canadian travel industry's favourite and most influential poll of travel agents in 2017 with a brand new design that showcases the results in a way that makes for easy reading. And we're happy to report that last year, 5,770 Canadian travel agents voted for their favourites in 30 different categories, making it the second highest response rate in the history...
Porter, Vermont Offer At-Par Savings
Porter Airlines has partnered with Vermont to bring its passengers exclusive at-par savings on winter getaways in the Green Mountain State. Offers on lodging and lift tickets are available exclusively for Porter passengers who can choose from more than 20 participating properties in Burlington, Stowe area and Mad River Valley. Savings of 20% to 30% mean prices are equivalent to Canadian dollars. Vermont offers a variety of winter activities from world-class skiing and riding to relaxing at the state’s diverse range of premier accommodations. “We are excited that passengers...
Porter Brings Florida’s Space Coast Closer to Home
Residents in a trio of Ontario cities are now being offered direct Porter Airlines flights to Florida's Space Coast, home to varied attractions that includes the site that sends objects skyward to heights that far surpass the altitudes the Porter planes reach on their journeys south. Porter now has direct service to Orlando-Melbourne International Airport from Toronto, Ottawa and Windsor, with Ottawa and Windsor service running through March and Toronto service continuing until April 7. “We know that there is a significant demand from Canadians to visit Florida during the winter...
Lufthansa to Fly Flagship A350-900 on YVR Route
Lufthansa has announced that its Vancouver route will see the airline’s new flagship, long-haul aircraft – the Airbus A350-900 – during the summer season. Beginning May 1, Lufthansa’s A350 will be operated on the daily flights from Vancouver (YVR) to Munich (MUC). The route will actively use the A350-900 until the conclusion of the summer season, on Oct. 27. “Placing our A350 flagship aircraft on the Vancouver route during the busy summer travel season shows how greatly we value and are committed to this market,” said Tamur Goudarzi Pour, Lufthansa Group vice-president,...
Air Canada Issues Travel Alert
With freezing rain warnings issued for much of eastern Ontario, Air Canada is warning travellers about possible flight delays or cancellations. The airline has also waived change fees for travellers wishing to change their travel plans. The alert, issued for Jan. 11-14, covers Toronto, Ottawa and...
WestJet Has Record December
WestJet has reported record December traffic results with a load factor of 83.6%, an increase of 2.8 percentage points year over year. Revenue passenger miles (RPMs), or traffic, increased 9.8% year over year, and capacity, measured in available seat miles (ASMs), grew 6% over the same period. The airline flew a record 2.1 million guests in December, a year-over-year increase of 10% or approximately 190,000 additional guests. “We are very pleased with our significant growth in traffic, as we reported a record December load factor and flew a record number of guests in December,”...