Airlines
Emirates Celebrates 10 Years of Service to Canada
Emirates Airline is celebrating 10 years in Canada and for a limited time is offering travellers special fares from Toronto to destinations around the world starting a $1,059. The sale runs through Nov. 30. This is a limited-time offer valid from: Jan. 22, 2018 through June 11, 2018 and Sept. 3, 2018 through Oct. 8, 2018 for Economy Class; and Jan. 17, 2018 through Oct. 5, 2018 for Business Class. Emirates’ global network spans 157 destinations in 84 countries and territories across six continents. Select destination routes for Economy and Business Class start from $1,059 to...
Award-Winning Aberlour Scotch Whisky Returns to Porter
This fall, Porter Airlines is bringing back Aberlour's award-winning Single Malt Scotch Whisky, serving on all domestic flights within Canada from Nov. 15 to Dec. 15. Launched earlier this year exclusively to Porter Airlines, in-flight teams will once again offer the 12-year-old spirit, steeped in the heart of the Scottish Highlands, during its complimentary food and beverage service. Aberlour 12, crafted using a unique, age-old process that sees the single malt matured in two separate types of casks before marrying together when bottled, has won more than two dozen awards. In...
Sunwing Launches YVR-Montego Bay Service
Jamaica just got a little closer to Vancouverites with Sunwing now offering a new direct flight from Vancouver to Montego Bay. The tour operator already offers vacation packages from the city to Jamaica, however, this winter will be the first time that the island has been accessible via a direct flight that will operate weekly between Dec. 19 and April 17, 2018. Jamaican properties available from Sunwing include the Royalton Negril Resort & Spa, the Hideaway at Royalton Negril, and the recently opened Sensatori Azul Beach Resort...
WestJet Christmas Miracle Campaign Takes Off Nov. 18
Tis the season. Tomorrow (Nov.18), WestJet kicks off its annual Christmas Miracle with 12 Flights of Christmas. Over the next 12 days, WestJetters and special guests will be spreading holiday joy to travellers in different markets across Canada. For the first time in WestJet's history, all of the highly visual miracles will be shown in real-time on Facebook Live. “The focus of this year's Christmas Miracle is to surprise and delight WestJet's guests across Canada,” said Richard Bartrem, WestJet vice-president, Marketing Communications. “What better way to spread holiday cheer...
Transat Celebrates
This past Tuesday (Nov. 14), 21 Air Transat passengers landed in seventh heaven when they won a pair of tickets to fly to any of the carrier’s destinations, following a random draw held that day aboard all 21 Air Transat flights out of Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver, as well as several European cities. The surprise draw was a way to mark the anniversary date of Air Transat’s inaugural flight – on Nov. 14, 1987, Transat welcomed its first 360 travellers from Montreal aboard a Lockheed L-1011 bound for Acapulco, Mexico. A few days earlier, Transat unveiled new livery for its...
Cathay to Roll Out Inflight WiFi Across Wide-Body Fleet
Staying connected while flying with Cathay will soon be a lot easier. The Cathay Pacific Group will introduce high-speed WiFi to its Boeing 777 and Airbus A330 fleets from mid-2018, in response to its customers’ growing demand for inflight connectivity. This follows the successful introduction of broadband services to its Airbus A350-900, one of the aircraft servicing the Vancouver/Hong Kong route. Cathay Pacific Chief Customer and Commercial Officer Paul Loo said, “We have been listening to our customers who have told us that staying connected inflight is important to them. Our...
New SkyTeam Lounge Opens at YVR
A new executive lounge for passengers flying on airlines that are part of the SkyTeam alliance opened with a splashy event air-side at Vancouver International Airport this week. It is SkyTeam’s first lounge in the Americas and seventh worldwide. The upper level space was constructed with an open-air concept near to the roof support structures of the terminal, with views of passenger traffic below and expansive views of the scenery outside. The lounge was designed to offer SkyTeam customers a high-end, pre-flight experience with a range of amenities. These include locally sourced...
Flair Airlines Launches New Website
BC's Flair Airlines has unveiled a new website and online flight booking system. The new site has been designed to provide a user-friendly experience with improved navigation and functionality throughout the site. Agents and travellers will be able to access detailed information about destinations, products/fares and flight tracker information. “We know that more and more of our customers are booking their flights with their mobile devices, and they have asked that the process to book their flights be streamlined, and this site delivers just that,” said Chris Lapointe,...