Airlines
Interjet Celebrates Canadian Service
Mexican carrier Interjet is inviting passengers travelling with it between Canada and Mexico to stretch their legs a little while airborne. This fall has seen the airline begin linking Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver with both Mexico City and Cancun, and an airline that has traditionally had a somewhat low profile in this country says it has a couple of aces up its sleeve when it comes to attracting Canadian clients, among them being able to offer them added comfort. Miguel Arana Martinez of the airline's head office told PressToday during a Wednesday Toronto gathering that...
Jamaica Pop-Up Party Helps Launch Sunwing Flights
A four-day Feel the Vibe Jamaica Pop Up Shop in Vancouver wrapped up operations earlier this week, but more long term effects are anticipated as a result, with the start of new flights to Jamaica from YVR. The Jamaica Tourist Board invited Vancouverites to experience the sights, sounds and tastes of Jamaica through the colourful and interactive pop-up shop, which was set up in the Yaletown neighbourhood of the city. It opened in the afternoons at 4 p.m. and closed late – 12 midnight on Thursday, Friday and Sunday and at 2 a.m. on Saturday. The mini-Jamaica shop was designed to...
LOT Adding 787-9 Dreamliner To Toronto Route
Three new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft seating 294 passengers each are scheduled to start operating on LOT’s routes to Toronto, Chicago and New York in the spring and summer of next year. Tickets for the connections served by the Polish carrier’s new planes are available for sale. There are currently eight wide-body Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft in LOT’s fleet. Each of them offers 252 seats in three classes: 18 in business, 21 in premium economy and 213 in economy. The deliveries of larger 787-9 Dreamliners are expected to commence in the spring of next year. Each of...
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...