Airlines
Talk Is In The Air
A select group of about 50 airline industry types were on hand for the third annual Airline Managers' luncheon in Toronto this week. The event, sponsored by Baxter Travel Media and the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA), featured presentations by AirTrav Inc.'s Rob Kokonis and IATA's Nicola Colville on a range of subjects. Kokonis offered an overview of the low cost and ultra low cost airline landscape in Canada, while Colville provided some insights into IATA's innumerable activities in the Canadian marketplace. And the GTAA's Lauren Yaksich talked to those on hand about...
SAA Hosts Africa Showcase
South African Airways (SAA) is set to launch its 2017 Africa Showcase in North America, from Sept. 7-13, including a stop in Toronto on Sept. 11. The Africa Showcase is a collaborative partnership presented by South African Airways, South African Tourism and On Show Solutions. Now in its ninth year, the event is the largest travel trade event in North America focusing exclusively on promoting Africa. The show brings together travel specialists and African suppliers representing hotels, safari lodges, destination tourism organizations and other attractions that are popular with North...
Air Canada Introduces Montreal-Tokyo Flights
Air Canada will launch a new service between Montreal and Tokyo Narita starting June 1, 2018. Flights will operate year-round, with daily service during summer peak travel and three times a week during the winter, aboard Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. Air Canada's new transpacific service from its Montreal hub is designed to optimize connectivity to several Canadian and US cities – Quebec City, Ottawa, Halifax, Charlottetown, Boston, Philadelphia and Orlando. Special introductory fares start at $999 round-trip, all in, and tickets are now available for purchase. “Air...
Irish PM Talks To The Trade
Ireland's new Prime Minister, Leo Varadkar led a high profile delegation of trade and tourism officials on a 3-day visit to Canada this week. Prime Minister Varadkar was in the country at the invitation of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the two leaders took time to march in Montreal's Gay Pride Parade as well as meet for discussions on a range of topics of significance to the two nations. While it was not the Irish Prime Minister's first visit to Canada – Varadkar had been here before on both personal trips and in his role as Ireland's minister of transport, tourism and sport...
Atlasglobal Introduces New Commission Structure
Turkish carrier Atlasglobal has introduced a new agency commission structure, offering 4% standard agency commission on all published fares for its entire route network, which spans Turkey, the Middle East, Europe and select destinations across Asia. Atlasglobal is represented in Canada by AirlinePros, and Canada director Karl Müller commented, “Atlasglobal has a world class product, bringing premium airline service to strategic locations at high-class standards. Atlasglobal has been growing rapidly... The airline values travel professionals and understands the importance of the...
Air Canada Initiates Goodwill Policy On Barcelona Flights
Agents and their clients are being advised that as a result of the tragic events in Barcelona, Air Canada has implemented a goodwill policy for customers who purchased an Air Canada ticket no later than Aug. 17 and whose itinerary includes a flight to, from or via Barcelona Airport (BCN) between Aug. 17 and 21. Air Canada passengers scheduled to travel on the above dates may review the Goodwill Policy at http://www.aircanada.com/agents or contact Air Canada Reservations (1-888-247-2262) to change a flight, free of charge, to another date between now and Sept. 11, subject to...
airberlin Files For Insolvency, But Still Flying
airberlin filed to commence insolvency proceedings under self-administration at the District Court (Amtsgericht) of Berlin-Charlottenburg today (Aug. 15), in order to continue with the restructuring process that is already underway. The airline said that the Federal German Government, Lufthansa and other partners are supporting its restructuring efforts. Adding that the Federal Government is supporting airberlin with a bridging loan to maintain flight operations for the long-term. As a result: All flights operated by airberlin and NIKI will continue as planned The flight...
WestJet Adds Calgary/Denver Service to Network
Add the Mile High City to the WestJet network. The carrier will begin daily non-stop service to Denver from Calgary starting March 8, 2018. “With its sophisticated business economy and stunning mountain scenery, Denver is a natural for the WestJet network,” said Ed Sims, WestJet executive vice-president, Commercial. “Connecting through Calgary will also allow Denver's business and leisure travellers year round access to the broader Canadian WestJet...