Airlines
Surprise, Surprise, Surprise
As part of the festivities for its 30th anniversary, Transat has announced the May winners of its Surprise Dates Contest. The May winners are: Sonia Vandermeulen of Caribbean Vacations in Hamilton, Ontario, (Ontario-Atlantic) Louisanna Pettigrosso of Marlin Travel in Regina, Saskatchewan (Western Canada) Bonnie Latreille of Travel Quest, in Cornwall, Ontario (Quebec and greater Ottawa). Each has won a package for two that includes Air Transat flights in Economy class and a one-week, all-inclusive stay at Excellence Resorts. The prizes were awarded as follows: Beloved...
Air Canada Launches “See: Canada” Campaign
Air Canada has launched its :”See: Canada” campaign with a social media video across Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube, highlighting a nation it proudly serves from coast to coast. Until the country's 150th birthday on July 1, 2017, Canadian residents can enter to win by sharing their favourite place in Canada through social media via Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, by submitting text, image or video of their favourite destination, with the tags #Canada150 @AirCanada. Further details are at: Canada 150 Contest. Benjamin Smith, president, passenger airlines at Air Canada,...
Webjet Sees Positive Results
Webjet reports that it has completed the first round of testing for Rich Content supplied by Routehappy. The tests followed the implementation of Routehappy's Scores and Amenities in late 2016. Routehappy Hub is an airline rich content platform in which airlines create standardized rich content in the form of Universal Product Attributes (UPAs), which include unique feature descriptions, images, and videos. In the experiment, UPAs from Routehappy Hub were presented to Webjet shoppers as they reviewed their flight selection before purchase. The test was created to demonstrate that rich...
WestJet Increases Pre-Reserved Seat Fees
Beginning today (May 23), WestJet is increasing the fee for pre-reserved seats (PRS) from $20 to $25 on select routes. The new PRS fee only applies to regular seats. The following routes will be subject to the new $25 PRS fee: Edmonton (YEG) – Maui (OGG); Calgary (YYC) – Maui (OGG); Edmonton (YEG) – Honolulu (HNL); Calgary (YYC) – Honolulu (HNL); Vancouver (YVR) – Maui (OGG); Vancouver (YVR) – Honolulu (HNL); Toronto (YYZ) – Aruba (AUA); Toronto (YYZ) – London Gatwick (LGW); Winnipeg (YWG) – London Gatwick (LGW); St. John’s (YYT) – London Gatwick (LGW);...
Transat Has Groups Special to Israel
Transat is celebrating the start of the sale of its flights to Tel Aviv for the summer of 2018 with a special groups promotion – savings of $50 per person for bookings made by June 30 and the 21st passenger flies for free. On its Israel flights, Air Transat is offering all Economy Class passengers an allowance of one piece of checked baggage of 30 kg, in addition to the possibility of being served glatt kosher meals on board. Transat also offers guided tours and packages in Israel, including the Wonders of Israel and Jordan (French only); Wonders of Israel (French only); Discover...
Air Canada L.A. Flights Now at LAX’s Terminal 6
Travelling to Los Angeles with Air Canada? Take note... Air Canada's flights and Maple Leaf Lounge at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) are now located at the newly renovated Terminal 6. Air Canada's 19 daily flights arrive and depart from gates 68A, 68B and 69B at Terminal 6, offering a more convenient connecting experience for customers with onward flights on Star Alliance partners. A new state-of-the-art Maple Leaf Lounge, the airline's third in the US, is conveniently located past security near Air Canada's...
Air Transat Brightens Flight to Paris
To celebrate the launch of its Chef’s Menu by Daniel Vézina, Air Transat surprised some 350 passengers on board its Airbus A330 to Paris earlier this week by treating them to an exclusive dish from the new menu, in the company of chef Daniel Vézina himself, as well as Air Transat president and general manager Jean-François Lemay. Just before boarding, Lemay and Vézina announced the good news to the passengers, who were delighted. “This partnership is a wonderful addition that allows us to take the inflight experience to new heights, in both Club and Economy Class,” Lemay...
AC, WestJet Welcome Proposed Transportation Act Changes
Air Canada and WestJet are welcoming the Canadian government's proposed Transportation Modernization Act. The Government of Canada yesterday introduced legislation to provide a better experience for travellers and a transparent, fair, efficient and safer freight rail system to facilitate trade and economic growth. Key measures of the proposed legislation include: establishing new air passenger rights; liberalizing international ownership restrictions for Canadian air carriers to provide travellers with more choice through increased competition; improving access, transparency,...