Airlines
EXCLUSIVE: WESTJET 2022
One of the things that Jane Clementino is telling travel agents these days is that as WestJet follows its Vision 2022 plan to become a global airline in the next five years, its “culture of caring” won't be changing. In an exclusive interview with Canadian Travel Press, Clementino, the carrier's director of agency sales, told the magazine's executive editor, Bob Mowat, that agents need to know that while the airline's plan “redefines us to a certain extent and puts us on a different playing field, they also need to know that what we do and how we do it is not going to change. Our...
Porter Taking Off To Mont Tremblant
Summer time and Porter Airlines is gearing up to take off to Mont Tremblant once again. Porter will begin its service to Mont Tremblant on June 23 and continue operations to Sept. 24, 2017. Flights will operate up to four times weekly until Sept. 4, and two times weekly for the remainder of the season. Passengers can fly non-stop from Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport to Mont Tremblant International Airport in just 70 minutes. Mont Tremblant village is known for its ski hills, but it is more than just a snow destination. It has something to experience during all four...
New AC Routes Get Festive Welcome In Vancouver
Air Canada executive staff, industry partners and clients recently gathered in Vancouver to welcome a host of new routes that will soon take flight from YVR. They did so at a route launch celebration in the Waterview event space on the shores of Vancouver’s False Creek. There, they enjoyed Japanese culinary bites and watched a dance performance to mark the start of new flights to Nagoya from YVR. These will operate up to four times per week, from June to October on Air Canada Rouge. There were other Vancouver service previews on AC, including year-round daily flights to Taipei...
Aer Lingus, Your Gateway to Europe
Aer Lingus and Baxter Travel Media invite agents to take part in a free webinar on April 20. The webinar will provide an overview of Aer Lingus products and services from Canada to Europe. Features to be discussed include: More seats in 2017 with the Airbus A330 now flying the route; connections from Canada to more than 25 cities in Europe; and Aer Lingus Business Class products and services. We will be giving away Aer Lingus memorabilia as well, so be sure to register early. The webinar starts at 2 p.m., EST, on April 20. To register, visit,...
WestJet On Deck With The Blue Jays
Just in time for tonight's Toronto Blue Jays' home opener, WestJet has launched a new round of television ads featuring one of the team's stars – Aaron Sanchez. Created by WestJet and its creative content agency, studio m, the campaign features Sanchez offering a tongue-in-cheek demonstration of WestJet Rewards, WestJet Plus, the airline's caring brand, and the size of WestJet's growing network. The four spots feature actual WestJet employees introducing Sanchez who is seen lounging in an ice bath, sitting in a tight spot, caring for a puppy and counting hot dogs. The ads will be...
February Sees Record Load Factors: IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reports global passenger traffic results for February show a second month of strong demand growth and record load factors to begin 2017. Total revenue passenger kilometres (RPKs) rose 4.8%, compared to the same month last year. Although this was below growth achieved in January, year-to-year comparisons are distorted because February 2016 was a leap month. Adjusting for the one fewer day this year, the underlying growth rate was estimated at 8.6%, just under January’s increase of 8.9%. Monthly capacity (available seat kilometres or...
TAP Is Back And Better Than Ever
After an absence of over 20 years, TAP Portugal will once again be flying out of Toronto. The carrier will launch its new service on June 10, offering 5 weekly flights between Toronto and Lisbon using A330 equipment, reports Press Today's Bob Mowat. Carlos Paneiro, vice-president sales for North and Central America, was in Toronto last night to celebrate the imminent arrival of TAP here and to brief a select group of travel trade types on the new and revitalized airline and what it has to offer. A member of Star Alliance, with the addition of Toronto, TAP will now have 5 North...
Special Family Day at Montréal-Trudeau Airport
A group of children accompanied by their families experienced a special day at Montréal-Trudeau airport Sunday (April 2) during the fifth edition of the Premium Kids program, which organizes airport-process familiarization days for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) or functional limitations. Nearly 100 children accompanied by family members had an opportunity to try out a typical traveller’s journey through an airport, from arrival at the terminal parking lot, right up until the aircraft boarding and passenger-safety announcement. This context-setting exercise helps...