Airlines
Now This Is Sweet
WestJet has unveiled plans to connect two long-standing WestJet destinations with the addition of service between Winnipeg and Abbotsford. As well, the airline announced 21 incremental flights across the network that will serve both business and leisure travellers. Beginning April 30, 2017, WestJet will add Abbotsford as its 13th non-stop destination from Winnipeg and will increase frequency on routes to Edmonton and Hamilton. WestJet has served Abbotsford since 1997 and Winnipeg since 1996. The airline will increase its number of non-stop flights between Abbotsford and...
A Brand New Halifax Stanfield
For Halifax Stanfield, it's a brand new day – complete with a new logo and tagline: Connecting Means The World. Joyce Carter, president and CEO of the Halifax International Airport Authority (HIAA), said: “We are thrilled to share our new visual identity with the world. The focus of our new tagline, Connecting Means the World, reflects the potential Halifax Stanfield has to transform lives and to be a catalyst for growth in our region's economy. It also mirrors the essence of Halifax Stanfield - our people who create a positive, human and caring experience through the personal...
Roz And Mocha Are On Board
Air Transat and KiSS 92.5 have announced an exclusive partnership that integrates Air Transat into The Roz and Mocha Show, Toronto's #1 Hit Music Morning Show. The partnership, which includes traditional sponsorship elements, also capitalizes on the strength of its talent to deliver authentic, live commercials throughout the morning. Genevieve LeBrun, vice president marketing for Air Transat, observed: “Toronto is an important market for Air Transat and we're really excited about this partnership. This collaboration will allow us to reinforce our position as a leader in leisure...
AC Inaugurates Montreal-Shanghai Flights
Air Canada's debuted daily year-round flights from Montreal to Shanghai, China, yesterday (Feb. 16), the airline's first direct service to Asia from Montreal. It also marks the airline's first route from Montreal to be operated with its Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft. “With the launch of Montreal-Shanghai non-stop service, we are delighted to inaugurate Air Canada's first direct flights between Montreal and Asia, building on Air Canada's success in the rapidly growing Chinese market,” said Benjamin Smith, president, Passenger Airlines at Air Canada. “This also marks the...
WOW Offers $90 Flights to Europe
Iceland's WOW air has announced flights from Montreal and Toronto to Berlin, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Frankfurt (pictured), London, Bristol and Edinburgh, for $89.99 at wowair.ca during select travel times. These are WOW air’s lowest-ever fares offered for long-haul transatlantic routes to European destinations. The fares are based on the lowest one-way fare to destinations, including taxes and charges, booked on wowair.ca. Restrictions and baggage fees may apply. Flights are available on a first-come, first-served basis and are limited to seating availability. The airline...
A Premium Experience
Emirates is now offering its loyalty program members and their guests the opportunity to use that carrier's luxury lounges at Dubai International Airport for a minimal fee regardless of their class of travel. The pay-per-visit access will be available to Emirates Skywards members and their guests travelling on Emirates. Business Class travellers now also have the option to pay an upgrade fee to access the First Class lounges. Dubai International Airport is home to seven Emirates lounges spread over three concourses - A, B and C. In each of the concourses there is a dedicated...
Island Air Charts A New Course
Hawaii Islands-based Island Air has begun increasing the number of inter-island flights on its schedule, following the addition of new Q400 aircraft to its fleet, Over the next four months, the carrier plans to phase in new regularly scheduled flights that will significantly increase its round-trip service between Oahu and the neighbour islands. The number of daily round-trip flights between Honolulu and Kahului will double to 16; between Honolulu and Kona will increase from six to 10; and the number of daily round-trip flights between Honolulu and Lihue will grow from six to...
Closed Borders Risk Jobs
The World Travel & Tourism Council's (WTTC) president and CEO, David Scowsill is warning that: “The United States is in danger of taking the same path it took after the 9/11 terror attacks, which led to a decade of economic stagnation in the travel and tourism sector.” Scowsill issued the warning in a speech at the Routes Americas aviation conference in Las Vegas. During the event's Strategy Summit, Scowsill stated that: “Strict visa policies and inward-looking sentiment led to a $600 billion loss in tourism revenues in the decade post 9/11, as previously reported by...