Airlines
WestJet Bringing Back Vancouver-Hamilton Route
WestJet will again connect John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport with Vancouver International Airport in 2017. Service commences April 30 with four-time weekly service, moving to a daily flight, June 28 to Sept. 7, and returning to four-time weekly flights until Oct. 27. In addition to the Vancouver route, WestJet operates daily service to Calgary from Hamilton and seasonal service to Orlando, Florida and Cancun,...
Air Transat Contributes to Relief Efforts in Haiti
Following Hurricane Matthew, which hit southwestern Haiti hard in early October, Air Transat is supported humanitarian efforts in the country by transporting more than 600 kilograms of basic necessities from Montreal to Port-au-Prince on Nov. 2. The cargo included several hundred kilos of building materials, tools, clothes and sanitary products destined for the Foyer Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes (FENDLI). Supported for many years by Transat employees, this group home shelters some 150 children and teens whose health and educational needs are looked after. Several sections of the home’s...
Industry Reacts To Fed Transport Plan
Not to put too fine a point on it, the Canadian travel industry's reaction to federal transport minister, Marc Garneau's unveiling of the government's Transportation 2030 plan yesterday is disappointment. Key for the industry is the fact that the plan doesn't address the issue of fees, taxes and levies that add significant cost to airfares in Canada. Noting its disappointment, the Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC) said that although the plan included measures to enhance passenger experience and improve the efficiency of airport security screening; a number of key factors...
Porter Kicks Off Mont Tremblant Service Dec. 9
Porter Airlines will kick off the ski season with winter service between Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport and Mont Tremblant on Dec. 9. Flights are available until April 3, 2017, with service up to six times weekly during the peak schedule. In less than 75 minutes, passengers can travel from downtown Toronto to the slopes of Mont Tremblant. In addition to downhill skiing and snowboarding, winter in Tremblant offers an array of outdoor activities such as dog sledding, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and snowmobiling. For the less adventurous, there are also a slope-side spa,...
WestJet to Launch New Sudbury Service
WestJet will begin daily service between the Greater Sudbury Airport and Toronto Pearson International Airport starting Feb. 3, 2017. Operated by WestJet's regional airline, WestJet Encore, the service will increase to three daily flights in May 2017. WestJet Rewards members will be able to earn more than nickels on the new service. Members taking their first flight to or from Sudbury between Feb. 3 and March 31, 2017, can register at westjet.com/sudburybonus to receive a bonus of 25 WestJet dollars just for trying the new service. As a further incentive, for the month of...
Delta Resumes Halifax-JFK Service
Travellers from Halifax Stanfield International Airport can once again take advantage of year round service to New York’s JFK. Halifax International Airport Authority (HIAA) reports that Delta will resume year round service to the airline’s hub at John F. Kennedy International Airport beginning Jan. 9, 2017. “We are very pleased to welcome Delta back to our community on a year round basis,” says Joyce Carter, HIAA president & CEO. “Delta’s service to New York provides both business and leisure travellers with more options and more choice. The route will also help...
Sunwing Increases Flights to Puerto Plata
Sunwing is introducing more flights from Western Canada to Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic this coming winter season, with the addition of weekly services from Regina, Saskatoon and Calgary. Travellers from Regina can take advantage of a Tuesday service that will operate between Dec. 13 and March 28, 2017, inclusive. Flights from Saskatoon are scheduled to operate on Thursdays between Dec. 15 and March 30, 2017, inclusive and the Calgary flight service will be available on Fridays from Dec. 23 to March 31, 2017, inclusive. With this increased scheduling, Sunwing will be offering...
Belize Welcomes WestJet
With Saturday's departure of flight 2604 from Toronto's Pearson International Airport, WestJet officially became the only Canadian carrier to offer direct service to Belize. “Leaving Canada and hitting the beaches in Belize by mid-day is something that Canadian travellers are not used to and we have absolutely changed the game with our twice-weekly service from Toronto,” said Bob Cummings, WestJet executive vice-president, Commercial. “I extend a big thanks to our WestJet team, the Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation as well as the Belize Tourism Board for their support in the...