Airlines
Arajet starts operations at Punta Cana Airport
Arajet, the low-priced Dominican airline launched operations from Punta Cana Airport (PUJ) expanding its network of destinations and connecting this important tourist centre with North America. The Dominican flag line will initially operate 14 destinations from and to Punta Cana. These include Kingston in Jamaica; Lima in Peru; Mexico City and Cancun in Mexico; Bogotá, Cartagena, and Medellín in Colombia; Quito and Guayaquil in Ecuador; Toronto and Montreal in Canada; Sao Paulo in Brazil; Buenos Aires in Argentina and Santiago in Chile. With this expansion, Punta Cana Airport becomes...
Star Alliance announces management team appointments
Star Alliance firmed up its key management appointments aimed at further enhancing its strategic focus on a seamless experience for member airline customers as they benefit from the Star Alliance network. Ambar Franco joins Star Alliance as Vice President, Customer Experience. Franco will lead the development and implementation of initiatives designed to enhance the overall customer journey across the alliance: their booking experience, the experience of customers at airports and when they connect between Star Alliance member airlines, and then to ensure their continuing loyalty post...
Icelandair, TAP sign codeshare deal
Icelandair and TAP have expanded their long-standing partnership and signed a codeshare agreement. The signing took place at TAP’s offices at Lisbon Airport. TAP offers an extensive network of 90 destinations around the world, including Europe, Africa and South America. Icelandair’s route network spans around 60 destinations in Europe and North America. Both airlines are known for their Stopover programs, offering passengers the opportunity to experience the airlines’ home countries on their way between destinations, at no additional airfare. The bilateral codeshare...
Porter now Toronto’s second-largest carrier with expanded winter service
Porter Airlines is operating its largest-ever winter schedule, establishing its position as the second-largest carrier in Toronto. With up to 180 daily flights across 34 destinations, Porter’s elevated economy experience is available to more cities from both Toronto Pearson International Airport and Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport. At Toronto Pearson, Porter will operate up to 86 daily flights, a 19% increase from last winter’s schedule. The airline is now serving 23 destinations, including four upcoming new options: West Palm Beach, San Diego, Thunder Bay and Palm...
Porter Celebrates 18 years of service
Porter is celebrating 18 years of service and it’s been another transformative year for the airline. With its continuing North American expansion, Porter is already the second-largest airline operating flights to the U.S. and Canada at Toronto Pearson International Airport, and the largest airline operating out of Ottawa. During the past 12 months, Porter has: Grown to 3,900+ team members (up from 1,500 in 2022) Taken delivery of 20 new E195-E2 aircraft (operating 42 in total of an order up to 100) Total fleet size of 71 aircraft, including 29 De Havilland Dash 8-400...
Air Canada, airBaltic connect on codeshare deal
Air Canada and airBaltic have unveiled details of a codeshare agreement that will provide customers additional, convenient travel options when flying between Canada and Europe's Baltic states. Effective for travel beginning Nov. 6, 2024, Air Canada's marketing code will be placed on 10 routes operated by airBaltic, enabling customers to travel conveniently to Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania on a single ticket. The routes include the capital cities of Vilnius (Lithuania), Riga (Latvia) and Tallinn (Estonia) from several European gateways, including Copenhagen, Amsterdam...
WestJet takes off with new brand platform
WestJet is ushering in a new era today with the launch of a comprehensive brand platform and fully integrated campaign, anchored by a new tagline—Where Your Story Takes Off. As the airline returns to its roots, following an updated business strategy, WestJet's commitment to helping guests write memorable stories is driven by a history of care and celebrated hospitality, delivered each day by a passionate team of WestJetters. The new platform underscores the transformative power of travel, celebrating the countless stories that pass through a WestJet flight. In fact, nearly nine...
Accelya and Air Transat sign a new multi-year FLX Platform agreement
Accelya has announced a new partnership Air Transat, for its FLX Platform and the provision of New Distribution Capabilities (NDC). Air Transat will utilize the FLX Platform to deliver personalized offers, enhance traveller experiences, and take control of its distribution. The Accelya FLX Platform, powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS) and trusted by many of the world's leading airlines, enabled more than half of all global NDC transactions in 2023, according to data from T2RL and is now generating more than 350k personalized offers per second across its airline partners. Open by...