Airlines
Summer Travel Tips
Summer is here and Air Canada is offering some tips to help ensure a smoother travel experience. For the latest operational updates, customers are invited to visit aircanada.com, follow @AirCanada on Twitter and join Air Canada on Facebook, as well as sign up for specific flight notification alerts. Additional information on what to expect and do in case of flight disruptions is available at http://www.aircanada.com/en/news/160607.html. Operational news is available in the Daily Travel Outlook under the Flights section at the bottom of the home page at aircanada.com. Before leaving...
WestJet Encore Celebrates Three Years
WestJet Encore celebrated its third year in the sky on June 24. The airline, powered by Canadian-made Bombardier Q400 aircraft, recently broke the six million guests-flown mark. “We've had a dramatic impact on the new markets we've served since our launch three years ago,” said Ferio Pugliese, WestJet Encore president. “New WestJet Encore airports experience a 50% increase in traffic on average, with some airports experiencing triple-digit percentage growth. Average fares in these same markets have fallen 20 to 40%, year-over-year. We've created an entirely new set of air...
WestJet Adds New Routes
WestJet has launched new flights from Edmonton to Hamilton, Ont., and Winnipeg (pictured) to Kelowna, BC. Flights are available for sale as of today (June 27) with service commencing July 28. “These are cities we presently serve yet don't connect with non-stop flying,” said Bob Cummings, WestJet executive vice-president, Commercial. “These routes have been on our radar for a while now and with the busy summer flying season upon us, we examined our fleet plans to see if there was extra flying we could provide.” Hamilton-Edmonton flights will operate four times weekly...
TDC Partners With Airnets International
Transat Distribution Canada (TDC) has partnered with Airnets International in a move designed to provide a unique suite of benefits exclusively for members flight bookings. “The financial health of the network is a priority at TDC, in fact it’s our mission statement,” said Joe Adamo, general manager, TDC. “We know that the air business has been affected by consumers buying directly from suppliers and from commission being cut or eliminated altogether. The opportunity to partner with one of our own members and build a comprehensive suite of benefits exclusively for all our...
IATA Looks at Impact of ‘Brexit’
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released a preliminary analysis of the financial and economic impact of the Brexit decision on the air transport industry. “The Brexit vote has triggered much uncertainty – financial and otherwise. As leaders in the UK and the EU work to establish a new framework for their relationship, one certainty to guide them is the need and desire of people on both sides of that relationship to travel and trade. Air transport plays a major role in making that possible. There were 117 million air passenger journeys between the UK and the...
Spotlight on Spain
Spain's tourist trade is banking on some weighty allies to help it attract more Canadians to the Iberian country, citing a United Nations body that's found no shortage of Spanish sites it says are worthy of international recognition and this country's largest airline. Laura Pena Alberdi, Spain's Toronto-based consul in charge of tourism affairs, told a Thursday Toronto gathering only two countries have more UNESCO World Heritage Sites than her homeland. “There are cities where you can find monuments that are unique in the world, like the mosque in Cordoba,” she said. Ana...
‘Taste the World’ With Etihad Airways
Etihad Airways showcased its commitment to providing unmatched culinary and hospitality experiences in the air and on the ground at the third annual “Taste of Toronto” Festival last night. The festival runs through the weekend at the Garrison Common at Fort York National Historic Site. In March, Etihad announced a multi-year partnership with Taste Festivals Ltd, the organizers of the world’s leading restaurant events since 2014, having a presence at 14 Taste festivals scheduled in 2016. Visitors of Taste of Toronto are being be offered an opportunity to immerse themselves in...
Air Canada Welcomes Government Initiative
Air Canada has welcomed the passage of Bill C-10 into an Act of Parliament modernizing in part the Air Canada Public Participation Act that came into effect when Air Canada was privatized 28 years ago. The revised Act allows Air Canada, like other Canadian and international carriers, to determine the location, the volume and type of aircraft maintenance it does, including the work that will be done in Manitoba, Quebec and Ontario. According to officials, as a private sector company, owned by private sector interests, and operating in a highly competitive global industry, Air Canada...