Airlines
Air Canada Inaugurates Toronto-Warsaw Service
Air Canada has added new Toronto-Warsaw service, expanding AC rouge's presence in Central Europe. The non-stop seasonal service, operating four-times a week, makes Air Canada the only Canadian airline offering non-stop service between Canada and Poland. “We are pleased to add Warsaw, the Polish capital and a European cultural hub, to our growing international network. This service is the only route between Canada and Poland operated by a Canadian carrier and it is our third new destination in Central Europe this summer, after Prague and Budapest. Apart from Warsaw being a major...
Cruising with Korean Air and Korea Tourism Organization
To celebrate the launch of daily flights to Korea this month and to thank agents for supporting the destination, the Korea Tourism Organization and Korean Air hosted travel partners on a sunset dinner cruise along the Toronto harbour last night (June 14). Doojo Kim, director of the Korea Tourism Organization Toronto Office, told PressToday the trade is vital to bringing travellers to Korea. “I think they are the most important people to us – without the support of the travel agent we cannot survive,” he says. “They are the most important partner for us.” On June 1,...
Long Term Labour Agreements in Place at AC
Air Canada has confirmed the ratification of its 10th and final labour agreement with its Canadian unions, completing the airline's current cycle of labour negotiations and establishing long term contracts extending in most cases over a 10-year duration for all of its approximately 25,000 unionized employees in Canada. “The ratification of new labour contracts by all of Air Canada's unionized employees in Canada over the past year and a half is an unprecedented achievement that recognizes the important contribution of our employees and underscores the transformative change that has...
Off To Glasgow
Air Canada has kicked off new Toronto-Glasgow, Scotland service with rouge offering non-stop seasonal service operating three-times a week. The new flight complements Air Canada rouge's service to Edinburgh. Flights are operated with an Air Canada rouge Boeing 767-300ER, featuring Premium Rouge and Economy cabins. Flights will depart Toronto on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays and return Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays from Glasgow, with the service operating until Sept....
Air Canada Inaugurates New Services
Air Canada has added two new routes to its network – Toronto-Budapest and Vancouver-Dublin. Budapest flights are operated with an Air Canada rouge Boeing 767-300ER, featuring Premium Rouge and Economy cabins. Flights depart Toronto on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and return Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from Budapest, with the service operating until Oct. 15. Air Canada's new Ireland service from Vancouver is also operated by rouge, three times weekly until Oct....
Looking For A Solution
North Americans planning on travelling to mainland Europe could soon be faced with the prospect of having to obtain a visa if a Euro-ruling goes against Canada and the US next month, reports Montreal editor, Mike Dunbar in this week's digital edition of Canadian Travel Press. The looming crisis has prompted the International Air Transport Association to call on the three parties to find a solution that will avoid jeopardizing the future of the EU-US/Canada visa waiver program. At issue is a 2014 reciprocity clause that was added to the legislation governing the Schengen Agreement that...
Six US Carriers Cleared for Scheduled Cuba Service
As part of the Obama Administration’s efforts to "normalize" relations with Cuba, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has approved six domestic airlines to begin scheduled flights between Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Chicago, Philadelphia and Minneapolis/St. Paul and Cuba as early as this fall. “Last year, President Obama announced that it was time to ‘begin a new journey’ with the Cuban people,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. “Today, we are delivering on his promise by re-launching scheduled air service to Cuba after more than half a century.” The...
Air Canada Resumes Fort McMurray Flights
Air Canada has resumed service to Fort McMurray International Airport. “We extend a warm welcome to our Fort McMurray customers and in particular, to people who are returning home. We also want to thank the employees of our Air Canada Express partner Jazz, the team at Fort McMurray International Airport, the first responders and the countless men and women who are working around the clock for their extraordinary efforts in assisting Fort McMurray, and for their tireless work in making the return to commercial air service possible today,” said Kevin Howlett, senior vice-president,...