Airlines
Air Canada to Launch YVR-Delhi Service
Air Canada has introduced new non-stop flights from Vancouver to Delhi, India, beginning Oct. 20 in time for Diwali festivities. The seasonal, three-times weekly flights complement Air Canada's Toronto-Delhi non-stop service launched last fall. To promote the new Vancouver route, Air Canada is offering special introductory fares starting as low as $999 round trip, all-in. Tickets are now available for purchase. “Customer response to our Toronto-Delhi service has been extremely positive, and with this new seasonal Vancouver route, we are strategically increasing our presence in the...
SAA Celebrates Freedom Day With Sale Fares
South African Airways (SAA) is celebrating South Africa’s Freedom Day with a five-day sale offering special fares from New York-JFK and Washington, DC-Dulles to Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth and East London. Freedom Day Fares start at US$1,299 (restrictions apply) from Washington, DC-Dulles to Johannesburg and US$1,399 (restrictions apply) from New York-York to Johannesburg for travel during the peak summer season. The special fares are available for sale through April 30, for travel June 1 through Aug....
WestJet Offers 24/7 Social Media Support
WestJet now supports guests' questions, comments and requests 24/7 via its social media accounts on Facebook and Twitter. “We welcome more than 20 million guests on board every year and we are thrilled to be the first Canadian airline to respond to their needs around the clock on social media,” said Greg Hounslow, WestJet manager, Emerging Media. “Guest care has been at the core of WestJet's success since the beginning and we made this further investment in our social presence to continue to meet the evolving needs of our guests. With our international expansion it is critical to...
Travel Together And Save With Emirates
Through April 30, Emirates is offering a special Business Class companion fare sale on flights from Toronto. Travellers can fly from Toronto to more than 150 destinations around the world, with fares starting at $7,799 for two. The sale ends at 11:59 p.m. EDT on April 30. This is a limited-time offer valid for Business Class travel between April 25 and Nov. 30. Select destination routes for Business Class start from: $7,999 for two to the Middle East; $7,799 for two to India and South Asia; $8,659 for two to Africa; $9,539 for two to Far East Asia; $11,717 for two to...
Turkish Airlines Gets Down To Business
Turkish Airlines will increase the number of Business Class passengers it can carry on its Toronto-Istanbul flights, with the carrier revamping the number of Business Class seats on its B777-300ER plans as of April 24. The airline – which has six direct Toronto-Istanbul flights a week and three a week between Montreal and Istanbul – will increase the number of Business Class seats on its B777-300ERs from 28 to 49, and hopes that will help it tap into the corporate travel market in Ontario. The airline earlier this year hired airline industry veteran David Batey as a Toronto...
Brussels Airlines Celebrates New Toronto Service
Brussels Airlines celebrated the recent introduction of its new Toronto-Brussels service yesterday (April 21) during an official launch ceremony at Toronto Pearson International Airport. Numerous airline executives and dignitaries were on hand to mark the occasion, including Raoul Delcorde (pictured below), Ambassador of Belgium. Brussels Airlines is offering year-round, five times weekly, non-stop service between Toronto and Brussels aboard an A330 200 aircraft. It also has an extensive codeshare network with Air Canada. Speaking with PressToday, Christophe Allard, director,...
WestJet Expands EMD Process
WestJet has made electronic miscellaneous documents (EMD) available to all travel agents using Amadeus. The move allows agents to purchase standard or extra-legroom seating for clients, or to confirm a Plus seat selection, included with the purchase of a Plus fare. EMD has now been enabled across all of WestJet’s GDS channels; Sabre, Travelport Galileo, Apollo and Worldspan, and...
rouge Gears Up For Winter 2016-2017
Air Canada is getting set to launch four new seasonal Air Canada rouge services between Montreal and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico; Montreal and San José, Costa Rica; Toronto and Palm Springs, California; and Toronto and Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. According to officials, the new non-stop flights will give Canadian travellers more competitively priced options when flying to sun destinations beginning winter 2016-2017. Seats on these four new routes are now available for...