Airlines
AC to Airlift Almost 1,500 Syrian Refugees to Canada
With yesterday's arrival of flight AC1999 from Amman, Jordan at Toronto's Pearson International Airport, Air Canada completed the first of five flights to be operated on behalf of the Canadian government that will bring almost 1,500 Syrian refugees to Canada. “By next week, Air Canada will have brought close to 1,500 Syrian refugees to Canada to make a home and start a new life,” said Marcel Forget, Air Canada's senior vice-president, Commercial Strategy, in Amman to oversee the multi-flight airlift. “It's a tremendous honour to be part of this initiative. Air Canada has a long...
Transat Now Offering ‘Option Flex’ for Europe
Transat is now offering its “Option Flex” service to travellers booking a package to Europe, including roundtrip flights with Air Transat, consecutive overnight stays and breakfast at the hotel, as well as roundtrip transfers by coach between the airport and the hotel. Available for $89 per person at the time of booking, Option Flex lets vacationers change their travel date, destination or hotel up to 72 hours before departure, or even transfer their vacation package to a friend or family member up to one week before departure. Flex also makes it possible to cancel a trip and...
Working To Reduce Fraudulent Air Payment Transactions
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is expanding its activities to prevent payment fraud in the air travel industry. According to the association, payment fraud costs the industry an estimated US$858 million annually, approximately US$639 million of which is borne by airlines and the remainder by other participants in the travel value chain, including travel agents. IATA is co-operating with Ypsilon Net AG to make IATA Argus Fraud Manager (IATA Argus) available to airlines and travel agents. While some airlines already use a range of systems to reduce fraud activity...
Say Hello to New Destinations With Emirates
Emirates has launched a global sale designed to inspire Canadian travellers from the west coast to explore new destinations and revisit their favourite cities. For a limited time, Canadians can say “hello” to new adventures in Emirates’ expanding global network with special offers on economy class fares from five west coast cities via an easy connection with Alaska Airlines. All-inclusive economy class fares from Vancouver, Victoria, Kelowna, Calgary and Edmonton via Seattle with Emirates and Alaska Airlines start at $1,199 to Dubai and the Middle East, $1,349 to the South...
Air Transat Goes Toronto-Curaçao Direct
Air Transat has launched direct service from Toronto to Curaçao, with flights operating until the beginning of April. Transat will be flying Canadian tourists to the Dutch island of Curaçao every Sunday from Toronto. Transat also has four premium resorts available on the island – the Renaissance Curaçao Resort & Casino, the Santa Barbara Beach & Golf Resort, the Hilton Curaçao and the Sunscape Curaçao Resort, Spa &...
WestJet Goes Year-Round to Europe
WestJet is bringing Europe closer to Canadians by extending two of its new non-stop transatlantic services to London (Gatwick) from seasonal to year-round. Flights from Calgary and Toronto to London will now operate on a year-round basis, three times weekly and daily respectively through the winter, while service from Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg and St. John's will operate seasonally as announced in September 2015. “Today's announcement is another important step in the international expansion of WestJet,” said Chris Avery, WestJet vice-president, Network Planning, Alliances...
Turning a NewLeaf With $89 Flights
Billing itself as Canada's first “ultra-low-cost” travel company, Winnipeg-based NewLeaf Travel unveiled details of its inaugural flight schedule – operated by Flair Airlines – which features non-stop flights to and from Hamilton, Halifax, Winnipeg, Regina, Saskatoon, Kelowna and Abbotsford and fares starting from $89. Service begins on Feb. 12 and flights can now be booked by going to the company's newly launched web site – http://www.flynewleaf.ca. During the launch event in Hamilton, NewLeaf president and CEO Jim Young observed, “It’s a New Year and we are happy to...
WestJet Sets New Single-Day Record
WestJet was expected to fly 74,247 guests across its network yesterday, setting a new single-day record. The airline's previous single-day record was 72,240 guests, set on July 31, 2015, the civic holiday long weekend. The airline also marked another milestone this holiday season, flying its 20 millionth guest in a single year on Dec. 27,...