Airlines
Puerto Vallarta Fully Operational
Tourism officials in Mexico report that Puerto Vallarta is fully operational following Hurricane Patricia, with 100% of its hotel and restaurant facilities open, as well as its International Airport (PVR), marina, cruise port and convention centre. All domestic and international airlines as well as buses, taxis and other ground transport companies have resumed normal services. All tourists who were transferred to shelters and hotels outside of Puerto Vallarta as a precaution measure have been safely returned to Puerto Vallarta. Officials also report that no changes have been made...
Transat Expands Domestic Schedules
Beginning November, Air Transat will introduce three new domestic flights between Montreal and Toronto. As well, as of December, the carrier will continue flights between Calgary and...
Porter Celebrates Nine Years of Service
Porter Airlines celebrated nine years of service last week (Oct. 22). Since the first day of operation, Porter has flown more than 360,000 flights and 15 million passengers. Porter began service in 2006 with two Bombardier Q400 aircraft and one route between Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport and Ottawa. Today, the company has grown to include an all-Canadian Q400 fleet of 26 aircraft and flies to 24 destinations in Canada and the...
ACV Debuts Dubai Packages
Air Canada and Air Canada Vacations (ACV) have put Dubai on their radar with the tour operator introducing four vacation packages to the Middle East city to complement Air Canada’s new route from Toronto that takes flight beginning Nov. 3. The featured packages are: Adventure Emirates, eight days, seven nights; Sun, Sea & Culture, eight days, seven nights; Dubai Stop Over - City Stay, five nights, six days; and Dubai Stop Over - City Stay, three nights, four days. The core highlights for all packages include a historical half-day city tour of Dubai; a guided safari tour and...
UPDATE: Etihad Wins Injunction In Germany
Etihad Airways has won its bid for an injunction and is welcoming the ruling by the Administrative Court of Braunschweig which allows it to continue operating all of its codeshare flights with airberlin to destinations in Europe, the US and the UAE. The injunction, which is valid until Nov. 8, 2015, provides an opportunity for the parties to resolve outstanding differences through ongoing consultation between the governments of the United Arab Emirates and the Federal Republic of Germany. Etihad Airways as well as airberlin will continue to honour all flights and passenger travel...
WestJet 767-300 Takes To The Air
WestJet's first Boeing 767-300 extended-range aircraft made its inaugural flight yesterday, departing Toronto Pearson International en route to Calgary International Airport. Featuring a new teal and blue maple leaf-themed logo, which will eventually appear on all WestJet aircraft, the airline's 767-300s seat 262 guests and have a range of approximately 11 hours. The aircraft will include a Plus cabin with 24 premium seats in a two-by-two configuration, hot meals and all other amenities associated with Plus. The main cabin has 238 seats, with two seats on either side of the aircraft...
Copa Airlines Honoured
Star Alliance member Copa Airlines has been named “Mexico and Central America’s Leading Airline” for the third consecutive year by the World Travel Awards. Winners were named Oct. 10 in Bogota, Colombia, at the WTA’s 22nd presentation of the awards. An international panel of tourism experts selected the nominees by region and category. The World Travel Awards registered a record number of votes this year, with more than 650,000 votes cast from tourism professionals and customers. Categories included hotels, airlines, airports, travel agencies, auto-leasing agencies and other...
Air France, KLM Increase Winter Service
Air France and KLM have released their schedule for flights to and from Canada for the winter season, which will run from Oct. 26 to March 28, 2016, and sees a 13% increase in capacity. The addition of two new routes, Vancouver-Paris (Air France) and Edmonton-Amsterdam (KLM), raises the number of weekly flights from 46 to 52 over last winter. Air France is offering its usual winter service of two flights daily between Montreal and Paris, and one flight a day out of Toronto. Rounding things out are three weekly flights on the new Vancouver-Paris route launched in March. This...