Airlines
Air France invites TIFF attendees to experience sophisticated lounge
Through nine years of partnership, Air France and Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) have embarked on a remarkable cinematic journey together. This year, as Air France celebrates 90 years of elegance, they are inspiring Canadians to experience the ultimate lounge experience. The Air France x TIFF Founder's Lounge will host festival goers in a sophisticated lounge, allowing them to enter a cinema related contest to win a pair of Air France’s new Business Class tickets departing from Toronto to Europe. Located on the second floor of the TIFF Bell Lightbox, this elegant...
PriceTravel Holding & Arajet partner to streamline Americas packages
PriceTravel Holding, one of Latin America's largest B2B and B2C travel companies, announces a new strategic alliance with Arajet, the Caribbean's low-fare airline. PriceTravel Holding will make available to Arajet an advanced booking engine, which will allow travelers to easily book flights plus hotel packages in all destinations where Arajet operates, 24 cities in 16 countries, including Canada, Mexico, Brazil, among others. This agreement aims to strengthen the package holiday offering and provide greater choice and benefits on flights and hotels. The key components considered for...
Lufthansa Group’s Edelweiss starting Halifax-Zurich route in 2025
The upcoming summer 2025 schedule will see robust expansion and a bolstered network for the Lufthansa Group, Europe’s largest aviation company, in the United States and Canada. In June and July, Edelweiss, Switzerland’s leading leisure airline and part of the Lufthansa Group, will begin direct flights from its Zurich hub to both Seattle, WA and Halifax, Nova Scotia, respectively. With North America being the top foreign market for Lufthansa Group, the additional frequencies that the new Edelweiss flights will provide will be a welcome capacity increase for these two...
Virgin Atlantic: ‘Let’s challenge the market’
Virgin Atlantic is setting a course to Canada. The carrier will inaugurate service from Toronto to London Heathrow on March 30, 2025 and Simon Hawkins, head of Americas for Virgin Atlantic, was in Toronto last week to meet with partners and talk about plans for the new daily, A330-900neo service. “We’re really excited to come back to Canada,” Hawkins told a briefing at Visit Britain’s offices in Toronto, noting that the carrier had “a brief stint [in Toronto] back in the early 2000s” that was “curtailed due to 9/11” and it also operated a seasonal service from...
TICO issues advice on Canada Jetlines shutdown
The Travel Industry Council of Ontario (TICO) has issued an advisory on the shutdown of Canada Jetlines. On Aug. 15, the carrier announced it was temporarily ceasing operations and TICO advises that it is now in the process of obtaining additional information related to Canada Jetlines and their reported plans to enter creditor protection. TICO said that: “As soon as we have additional information, it will be shared on TICO’s website, including potential eligibility for claims under the Ontario Travel Industry Compensation Fund (Compensation Fund).” However, it did...
Canada Jetlines confirms it will cease operations, effective immediately
Following earlier reports of a possible closure, Canada Jetlines has confirmed in a statement that it is temporarily ceasing airline operations effective Aug. 15, 2024. The continuing operations of the Company have been dependent upon the Company's ability to raise adequate financing and to grow the airline to the point where it can commence profitable operations. The Company has historically financed its future requirements through a combination of debt, equity or other facilities. The Company, overseen by an independent Board committee and advised by external advisors, pursued all...
Canada Jetlines facing imminent closure, reports say
Following yesterday's announcement that four members of its executive team had departed the company, reports have surfaced that Canada Jetlines is facing imminent closure. On Aug. 14, Canada Jetlines executivesRyan Goepel, Beth Horowitz, Shawn Klerer and chief executive officer (CEO) Brigitte Goersch resigned from the company, effective immediately. Gate Checked reports that crew members of Canada Jetlines received an internal memo from management, alerting them that the airline will soon announce a cease in operations. "“Hello Crew, we have some difficult news to advise that...
Air Canada resumes non-stop Ottawa to London-Heathrow route
Air Canada has announced it is further boosting its schedule serving Canada's capital region with non-stop, international flights from Ottawa to London Heathrow. Flights will be operated four-times weekly with Air Canada's Dreamliner fleet offering a choice of three cabins beginning March 31, 2025. "We are very pleased to solidify Air Canada's leadership serving our country's capital with the resumption of trans-Atlantic services beginning next spring," said Mark Galardo, executive vice-president, revenue and network planning at Air Canada. In addition to London being a top...