Airlines
AC Has New Agreement With UK Employees
UNITE, the union representing Air Canada's UK-based employees, reports that its members have ratified a new collective agreement reached Jan. 30. The new agreement is in effect until Dec. 31, 2019. “We are pleased that our UK-based employees have ratified their new collective agreement,” said Klaus Goersch, executive vice-president and chief operating officer. “This ratification vote concludes the constructive work achieved between Air Canada and union representatives of our London-based employees during the past few months. I commend the bargaining committees and our employee...
Kamloops Added By WestJet Encore
WestJet has added new, non-stop service between Edmonton and Kamloops, BC, on board its fleet of Canadian-made Bombardier Q400 NextGen aircraft. The inaugural flight departed from Edmonton International Airport on Feb. 15, 2015 Ferio Pugliese, executive vice-president, WestJet, and president, WestJet Encore said: “This is a prime example of the strategic advantage of WestJet Encore. One of the original purposes of our regional airline was to enhance frequencies in smaller Canadian communities which, until WestJet Encore came along, were challenged by the capacity of our 737s. We are...
AC Celebrates Chinese New Year
Coming off a record 2014, Air Canada hosted more than 70 travel industry personnel and some of its top suppliers last night (Feb. 12) in Markham, Ont. for a special dinner to celebrate the Chinese New Year (Year of the Ram). A similar dinner is being held tonight (Feb. 13) in Vancouver. Pictured at the Ontario event are (l-r) Michael Lim of the Hong Kong Tourism Board, Air Canada's Duncan Bureau, Barbara Huang of the China National Tourist Office, and Rocky Lo of Air...
Summertime And CanJet Is Flying High
CanJet Vacations has just unveiled its 2015 summer program, featuring destinations in Mexico, Cuba and the Dominican Republic. In the Dominican Republic, CanJet will fly to Puerto Plata and Punta Cana; in Cuba, flights will operate to Varadero, Cayo Coco, Holguin and Santa Clara. CanJet will also operate a summer program to Cancun, Mexico. John Kirk, vice-president, sales & Marketing for CanJet Vacations, commented, “Our new summer flights are an integral part of our overall growth plans. We are extremely pleased with our progress so far and want to thank travel agents for all...
Porter Tees Off Myrtle Beach Season
Porter Airlines has launched its annual winter/spring service to Myrtle Beach, the family friendly beach destination and haven for golfers. Flight frequency during the season is as follows: through Feb. 28, twice weekly; March 1-15, five times weekly; March 16-22, daily during March Break; March 23 to April 26, five times weekly; April 27 to May 18, twice weekly. Porter Escapes (http://www.porterescapes.com) has vacation packages available featuring such resorts as Sonesta ES Suites, Island Vista Oceanfront Resort, Hilton Myrtle Beach, Courtyard Myrtle Beach Broadway, Kingston...
Air Transat Expands European Portfolio
Air Transat has introduced new destinations from Vancouver, Quebec City and Halifax, giving travellers more access and flight frequencies in Europe, thanks to new flights connecting in Montreal from Quebec City and Halifax, and in Toronto from Vancouver. Residents of Western Canada can add Dublin, Rome and Barcelona to their vacation options by connecting in Toronto. From Quebec City, additional destinations including Rome, Brussels and Bordeaux will be available when connecting in Montreal. From Halifax, this wider offering includes Rome, Brussels and Paris via domestic flight to...
WestJet, Philippine Airlines Enhance Relationship
WestJet has entered into a codeshare agreement with Philippine Airlines (PAL), allowing the carrier to begin marketing and selling WestJet-operated flights. The two carriers are building on an existing interline agreement that has been in place since May 2013. Codeshare designations will be available on select WestJet flights from Vancouver and Toronto, and all codeshare sales are offered directly through Philippine Airlines or through their global distribution network. “The Philippine Airlines-WestJet enhanced partnership, via the new codeshare agreement, allows PAL to carry...
SkyGreece Goes Year-Round Toronto-Budapest
SkyGreece will launch two weekly flights, non-stop from Toronto to Budapest starting May 20 and will continue its service bi-weekly all year long. “I had the pleasure to meet the Budapest International Airport on numerous occasions in the last few years and the numbers they provided during our latest discussions clearly demonstrated that SkyGreece should be the first international carrier to offer direct, non-stop, yearly service between Canada and Hungary,” said Denis Codere, deputy chief commercial officer of SkyGreece Airlines. “We definitely received a warm welcome from the...