Airlines
Eight Years Flies By for Porter
Porter Airlines is celebrating eight years of service. From its home base at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, Porter serves a total of 20 destinations in Canada and the US with a network currently stretching from Thunder Bay, Ont., and Chicago in the west, to St. John’s, NL, in the east, and as far south as Myrtle Beach, SC. Features such as airport lounge access for all passengers, complimentary wine and beer onboard, and stylish employee uniforms have helped create an enjoyable travel experience recognized around the world. “It’s rewarding being able to provide our...
United, Hertz Exclusive
United Airlines is expanding its partnership with Hertz to offer elevated travel benefits to members of the airline's MileagePlus loyalty program, as Hertz and its Dollar and Thrifty brands become United's exclusive car rental partners beginning Nov. 1. Special perks are also in store for MileagePlus Club and Presidential Plus Card members. MileagePlus members who book with Hertz may earn the following per rental: 1,250 miles - MileagePlus Global Services, Premier 1K and Premier Platinum members; 1,000 miles - MileagePlus Premier Gold and Premier Silver members; 750 miles -...
Canadians Shuffling Off To, And From, Buffalo
More than two million Canadians a year are already flying out of Buffalo, but it's a number, and market, that Buffalo officials think can be higher. A delegation of Buffalo tourism officials were in Toronto yesterday (Oct. 21) to promote the affordability and convenience of flying out of the Buffalo Niagara International Airport. “Southern Ontarians have to bear some of the highest travel costs in the country,” noted Pascal Cohen, senior manager of Marketing & Aviation Business Development at Buffalo Niagara International Airport. “We are here to offer an attractive...
DHS Ramps Up Screening
The US Department of Homeland Security has implemented additional screening measures for travellers flying into the United States from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea – the three West African countries affected by the ebola virus. Two weeks ago, DHS – working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – introduced enhanced screening measures at New York's JFK, Newark, Dulles, Atlanta and Chicago that required passengers on flights originating in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea to undergo secondary screening and added protocols that included having their temperature taken,...
WestJet Honours Top Partners
WestJet hosted its second annual Travel Partner Awards in Toronto late last week. The event was inaugurated in Calgary in 2013. Designed to thank the trade for its efforts in selling the airline and its tour operator division WestJet Vacations, WestJet and sponsors AMResorts and the Las Vegas Visitors and Convention Bureau hosted a gala event at Carlu for well over a hundred guests, with many of them winning prizes and others copping top awards. One of those was Skyroute Travel, of Markham, Ont., which was named top Canadian tour operator producer. Shown here receiving the award...
Flyers Demand Better Connectivity
Airline passengers want more Internet access inflight and named connectivity as the top area for improvement to the inflight experience, according to the first of a new series of global surveys of passengers being conducted by the Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX). The first APEX Global Passenger Experience Survey – which collected feedback from more than 1,500 flyers from eight countries – showed a strong desire worldwide for a passenger experience that is customizable, from selection of inflight reading materials to availability of food and drink. Expectations for...
Porter Your Ticket to Vermont
Porter Airlines is resuming seasonal service between Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport and Burlington, VT, just in time for winter. Flights begin this year on Dec. 14, continuing until April 5, 2015. The schedule peaks with five weekly flights during March Break, and ranges from two to four weekly flights during the rest of the season. Porter Escapes (http://www.porterescapes.com) offers vacation packages to Vermont, combing flights and accommodation with activities, lift tickets and equipment...
BA Bringing 787 Dreamliner to Montreal
British Airways (BA) reports that from March 29, 2015, Montreal will be served by the airline’s new Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet, marking the first scheduled Dreamliner service between Montreal and London. British Airways operates daily service between the two cities and provides connections to more than 130 cities beyond London. The first Dreamliner received by British Airways made its inaugural flight to Toronto one year ago and last month Calgary became the second Canadian city to receive the most modern aircraft in the airline’s fleet. The 787 offers three cabin...