Airlines
WestJet Warns Of Ongoing Phone Scam
WestJet has issued another warning to Canadians to avoid sharing their credit card numbers and other private information with fraudsters posing as WestJet or WestJet Vacations. “This phone scam and other similar versions continue to be a source of great frustration for our guests as well as for us,” said Richard Bartrem, WestJet vice-president, Communications and Community Relations. “We would like to reassure Canadians once again that we are not making these annoying calls, and we apologize for the inconvenience. We urge anyone who receives one of these calls to hang up...
Mokulele Airlines To Honor go! Tickets
Mesa Air Group has announced that it is shutting down the inter-island airline go!, effective April 1. Mokulele Airlines, Hawaii’s low-cost interisland air carrier, is honoring the flights purchased on go! Airlines for travel on Mokulele where available. For go! flights that were purchased on Mokulele’s web site for travel to Kaua’i and Hilo, passengers should contact Mokulele for refunds. Mokulele Airlines has had a codeshare agreement with go! since November 2011 when TransPac Aviation purchased the turbo prop division from Mesa Air Group. For over two years, Mokulele has...
More Support
According to four key business organizations, the Porter Airlines proposal to serve longer-range destinations from Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (BBTCA) will be a boost to the economy, creating jobs, increasing visitor spending, and helping Toronto attract new business in a competitive global economy. The Toronto Financial Services Alliance, Toronto Financial District BIA, Entertainment District BIA and the Ontario Chamber of Commerce have made official submissions to the city expressing support for Porter’s proposal to operate the Bombardier CS100 jet at Billy Bishop Airport....
Qantas’ Premium Seats Now Available In Sabre
Sabre is now selling Qantas’ Advance Seat Selection. The airline is selling its ancillary product through the Sabre global distribution system using industry technology standards developed by ATPCo and IATA. The electronic miscellaneous document (EMD) standard allows an agent to efficiently purchase an airline’s ancillary products on behalf of travellers in the same way they would a base airfare. This helps airlines generate revenue by making their ancillary products broadly available and easy to buy in all channels. Hans Belle, Sabre Travel Network vice-president, APAC, said...
British Airways Boosts Services
British Airways is increasing its flights between Toronto and London Heathrow, beginning June 1. Additional flights on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays make the total frequency on the route 19 per week. The new services will be operated by a Boeing 747, offering First class, Club World business class, World Traveller Plus premium economy and World Traveller, the airline’s economy class. Customers can also choose to fly on British Airways new Boeing 787 Dreamliner, which comes into Toronto every day. From July, this state-of-the-art aircraft will also start servicing Calgary....
AC Suspends Venezuela Service
Air Canada says that due to ongoing civil unrest in Venezuela, it can no longer ensure the safety of its operation and, as a result, has suspended flights to Caracas until further notice. The carrier reports that its last flight departed Toronto on March 15 and Caracas on March 16. Customers holding tickets to or from Caracas and who have not commenced their travel may obtain refunds. Customers who have commenced their travel may be re-booked at no additional charge on other airlines or obtain a refund of the unused portion of their ticket. Customers who purchased their tickets...
YVR Voted #1 Proposed New Porter Destination
Porter Airlines supporters have voted Vancouver (YVR) the top new destination they want to connect with Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport. Over six days, more than 14,000 people visited www.porterplans.com to vote for their favourite North American destination that Porter has proposed as part of its growth plan. Vancouver beat out runners-up Miami, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Las Vegas. “We are constantly hearing requests from our customers to fly to more destinations, and Vancouver is one that is mentioned often,” said Porter president Robert Deluce. “It would be a great...
WestJet Goes To Bat For Montreal
Spring training has begun just in time for WestJet to announce a one-year sponsorship agreement with the Montreal Baseball Project. The goal of the Montreal Baseball Project is to bring Major League Baseball back to Montreal. WestJet, with a proud history of supporting the Toronto Blue Jays, will support a gala event celebrating the 20th anniversary of the 1994 Montreal Expos team, in addition to corporate sponsorship of a two-game exhibition series between the New York Mets and the Toronto Blue Jays taking place in Montreal on March 28 and 29 at Olympic Stadium. Both activities are...