Airlines
LOT Has Something For Agents
LOT Polish Airlines is offering special travel agent fares from now through March 31, 2014 on its Dreamliner flights from Toronto to Warsaw at just $349 round-trip. One (1) companion can travel with the agent for $499 round-trip. These fares include all taxes /surcharges and are valid for confirmed space departures on YYZWAW LO46 from now through March 31, 2014 based on availability. Fare may vary slightly due to tax exchange rate at time of ticketing. This special offer provides eligible travel agents the opportunity to experience the Dreamliner, fly the only non stop service...
Malaysia Suspending KL-LAX Route
Malaysia Airlines will be suspending its flights into Los Angeles following a route rationalization exercise to stem losses. The route rationalization exercise takes effect on April 30, 2014. Malaysia Airlines Group CEO, Ahmad Jauhari Yahya said: "Whilst Malaysia Airlines has a long history in Los Angeles, this route is no longer economically viable. The factors contributing to this negative situation today include overcapacity and competition resulting in lower yields, high cost of operating the B777 aircraft, and pressure from continued increases in fuel costs. These are adding further...
Air Transat puts Europe on sale
Air Transat has launched a Europe summer sale and is inviting travellers to start booking in order to take advantage of deals on flights to 29 cities in Europe. All deals can be viewed on http://www.airtransat.ca...
Copa adds Montreal to network
Copa Airlines, a member of Star Alliance, will begin nonstop service four times a week from Montreal to Panama on June 3. Montreal will be Copas second destination in Canada and number 67 out of 69 total destinations Copa will serve by the end of July. The airline will operate a Boeing 737-700 Next Generation aircraft with 12 business class seats and 112 economy seats on the flights to Panama. Copa flight 423 will depart Montreal on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays at 9:33 a.m., arriving at Copa’s Hub of the Americas at Tocumen International Airport in Panama at 2:22 p.m....
AC, Travelport sign multi-year agreement
Travelport and Air Canada have executed a multi-year extension agreement that provides Travelport’s travel agency customers with continued access to the full range of Air Canada’s innovative à-la-carte fare and Fight Pass products and product attributes. Air Canada content will remain a key component of the Travelport Agencia desktop platform utilizing ac2u, Air Canada’s direct-connect application programming interface (API). Christopher Engle, vice-president, Airline Services for The Americas, commented, “Travelport’s Agencia desktop, which provides Canadian agents with...
rouge expands its Caribbean summer offerings
Air Canada reports that its leisure carrier subsidiary, Air Canada rouge, is expanding its choice of more Caribbean destinations this summer. Routes previously operated by Air Canada from Toronto and Montreal to Cuba, Dominican Republic, Bahamas, Barbados, Haiti, Cancun and Tampa, Fla., will be converted beginning this spring to Air Canada rouge service. Together with its previously announced 2014 summer schedule to Europe, rouge plans to operate a total of 44 routes serving 28 popular vacation destinations, including continuation of its summer routes -- Athens, Edinburgh and Venice --...
WestJet, Sabre get deal done
WestJet and Sabre have stepped back from the brink. The two companies announced that they “have reached the basis of an agreement” that will allow Sabre-connected agents to continue to have access to WestJet fare content in the Sabre travel marketplace. In making the announcement, WestJet noted that in appreciation for continuing support by travel agents, it’s offering an additional two-percentage point increase on base commissions for new bookings beginning Jan. 26, through to Feb. 28,...
JetBlue, Etihad team up
JetBlue Airways and Etihad Airways have announced plans to begin codeshare operations. The agreement, which is subject to government approval, will see Etihad Airways place its “EY” code on JetBlue-operated flights, initially facilitating connections between the two airlines at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and Washington’s Dulles International Airport. In the first stage of the partnership, Etihad will codeshare on 40 JetBlue routes within the US. Further codeshare services are planned on JetBlue flights once Etihad commences daily flights to Los Angeles...