Airlines
AC ADDS HALIFAX, LAUDERDALE FLIGHTS
Air Canada is launching weekly seasonal flights between Halifax and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, beginning Dec. 14, 2013 and continuing until the end of April, 2014. AC will operate flights on Saturdays using 97-seat Embraer E190 aircraft offering a choice of Executive or Economy Class service and featuring complimentary seatback entertainment throughout the aircraft. Flights are timed to offer customers easy connections to and from major Air Canada destinations in Atlantic Canada. Air Canada's new service complements its existing Halifax winter weekly seasonal service to Tampa and twice weekly...
LUFTHANSA APP AVAILABLE FOR WINDOWS PHONE 8
Lufthansa has expanded its mobile services with a smartphone app for users of Windows Phone 8. A special feature of the app on this operating system is the live-tile function with which the most important information on flight status - continually updated - is pinned on the start screen without the need to open the app. As with other mobile operating systems, the Lufthansa app provides easy access to the entire Lufthansa timetable from anywhere. Once a suitable connection is found, it can immediately be booked on the move. Passengers can also check-in whenever they want and file their...
ROUGE TO CHARGE FOR ONBOARD ENTERTAINMENT
Air Canada rouge is advising agents that as of Aug. 1 a $5 fee will be charged for unlimited access to its in-flight entertainment system. Passengers will need to download the Air Canada App to access all in-flight entertainment if using an Apple iPad, iPhone or iPad touch. The app can be downloaded from the Apple App Store. If using a PC laptop, Adobe Flash Player will need to be installed. A limited number of iPads loaded with the Air Canada App will be available for rent onboard aircraft for a fee of $10, plus the $5 fee to access premium entertainment. A pre-boarding checklist will help...
ALBERTANS TO FLY NON-STOP TO ALOHA STATE
WestJet has once again leased two Boeing 757-200 aircraft from Thomas Cook Airlines to deliver non-stop, daytime service between Calgary and Honolulu, Calgary and Maui, and between Edmonton and Maui. Pending regulatory approval, flights are scheduled to begin Dec. 13 and continue through April 26, 2014. Flights between Calgary and Honolulu will operate twice weekly, between Calgary and Maui four times weekly and between Edmonton and Maui three times weekly. Flights will be aboard Thomas Cook Airlines' 757s, with WestJet flight attendants, subject to Canadian Transportation Agency concurrence....
WESTJET ENHANCES WINTER SCHEDULE
WestJet is adding four new non-stop routes, two new year-round routes and increased frequency on 29 existing routes as part of its 2013-2014 winter schedule. Domestic routes now benefit from enhanced frequency in addition to several popular sun destinations, including Manzanillo and Ixtapa, Mexico, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos, Varadero, Cuba and Hewanorra, St. Lucia. "Our newest schedule reflects the popularity of many domestic and international destinations and the demand for more frequency,"said Chris Avery, WestJet vice-president, Network Planning, Alliances and Corporate Development....
WESTJET INTRODUCES SERVICE TO TERRACE, BC
WestJet has introduced new twice-daily, non-stop service between Vancouver and Terrace, BC, effective Nov. 25. Operated by WestJet Encore using Bombardier Q400 NextGen aircraft, the service will benefit the entire northwest region of the province which is undergoing a major economic transformation due to billions of dollars in investment in forestry, mining, smelting, hydroelectricity, liquefied natural gas and infrastructure projects in the Kitimat-Terrace industrial corridor. The new service between Vancouver and Terrace also offers guests the opportunity to connect on the same day in both...
BEARSKIN INTRODUCES BRANDED FARES IN SABRE
Canada's Bearskin Airlines has introduced Branded Fares to Sabre-connected travel agents in Canada, who can now shop and book the airline's unique fare families. Using Sabre's Branded Fares solution, the airline is able to market its products consistently with its own web site, while ensuring efficient access to the airline's enhanced fare options, Fixed, Flex and Liberty, in the Sabre travel marketplace. "Bearskin Airlines offers the fastest, most efficient way to travel between the cities we serve in northern Ontario, and our enhanced fare options will give travellers another reason to...
PORTER SERVES UP MORE TIMMINS
Porter Airlines is increasing service between Timmins and Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, with a fourth daily flight beginning Sept. 3. This is the first service increase for Timmins, which launched in January last year with three daily roundtrip flights. Passengers can connect to Timmins with other Porter destinations in Canada and the US via Toronto. Three weekend roundtrips are also available, with one Saturday flight and two Sunday trips....