Airlines
SEVEN FOR PORTER
Happy birthday to Porter Airlines. The carrier celebrated its seventh year of operation this week. Originally, Porter began its operations in 2006 with two Bombardier Q400 aircraft and one route between Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport and Ottawa. Now, Porter is recognized around the world for providing a leading airline experience, with an all-Canadian Q400 fleet of 26 aircraft and 19 destinations in Canada and the U.S. Robert Deluce, president and CEO of Porter Airlines, observed: \"Aviation is not an easy business to succeed in. We\'ve been able to grow and prosper over the years by...
GANSEVOORT PARTNERS WITH PORTER ESCAPES
Gansevoort Park Avenue has launched a new partnership with Porter Escapes, the online shop for flight and hotel packages to Porter Airlines destinations. Commencing in this fall, passengers travelling to New York City with Porter Escapes can book accommodation at the luxurious uptown hotel, the first of the Gansevoort Hotel Group properties to be included in the Porter Escapes portfolio. Porter Escapes are paired exclusively with Porter Airlines flights designed so travellers can enjoy a seamless-end-to-end experience including a carefully curated hotel collection, flight menu and unique...
AIRLINE SYMPOSIUM REVIEWS AIRLIFT ‘LIFELINE’
The Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) recently sponsored the 19th International Airline Symposium at the Hawaii Convention Center. It was held Oct. 16-19 and about 50 senior executives from airlines and related industries gathered to address challenges and opportunities facing the airline industry worldwide. In 2013, new direct routes to Honolulu, Kahului (Maui) and LÄ«hue (Kauai) were added from major cities including Auckland, Calgary, Taipei and Tokyo. Scheduled nonstop air seats into Hawaii are expected to rise 1.4% in the fourth quarter with an overall increase of 5.4% by year end. The...
GTAA, AIR CANADA SIGN PEARSON AGREEMENT
The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) and Air Canada have signed an enhanced commercial relationship agreement to further develop Toronto Pearson as a global hub. In addition, the agreement is designed “to deliver continued improvements to customer service, offering Canadians greater flight frequencies to existing markets and opening up access to more global destinations.” “As Canada’s largest airport, it is important to work with our air carriers to further develop Toronto Pearson as North America’s premier gateway. This agreement with Air Canada will allow us to...
FINNAIR ENHANCING YYZ SERVICE
Next summer Finnair will operate its seasonal service to Toronto, with upgraded two-class Airbus A330 widebody aircraft. Schedules will be timed to match speedy connections throughout Finnair’s network, particularly in the Nordic-Baltic region, Eastern Europe and Russia. Toronto service will operate from June 1 to Sept. 21, 2014, on Tuesdays, Friday and Sundays and will last approximately eight and a half hours. Flights depart Toronto at 10:35 p.m. and arrive in Helsinki the next day at 1:45 p.m., local time. Return flights depart Helsinki at 5 p.m. and arrive in Toronto at 6:45 p.m., local...
ANTARCTICA: NO ORDINARY PLACE
Air New Zealand has launched a global search for an environmental enthusiast interested in sharing the wonders of the Antarctic frozen continent with the world. Antarctica: No Ordinary Place, No Ordinary Assignment will take the recipient of this “money can’t buy,” once-in-a-lifetime experience to Antarctica New Zealand’s Christchurch headquarters to team up with National Geographic photographer Jason Edwards before flying south to the frozen continent for two weeks. Air New Zealand’s chief executive officer Christopher Luxon says the successful candidate will not only live at...
15 IN FRANKFURT
Lufthansa passengers in Frankfurt now have an even greater number of lounges to choose from. The 15th Lufthansa lounge in Frankfurt Airport’s Terminal 1 is open near gate A26. The new Business Lounge will complement the existing lounges in the central Schengen area of the new A-pier. Passengers making their way to departure gates 20-42 with destinations in Germany and Europe (Schengen) can stop off there en route. In a modern design situated on the 9,042-square-foot site of the former First Class Lounge, the new lounge invites passengers to relax and pass the time. Guests are treated to...
ICELANDAIR INCREASES EDMONTON SERVICE
Icelandair has announced increased service from Edmonton with year-round service and an earlier launch date of March 5, 2014. Edmonton will be Icelandair’s 13th North American gateway and the second year-round gateway in Canada. The increase is part of Icelandair’s 2014 schedule, the largest in the airline’s history. Service from Edmonton will operate year-round on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. The six-hour, 20-minute eastbound flight will depart from EIA at 6:30 p.m. and arrive in Reykjavik at 6:50 a.m. the following morning. The westbound flight will leave Reykjavik...