Airlines
Air Canada adds 100+ seasonal recipes to in-flight menu
Air Canada has embarked on a comprehensive upgrade of its menus for all customers, with more than 100 new rotating, seasonal recipes showcasing bigger, bolder flavours alongside craveable new snacks and beverages. The new menu additions join the largest in-flight bar offering from any North American airline, as Air Canada continues to invest in adding even more comfort and convenience to the travel experience, with more to come throughout 2024. Air Canada also remains the only North American airline to offer hot, fresh kids' meals to purchase through its North American Bistro...
We just flew to Las Vegas on the inaugural Porter flight
What happens in Vegas won’t stay in Vegas this time! Bound for the Strip, Baxter Media was onboard the inaugural Porter Airlines flight from YYZ to LAS yesterday. Upon touching down at Las Vegas Harry Reid International Airport, the arriving passengers were greeted by showgirls, a symbol of the city's renowned entertainment scene. A convenient travel option “We are thrilled that this new direct flight from Toronto with Porter Airlines will give Canadians another convenient option to travel to Las Vegas,” said Kate Wik, chief marketing officer for the Las Vegas Convention and...
Porter launches daily roundtrip service between Toronto & Las Vegas
Porter Airlines has inaugurated daily, roundtrip flights between Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) and Las Vegas Harry Reid International Airport (LAS). “This new route adds to our growing list of Western U.S. destinations and only Porter provides an elevated level of service and commitment to comfort for all economy passengers," said Kevin Jackson, president, Porter Airlines. "Travellers will experience the difference the moment they step on board our aircraft.” Passengers begin their trip in style with Porter’s elevated in-flight experience, which includes complimentary...
WestJet restarts summer service between Toronto & Dublin
WestJet has restarted its service between Toronto Pearson International Airport and Dublin International Airport. The daily summer seasonal service reaffirms WestJet’s commitment to transatlantic connectivity to and from Eastern Canada. As well, the summer of 2024 also marks the 10-year anniversary of WestJet's entry into Europe, commemorating the airline's inaugural transatlantic flight between St. John's and Dublin in 2014. A decade of service “Service between Toronto and Dublin continues be an important part of WestJet's story, and we celebrate a decade of service that has...
Air Canada makes changes to baggage fees
Air Canada has announced that it is revising its checked baggage policy for customers who purchase an Economy Basic or Standard fare on or after February 28, 2024, for travel: within Canada between Canada and the U.S between Canada/the U.S. and the Caribbean, Mexico, and Central America As a result, for those customers, checked baggage fees, per direction, will be as follows: 1st bag: CA/US $35.00 2nd bag: CA/US $50.00 Air Canada’s move follows similar changes that WestJet and a number of U.S. carriers have made cto their baggage fees. For more, go to...
KM Malta Airlines & Air France sign codeshare deal
KM Malta Airlines has signed a unilateral codeshare agreement with Air France. The new agreement, will see Air France place its code on KM Malta Airlines' 10x weekly flights between Malta and Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG), nine weekly flights between Malta and Paris Orly Airport (ORY), and five weekly flights between Malta and Lyon (LYS). By leveraging KM Malta Airlines' route network, Air France will be able to offer its customers convenient connections to and from various destinations both in Europe and its intercontinental network. New opportunities The codeshare...
TAP adds 10 more summer flights from North America
TAP is adding more 10 more weekly frequencies to Lisbon from North America this summer.TAP will offer 77 flights a week between the United States and Portugal, five more than in the same period last year, and 20 weekly flights from Canada, also five more than in the summer of 2023. More flights from Toronto & Montreal In Canada, an additional four weekly flights will be added from Toronto, compared to the summer of 2023, bringing the total to 14 flights a week. An additional flight from Montreal to Lisbon will also be added, now increased to six flights per week. In the United...
Air Transat flight attendants ratify new collective agreement
Air Transat has announced that 62.7% of its flight attendants have voted in favour of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service mediators' recommendation, thus ratifying the new collective agreement and effectively lifting the strike threat, putting an end to the uncertainty for travellers. The collective agreement is retroactive to Nov. 1, 2022, and will be valid until Oct. 31, 2027. Julie Lamontagne, Chief People, Communications and Sustainability Officer of Transat, said: “Our flight attendants play a key role in Air Transat's success, and following an unprecedented...