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AC Shows The World What Canada Is Made Of On the heels of flying 750 members of the Canadian Olympic Team to PyeongChang, Air Canada is celebrating Team Canada with the launch of a new ad – “called Our Time” – featured during the broadcast of the Opening Ceremony. The ad portrays the values of multiculturalism, compassion...
Travel Courier Issue Date: Feb 15, 2018
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Ethiopian Airlines provides non-stop Toronto-Africa link Ethiopian Airlines Canada reports that effective Feb. 18 it will operate the first-ever, return non-stop service between Addis Ababa and Toronto. This will eliminate the return fuel stop in Dublin, Ireland, and reduce the flying time by two hours. The carrier will be providing the only...
Travel Courier Issue Date: Feb 08, 2018
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Cathay brings yoga to the sky Cathay Pacific has partnered with Pure Yoga to launch a new inflight well-being program, “Travel Well with Yoga,” this month. In harmony with the airline’s “Life Well Travelled” campaign, the series of videos have been developed by esteemed Pure Yoga instructors to help passengers...
Travel Courier Issue Date: Feb 08, 2018
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WestJet adds Paris, London from Halifax WestJet is adding daily direct flights between Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) and Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) in Paris and Gatwick Airport (LGW) in London, U.K. All flights will be operated on the airline's newest Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft. One-way intro fares from Halifax...
Travel Courier Issue Date: Feb 01, 2018
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Air Canada stock tops among North American network carriers Air Canada shares outperformed those of all its North American network carrier peers for the second consecutive year in 2017. During a year in which it celebrated its 80th anniversary, the airline set a number of company financial records and won major awards for customer service and employee...
Travel Courier Issue Date: Jan 25, 2018
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Passenger traffic at Munich Airport rises to new all-time high Munich Airport's dynamic growth continued in 2017 with new traffic records in several categories. Passenger traffic increased by an impressive 2.3 million to a new all-time high of 44.6 million. This was a 5.5% gain over the 2016 figure. The airport also saw a strong surge in take-offs and...
Travel Courier Issue Date: Jan 18, 2018
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WestJet sets two new records WestJet has set two records for guests flown in a single day. On Dec. 20, the airline flew just over 75,000 guests, while on Dec. 22, the airline will fly an estimated 80,000 guests across its network. Both days surpass the previous record of 74,600 set on Dec. 23, 2016. “We are very...
Travel Courier Issue Date: Jan 11, 2018
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Flair set to paint the skies in new colours BC's Flair Airlines Ltd. Reports its first aircraft with its new livery is complete. The design was chosen during the summer during an online customer survey. The recently acquired Boeing 737-400 in Flair’s new colours is one of two additional aircraft scheduled to enter...
Travel Courier Issue Date: Jan 04, 2018
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Air Canada inaugurates Cartagena flights Air Canada inaugurated new service to Cartagena, Colombia from Toronto Dec. 18, marking the airline's newest destination in its ongoing international expansion. “We are very pleased to add Cartagena to our global route network,” said Benjamin Smith, president – Passenger Airlines at...
Travel Courier Issue Date: Jan 04, 2018
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Porter arrives in Florida Porter Airlines inaugurated new service to Orlando-Melbourne, Florida, this past weekend from Ottawa and Windsor, and resumed seasonal service from Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport. The weekly service operates to March 31 for Ottawa and Windsor, and until April 7 for Toronto. Service...
Travel Courier Issue Date: Dec 21, 2017
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