Airports feeling wind under their wings after announcement PAL Airlines will expand flights
From CTV News – link to source story & link to video Kyle Moore, CTV News Atlantic Reporter | Monday, April 12, 2021 SYDNEY, N.S. — Airports around here are hoping the addition of flights by PAL Airlines is a sign of recovery for the aviation industry, which has been hit hard by the pandemic. […]
Details of Financial Support to Air Canada
From: Department of Finance Canada | 12 April 2021 Backgrounder The government’s financial support to Air Canada is being provided under the Large Employer Emergency Financing Facility (LEEFF). The Canada Enterprise Emergency Funding Corporation (CEEFC) has committed to provide $4 billion in repayable loans and an equity investment in Air Canada of $500 million in newly-issued Class […]
PAL Airlines to service Fredericton with direct flights to Newfoundland, Ottawa, Halifax
From CBC News – link to source story The announcement marks the first-ever offering of direct flights from Fredericton to Newfoundland Isabelle Leger · CBC News · Apr 07, 2021 A Newfoundland-based airline will service the Fredericton International Airport with direct flights to Deer Lake and St. John’s, starting May 31. PAL Airlines announced Wednesday it would offer three weekly […]
Ready for takeoff: YFC terminal expansion completed
Ready for takeoff: YFC terminal expansion completed March 29, 2021 Ahead of schedule and under budget, the Fredericton International Airport is now modernized, expanded, and ready for service to resume The Fredericton International Airport (YFC) has completed construction on its much-anticipated terminal expansion project. The new YFC will be a cornerstone of economic recovery, creating […]
WestJet to restore regional routes suspended due to COVID-19
Flights set to resume to airports across Atlantic Canada and Quebec City as part of the airline’s commitment to a safe restart CALGARY, AB, March 24, 2021 /CNW/ – WestJet today announced it will restore flights to the communities of Charlottetown, Fredericton, Moncton, Sydney and Quebec City after service was suspended as a result of COVID-19. The reinstatement of service will restore WestJet’s complete network of pre-COVID-19 domestic airports. “We committed to return to […]
Fredericton International Airport – Larry’s Story
From YFC – Fredericton International Airport Social Media | 26 February 2021 & 10 March 2021 Brown’s Insulation Ltd is one of dozens of local companies that worked with us on the terminal expansion, but we’ve got to say – Larry’s story is unique! Check out the video for more on this local connection, and […]
Air Canada Outlines Route Cuts: Many Caribbean, Hawaii and Europe Flights Suspended
From TravelPulse Canada – link to source story JIM BYERS JANUARY 14, 2021 The pandemic and ongoing travel restrictions are forcing Air Canada to suspend some of their most popular flights, at least temporarily. In a memo sent to TravelPulse Canada, Canada’s largest airline outlined the details of the 25% capacity reduction they mentioned in a […]
Smaller cities suffer the economic brunt of Air Canada’s pandemic exit
From CBC News – link to source story Loss of air transport links could further devastate Canada’s small regional economies Don Pittis · CBC News · Posted: Jan 14, 2021 As the airlines and the federal government battle it out over an industry bailout, a new round of service cuts this week has left many in Canada’s smaller centres feeling like […]
Air Canada Implements Additional Capacity and Workforce Reductions
First quarter planned system capacity further reduced by 25 per cent due to new pre-departure testing requirements, provincial lockdowns and travel restrictions 1700 employees affected MONTREAL, Jan. 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Air Canada announced today it is adjusting its network under its COVID-19 Mitigation and Recovery Plan by further reducing first quarter system capacity […]
Air Canada to suspend operations in Fredericton
From CBC News – link to source story All passenger flights will be suspended because of ‘stifled demand,’ travel restrictions, airline says Marie Sutherland · CBC News · Posted: Jan 12, 2021 The province’s airports have been dealt another blow with the announcement that Air Canada will suspend all flights to Fredericton International Airport as of Saturday, Jan. 23. […]