More flight cuts mean greater uncertainty for tourism industry, says airport CEO
From CBC News – link to source story Airline cuts and another lockdown another body blow for an already reeling industry Conor McCann · CBC News · Posted: Feb 24, 2021 The CEO of the St. John’s International Airport says the loss of WestJet’s St. John’s-to-Halifax route is “depressing” and won’t help Newfoundland and Labrador’s tourism industry rebound this […]
WestJet to temporarily suspend service to four domestic stations
Airline to halt flights to St. John’s, London, Ont., Lloydminster and Medicine Hat as demand continues to falter from COVID-19 CALGARY, AB, Feb. 18, 2021 /CNW/ – Today, WestJet announced it will temporarily suspend operations to St. John’s, N.L., London, Ont., and Lloydminster and Medicine Hat, Alta., as of March 19, until June 24, 2021. “We have continued to operate in the face of uncertainty as domestic and international travel restrictions and quarantines […]
CBP biometrics at Canadian airports expands with Simplified Arrival implementation
From BioMetric Update – link to source story Biometric facial comparison also deployed to world’s busiest land border crossing Feb 17, 2021 | Chris Burt U.S. Customs and Border Protection is expanding its face biometrics for air passenger preclearance to eight locations in Canada, with deployments of its Simplified Arrival program. The enhanced international arrivals process replaces manual identity […]
Flair Airlines expands with eight new destinations across Canada
ULCC to bring low fare air travel to 18 cities by August, filling voids left by legacy carriers and ensuring affordable travel options are available for Canadians February 10, 2021 06:00 ET | Source: Flair Airlines Edmonton, Alberta, Feb. 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Flair Airlines, Canada’s only independent ultra low-cost carrier (ULCC), is expanding service and will […]
2020 Passenger Traffic at Halifax Stanfield Hit 50-Year Low
JANUARY 25, 2021 HIAA Calls on Federal Government to Provide Financial Support, Implement National Health Strategy for Air Sector Recovery Walking through Halifax Stanfield these days feels a bit like you’ve stumbled onto the set of a post-apocalyptic movie. Escalators are turned off, lights are dimmed, stores are shuttered, and traveller sightings are few and […]
As flight service collapses in Atlantic Canada under strain of COVID-19, some worry the region’s being cut off from the rest of the country
From The Toronto Star – link to source story By Steve McKinley, Halifax Bureau ~ Wed., Jan. 20, 2021 We are in the depths of it right now. The COVID-19 pandemic has uprooted and locked down our lives. But as a vaccination effort continues across Canada, there is hope that, in the months ahead, things will […]
Canadian Airlines Plan Seven Hour Transatlantic Boeing 737 MAX Flights
From Simple Flying – link to source story by Tom Boon | January 19, 2021 Canadian carriers WestJet and Air Canada are planning to resume operations with the Boeing 737 MAX within the next two weeks. It seems that the airlines have big plans for the aircraft, scheduling the type on seven-hour transatlantic hops from […]
Air Canada to Resume Boeing 737 MAX Commercial Operations February 1, 2021
MONTREAL, Jan. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Air Canada today said that following Transport Canada’s (TC) Airworthiness Directive and January 20, 2021 lifting of the existing Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) for the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, the aircraft ungrounding by regulatory bodies worldwide, and the carrier’s own independent assessments of the aircraft and operating procedures […]
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 […]
Halifax airport passenger counts plummeted last year to 1970s levels
From CBC News – link to source story Airport authority was expecting 2020 to be a bumper year for air travel — it was the opposite Vernon Ramesar · CBC News · Jan 13, 2021 Halifax Stanfield International Airport was expecting record numbers of passengers and increased airlift in 2020. Instead, it has seen activity at the airport drop […]