Air North Announces July Service Between Halifax and Whitehorse
Provided by Air North WHITEHORSE, YT – 6 March 2020 – Today Air North, Yukon’s Airline announced a series of flights between Halifax, Nova Scotia and Whitehorse, Yukon. This limited-edition route will operate between 9 July and 18 July 2020. The service is being introduced in order to support travel for Indigenous youth attending the […]
Flair Airlines Expands East: Bringing Eastern and Atlantic Canada Jet Service and Competitive Airfares
Provided by Flair Airlines/Globe Newswire Canada’s only independently owned low-cost carrier, Flair Airlines, adds new flights to Ottawa, Saint John, Charlottetown and returns to Halifax Edmonton, Alberta, Feb. 12, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Flair is excited to announce its 2020 summer schedule which will expand service into Eastern and Atlantic Canada starting May 2020. New […]
Nova Scotia – Heavy snow disrupts morning travel, closes schools
News provided by CBC News – link to full story and updates Snow-covered roads are making for poor driving conditions this morning CBC News · Posted: Feb 12, 2020 Heavy snow has blanketed most of Nova Scotia, closing schools, delaying flights and making for poor road conditions this morning. Nova Scotia Storm Centre: Latest closures and travel details Police are […]
Schools closed, flights cancelled as storm moves through the Maritimes
News provided by CTV News – link to full story and updates The Canadian Press Staff – Published Friday, February 7, 2020 Storm-weary travellers rest at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport on Feb. 7, 2020. A storm prompted a slew of flight delays and cancellations at the region’s largest airport. HALIFAX — Schools across the […]
Canada allowed grounded Boeing 737 Max jets to fly — without passengers — at least 160 times
News provided by CBC News – link to full story and updates WATCH: Link to video Airlines can get permission to fly if ‘very strict conditions’ met Ashley Burke · CBC News · Posted: Feb 03, 2020 Canada has allowed at least 160 flights to criss-cross North America using Boeing 737 Max jets since grounding the fleet for commercial use almost […]
WestJet strengthens Atlantic gateway with new Halifax-Manchester service
Provided by Westjet, an Alberta Partnership/CNW Airline announces additional route connecting Eastern Canada to the United Kingdom CALGARY, Jan. 17, 2020 /CNW/ – Today, WestJet is forging another connection across the Atlantic into the United Kingdom with the announcement of new non-stop service between Halifax, N.S., and Manchester U.K. beginning June 5, 2020. This summer, WestJet will operate more than 300 seasonal departures from Halifax to London (Gatwick) […]
Flight bound for Israel makes emergency landing in Halifax
News provided by Global News – linkto full story and updates BY GRAEME BENJAMIN GLOBAL NEWSPosted January 10, 2020 5:06 am A flight bound for Israel from New York had to make an emergency landing at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport Thursday night. The El Al Israel Airlines flight was forced to land in Halifax at around […]
No injuries after WestJet aircraft skids off runway in Halifax
News provided by The Star – link to full story and updates By The Canadian Press – Sun., Jan. 5, 2020 HALIFAX—A passenger jet skidded off the end of a runway at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport during a snowstorm on Sunday, but a spokeswoman for WestJet said there were no injuries. The airline confirmed Flight 248 — […]
Airline passengers furious after diverted Halifax-Hamilton flight strands them in Montreal
News provided by Global News – link to full story and updates BY DAN SPECTOR GLOBAL NEWS Posted December 30, 2019 WATCH: Link to Video Dozens of flights at Montreal-Trudeau International Airport have been delayed or cancelled because of the weather, but one group of passengers was particularly angry. Their Swoop flight was from Halifax to Hamilton, […]
Nova Scotia secures 2 direct charter flights from China
News provided by CBC News – link to full story and updates Flights in September and October will each carry as many as 271 tourists Michael Gorman · CBC · Posted: Dec 05, 2019 Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil is hoping two direct charter flights from China next year are the first of many to come. In late September […]