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Guttentag, Germany! WestJet directly connects five Canadian cities to Frankfurt through Condor Airlines codeshare agreement

WestJet to provide domestic and transborder connectivity to Condor Airlines guests destined for Canada CALGARY, AB, June 24, 2024 /CNW/ – Beginning today, WestJet guests will gain direct access to Frankfurt International Airport (FRA) from five Canadian airports through the expansion of WestJet’s long-standing partnership with Condor Airlines. Expanding upon the airlines’ previous interline agreement, WestJet and Condor will codeshare for the […]

The WestJet Group inaugurates service between Halifax and Edinburgh

Airline continues to bolster Atlantic Canada’s connectivity to Europe with seasonal service to Scotland and Ireland and London, Gatwick CALGARY, AB, June 20, 2024 /CNW/ – WestJet is celebrating the departure of its inaugural service between Halifax and Edinburgh today with the departure of WS46 from Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) scheduled for 10:35 p.m. local. The new service marks an important milestone for the WestJet Group as it continues to bolster Halifax’s connectivity this […]

Porter Connects to More of Newfoundland With Inaugural Service Between Halifax – Deer Lake

June 04, 2024 – TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Porter Airlines is connecting Halifax and Deer Lake, NL, with daily roundtrip service beginning today. Halifax-Deer Lake will be served by the 78-seat De Havilland Dash 8-400. With two-by-two seating, there are no middle seats on any Porter flight. All Porter flights offer free premium snacks and complimentary beer and […]

Air Transat unveils its winter 2024-2025 flight offer from the Maritimes

MONTREAL, May 13, 2024 /CNW/ – Air Transat, voted World’s Best Leisure Airline for the fifth time at the 2023 Skytrax World Airline Awards, announces its offer from the Maritimes for the 2024-2025 winter season. At the height of the season, non-stop flights will be offered from Halifax and Moncton to ten destinations in the Caribbean, Mexico and Florida. “We are delighted to offer a diversified offering for the […]

HIAA Achieves Financial Sustainability as Halifax Stanfield Gains Momentum

May 9, 2024 Today, at its annual public meeting, Halifax International Airport Authority (HIAA) announced a return to financial sustainability, marked by a substantial increase in passenger volumes and revenue growth. HIAA is reporting net income of $16.0 million in 2023 compared to a loss of $7.4 million in 2022. This turnaround comes as travel […]

The WestJet Group’s growth strategy comes to life in Halifax this summer amidst return of transatlantic air connectivity

Alexis von Hoensbroech, WestJet Group CEO, commemorates first visit to Halifax with key partners and community members, reaffirming commitment to Atlantic Canada HALIFAX, NS, May 1, 2024 /CNW/ – WestJet Group CEO, Alexis von Hoensbroech, today addressed key stakeholders and community members with a fulsome update on the airline’s growth strategy and vision for Atlantic Canada at a special event hosted by […]

BermudAir Starts service in Canada

Oh Canada! We’re looking forward to our weekly flights to Toronto and Halifax! Starting May 17th, nonstop flights between Bermuda and Toronto three days per week will commence. And after a long hiatus, we’re also happy to announce our Saturday flights to and from Halifax will take off as of May 25th.

WestJet celebrates a decade of flying to Europe with the restart of service between Toronto and Dublin 

Return of service reignites two-way tourism opportunities TORONTO, March 2, 2024 /CNW/ – WestJet is celebrating the return of transatlantic flying between Eastern Canada and Europe following the touchdown of WestJet flight WS34 between Toronto Pearson International Airport and Dublin International Airport. As Canada’s coast-to-coast leisure travel champion, the daily summer seasonal service reaffirms WestJet’s commitment to transatlantic connectivity to and from Eastern Canada. This summer […]

WestJet’s Expansive Summer 2024 Schedule

Underpinning its commitment to Canadians, airline increases domestic, leisure and international travel opportunities by 15 per cent year-over-year CALGARY, AB, Feb. 5, 2024 /CNW/ – WestJet today announced a significant increase in coast-to-coast travel options for Canadians with the initial release of its summer 2024 schedule. The airline is set to introduce 10 new routes and return […]

Air Canada 2024 Summer Intercontinental Network Changes

27 December 2023 Air Canada in the last few weeks gradually filed additional changes to its planned intercontinental service for Northern summer 2024 season. Latest adjustments as of 26DEC23, based on schedule comparison from 17SEP23, include the following. Note selected routes operating with peak season frequency are in effect until late-September 2024, but not specified […]