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WestJet Update: 29 April – Domestic Schedule Changes to June 4

From WestJet WESTJET MAKES FREQUENCY UPDATES TO ITS DOMESTIC FLIGHT SCHEDULE FROM MAY 5 THROUGH JUNE 4   WestJet is making additional changes to its domestic flight schedule, from May 5 through June 4, 2020. These changes are required to address significantly reduced guest demand during the COVID-19 crisis.    The following are frequency reductions from May […]

Turbulent financial times for Montreal’s Trudeau International Airport

News from Global News – link to VIDEO, story and updates BY BRAYDEN JAGGER HAINES GLOBAL NEWS Posted April 29, 2020 WATCH VIDEO: Even as other sectors of the Quebec economy prepare to reopen, non-essential travel seems unlikely to make a resurgence anytime soon. As Global’s Brayden Jagger Haines reports, Montreal’s Trudeau airport has seen a huge […]

WestJet Update: 20 April – Updates Domestic Flight Schedule

From WestJet WESTJET UPDATES DOMESTIC FLIGHT SCHEDULE FROM MAY 5 THROUGH JUNE 4   WestJet is making changes to its domestic flight schedule, removing approximately 4,000 weekly flights or 600 daily flights from May 5 through June 4, 2020. These changes are required to address significantly reduced guest demand during the COVID-19 crisis.    While some city […]

ADM Announces Exceptional Measures to Ensure Continued Airport Operations

From Aéroports de Montréal  MONTRÉAL, April 16, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ – As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to hit all countries hard, the airport industry is not being spared, with an unprecedented and unexpected drop in passenger traffic. ADM Aéroports de Montréal, like other Canadian airports, is therefore taking extraordinary measures to ensure the survival of its airport sites, […]

Air Transat: 30 March Update

From Air Transat Website Cancelled flights and rerouting of our passengers Due to the coronavirus pandemic, we have had to make changes to our flight operations and announce that we will gradually suspend our flights. If you were unable to travel due to the cancellation of your flight, you will receive a credit for future […]

WestJet: 29 March Update

Received directly from WESTJET NETWORK AND SCHEDULE CHANGES – WestJet announces schedule updates through May 4 and select seasonal route start dates On Thursday, March 26 WestJet marked the last day of our planned transborder (U.S.) and international (Europe, Mexico, Central America, Caribbean) flying due to the COVID-19 crisis and the closing of international borders. This is […]

7 Air Transat flight crew members have coronavirus: airline

News provided by Toronto City News – link to any updates BY NEWS STAFF, POSTED MAR 28, 2020 An Air Transat plane is seen as an Air Canada plane lands at Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport in Montreal on Thursday, May 16, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz Summary Five flight attendants and two front crew members […]

Canadians Continue to Fly Back Home With Air Canada

Provided by Air Canada/CNW The April 1st flight to Peru is still being planned and not yet currently scheduled. A new special flight is scheduled from Algeria Additional flights are expected from Ecuador and Peru Air Canada continues its repatriation efforts, alone bringing back nearly 8,500 passengers today MONTREAL, March 28, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ – Air Canada announced today that, in collaboration with the Government of Canada, it will […]

Air Transat announces new special flights to Haiti and Honduras, as well as additional flights to El Salvador and Guatemala

Provided by Transat A.T. Inc/CNW A total of six flights operated in conjunction with the Government of Canada MONTREAL, March 27, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ – Air Transat, in collaboration with the Government of Canada, announces the deployment of special flights to Haiti and Honduras, as well as more flights to El Salvador and Guatemala in addition to those planned today. “Ever since the tightening of international borders, […]

Air Transat will operate special flights to El Salvador and Guatemala in conjunction with the Government of Canada

Provided by Transat A.T. Inc./CNW MONTREAL, March 25, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ – Air Transat announces the deployment of two special flights over the next few days to return Canadians stranded in El Salvador and Guatemala back home. These flights, operated in collaboration with the Government of Canada, are in addition to those already planned by the airline.  “To date, our repatriation flights have […]