CUPE Airline Division Deeply Concerned About Members Being Held in Dominican Republic
April 27, 2022 04:11 PM Eastern Daylight Time VANCOUVER, British Columbia–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Airline Division of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) is deeply concerned about the safety and well-being of two of our members – flight attendants at Pivot Airlines – who are being held in the Dominican Republic, along with two pilots and […]
Ottawa urged to intervene in detention of Ontario airline crew in Dominican Republic after massive drug seizure
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Crew of Ontario airline detained, interrogated in Dominican Republic after massive drug seizure
From CTV News 🔗 link to source story A Pivot Airlines plane can be seen. (Pivot Airlines/Facebook) Abby Neufeld, CTV News Toronto Multi-Platform Writer • April 12, 2022 The crew of an Ontario airline has been detained since early April and is under interrogation after officials say they seized 200 packages of presumed cocaine at […]
Canadian pilots jailed in Dominican Republic after reporting huge cocaine stash on plane
From Vancouver Sun 🔗 link to source story Tom Blackwell • April 12, 2022 ‘It is unacceptable that a Canadian aircrew could remain detained for the duration of a potential twelve month investigation for a suspected crime that they reported’ A Canadian charter airline says its pilots and flight attendants are being imprisoned in dangerous, […]
Cocaine bust in Dominican Republic entangles Pivot Airlines before it begins flights from Waterloo Region
From The Toronto Star 🔗 link to source story • thanks PN Drug control agents in the Dominican Republic say they discovered 210 kilograms of illicit cocaine hidden inside a Pivot Airlines jet heading to Canada By Jeff Outhit, Record Reporter • Friday, April 8, 2022 WATERLOO REGION — A new airline that may soon offer […]
Pivot Airlines announces service to Ottawa and Montreal from the Region of Waterloo International Airport (YKF)
TORONTO, Nov. 5, 2021 /CNW/ – Pivot Airlines is pleased to announce the launch of scheduled air service between Waterloo Region and Ottawa beginning February 19, 2022, and between Waterloo Region and Montreal beginning March 21, 2022. Advanced tickets go on sale midnight November 5, 2021 at www.flypivot.com. “Pivot your travel embodies our core belief […]
Construction underway on Waterloo International Airport’s $44M expansion
From CTV News – link to source story – Thanks PN Link to video Stephanie Villella, CTV News Kitchener Videographer & Max Martin, CTV News, Kitchener.ca Digital Content Producer Updated Oct. 14, 2021 WATERLOO – Construction is underway on the Region of Waterloo International Airport’s $44 million expansion project. The project should see the airport double in […]