Waterloo airport tops for traffic in Canada in November, Pearson drops to 7th
From Toronto Sun – link to source story Flight schools biggest source of Waterloo’s 13,619 take-offs and landings Jenny Yuen • Toronto Sun • Jan 29, 2021 Canada’s busiest airport didn’t even crack the top five for air traffic activity in November as travel restrictions grounded many travellers from flying internationally through Pearson airport. Instead, according to new data from […]
Airport expansion plans taking off, despite pandemic slowdown
From Waterloo Region Record – link to source story By Catherine Thompson, Record Reporter, Tue., Dec. 1, 2020 BRESLAU — Despite the pandemic, and the devastating blow it has dealt air travel, plans to expand the Region of Waterloo International Airport are moving ahead. “We feel very strongly that there is growth coming,” says airport […]
Pivot Airlines partners with the Region of Waterloo International Airport (YKF). Ottawa, Toronto, Windsor and Montreal – here we come!
Waterloo Region, ON – 15 September 2020 – Pivot Airlines is pleased to announce that we have entered a formal arrangement with the Region of Waterloo International Airport to provide scheduled domestic air service to Ottawa, Toronto, Windsor and Montreal. We are excited to form a true partnership with the Region of Waterloo International Airport by […]
New airline to offer service between Waterloo and Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal
From Global News – link to story – Thanks JM By Kevin Nielsen Global News ~ September 15, 2020 A new airline says it will offer service between Waterloo and Ottawa, Toronto, Windsor and Montreal going forward. Pivot Airlines says it has reached an agreement with the Region of Waterloo to provide the service once it […]
WestJet releases July schedule to get Canadians exploring again
From WestJet, an Alberta Partnership Airline continues to focus on significant safety and hygiene enhancements to ensure a safe travel journey CALGARY, AB, June 15, 2020 /CNW/ – WestJet today released its updated July schedule, developed to allow Canadians the pleasure of summer travel while economically supporting communities across the country in safely reopening travel and domestic tourism. […]
Sunwing introduces new weekly flight service from Waterloo to Cancun, Mexico
Provided by Sunwing Vacations Inc./Globe Newswire TORONTO, July 17, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Residents of the Waterloo Region can look forward to twice as many ways to escape the cold this winter; Sunwing is doubling its destination offerings from the Region of Waterloo International Airport with the addition of a new direct weekly flight service […]
WestJet hopes daytime flight will bring back flyers at Waterloo
Aug 08, 2018 by Greg Mercer Waterloo Region Record BRESLAU — WestJet is ending its early-morning flight out of Waterloo Region, and is returning to a daytime departure that some hope will bring more traffic back to the regional airport. The changes take effect Thursday to the last remaining national passenger flight serving the Region of Waterloo International […]