Porter Airlines confirms restart of service to select Canadian destinations beginning Sept. 8
U.S. flights start on Sept. 17 TORONTO, July 5, 2021 /CNW/ – Porter Airlines is officially returning to the skies on Sept. 8, nearly 18 months after suspending flights due to COVID-19 public health and travel restrictions. The flight schedule is returning in phases, with the initial group of Canadian destinations being Halifax, Moncton, Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec City, St. John’s, NL, Thunder Bay and Toronto. U.S. destinations in Boston, Chicago, New […]
Travellers on the move as N.L. reopens border to the rest of Canada
From CBC News – link to source story Signs of hope and normalcy return to the St. John’s International Airport Alex Kennedy · CBC News · Jul 02, 2021 The runways at St. John’s International Airport were drenched in fog Thursday morning, but a sunny warmth filled the airport as travel restrictions eased and families and friends were reunited […]
COVID-19: PAL Airlines lands for 1st time in Fredericton Monday as flights resume
From Global News – link to video and source story By Nathalie Sturgeon Global News Posted June 28, 2021 The Fredericton International Airport took one step toward the new normal as PAL Airline’s first flight landed on the tarmac Monday. It was a flight from Newfoundland and Labrador provided by the new carrier and one of the […]
Passenger traffic taking off at Atlantic Canada’s airports after COVID-19 slump
From City News 1130 – link to source story BY THE CANADIAN PRESS | Jun 28, 2021 An Air Canada Airbus A220-300 airliner from Toronto arrives at Halifax Stanfield International Airport in Enfield, N.S. on Monday, June 28, 2021. Airports in Atlantic Canada are gearing up after the pandemic grounded many flights to the region. THE […]
Air Canada Supports Economic Recovery as the Country’s Leading Carrier, Serving 50 Cities Across Canada to Enable Canadians to Conveniently Connect
Most extensive domestic schedule supports Canada’s tourism and hospitality sector Includes three new routes, re-established routes plus Air Canada Signature Class and Premium Economy Class cabins on select transcontinental routes New refund policy gives additional peace of mind MONTREAL, June 15, 2021 /CNW Telbec/ – Air Canada’s domestic peak summer schedule beginning at the end of June has been […]
Air Canada Cargo Announces Launch Routes For its Newly Converted Freighter Aircraft Arriving This Fall
MONTREAL, June 14, 2021 /CNW Telbec/ – Air Canada and Air Canada Cargo today announced the initial list of planned routes for the Boeing 767-300ER freighters scheduled to enter service this fall. Air Canada is in the process of fully converting several of its Boeing 767 aircraft into dedicated freighters in order to fully participate in global cargo commercial opportunities. […]
Toronto flights returning to Fredericton as early as June 26
From CBC News – link to source story Air Canada and WestJet are both set to make a return to the Fredericton International Airport by late June Aidan Cox · CBC News · Jun 09, 2021 As higher vaccination rates are expected to bring loosened COVID-19 restrictions, the Fredericton International Airport is preparing to welcome the return of flights to […]
The pandemic has been brutal. But airport authorities are bracing for even tougher times ahead
From CBC News – link to source story 5-year timeline for recovery at Gander and St. John’s airports Garrett Barry · CBC News · May 12, 2021 A pair of reports issued by airports in Newfoundland and Labrador suggest the toughest years are still to come for the industry. Both the Gander and the St. John’s airports released their […]
Sunwing announces winter flight schedule from regional gateways across Atlantic Canada
Tour operator to offer weekly flights from Halifax, Moncton, Saint John, Fredericton, St. John’s, Deer Lake and Gander TORONTO, April 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sunwing is making it easier for residents of Atlantic Canada to head back to the tropics this winter, with convenient weekly flights from regional gateways across Nova Scotia, New Brunswick […]
Airports feeling wind under their wings after announcement PAL Airlines will expand flights
From CTV News – link to source story & link to video Kyle Moore, CTV News Atlantic Reporter | Monday, April 12, 2021 SYDNEY, N.S. — Airports around here are hoping the addition of flights by PAL Airlines is a sign of recovery for the aviation industry, which has been hit hard by the pandemic. […]