With St. John’s airport bleeding money, authority ‘looking at all options’ to cut costs
News from CBC News – link to story CBC News · Posted: May 20, 2020 April passenger traffic at St. John’s International down 95.4 per cent With business nearly at a standstill because of the pandemic, the body that operates St. John’s International Airport says it has paused an expansion project and is “looking at all options” to […]
ACI reveals world’s best airports for customer experience
Awards recognize the largest number of winning airports ever this year Results based on ACI World’s industry-leading Airport Service Quality programme Montreal, 9 March 2020 – Airports Council International (ACI) World has today revealed the winners of its world-renowned Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Awards. The awards recognize those airports around the world that deliver the best customer experience […]
Layoffs for some St. John’s airport screening staff as COVID-19 decimates passenger traffic Social Sharing
News from CBC News – link to story and updates Securitas Transport Aviation Security says it hopes to recall them soon CBC News · Posted: Apr 09, 2020 Some screening officers at St. John’s International Airport have been laid off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but their employer says it won’t affect the safety of travellers. Securitas […]
Support to Canada’s Air Transportation Sector
From: Department of Finance Canada ~ 30 March 2020 Backgrounder The Government of Canada recognizes the unprecedented disruption to the air transportation sector resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the beginning of the pandemic, air passenger traffic has declined significantly as governments around the world impose border restrictions and advise their citizens to avoid unnecessary […]
Moose killed in name of airport security Tuesday in St. John’s
News provided by CBC News – link to full story and updates Airport says animal was ‘risk to aviation’ CBC News · Posted: Mar 10, 2020 A loose moose created havoc at St. John’s International Airport on Tuesday after jumping a fence and running onto an active runway. The airport’s wildlife officer responded to a moose sighting […]
Swoop Paints the Skies Pink in Celebration of Pink Shirt Day
Provided by Swoop/CNW The ultra-low-cost carrier encourages Canadians to#LiftEachOtherUp CALGARY, Feb. 26, 2020 /CNW/ – Today on Pink Shirt Day, Swoop is calling on Canadians to #LiftEachOtherUp through an exciting social media campaign in support of anti-bullying initiatives. Canada’s ultra-low fare airline is partnering with CKNW Kids’ Fund’s Pink Shirt Day and donating $20,000 to programs supporting children’s healthy self-esteem across Canada. […]
Swoop grows its East Coast network
Provided by Swoop/CNW The ultra-low-fare airline’s 10 aircraft allows for flights between Hamilton and St. John’s, Moncton and Charlottetown CALGARY, Jan. 9, 2020 /CNW/ – As part of it’s 2020 summer schedule, Swoop, Canada’s ultra-low-fare airline and subsidiary of WestJet Airlines Ltd., announced its East Coast network expansion, with flights between Hamilton, Ontario and St. John’s, NL; Moncton, NB; and Charlottetown, PEI. The new service will begin in June as Swoop receives […]
Canada’s Airlines, Airports Among World’s Worst For Delays, And It Could Soon Get Worse
News provided HuffingtonPost.ca – link to full article – with a hint from P.N. By Daniel Tencer 4 July 2019 Under a new “passenger bill of rights,” airlines will be able to leave passengers stuck on the tarmac for longer than the current standard. MONTREAL ― Canadian airports and airlines are some of the worst […]
WestJet begins summer service between Edmonton and St. John’s
Provided by WESTJET, an Alberta Partnership/CNW Three-times weekly service conveniently connects the east and the west CALGARY, June 26, 2019 /CNW/ – WestJet today again connected Alberta and Newfoundland and Labrador with the departure of its non-stop flight between the Edmonton International Airport (YEG) and St. John’s International Airport (YYT). As part of WestJet’s summer schedule, the new three-times weekly […]
Sunwing reintroduces domestic flight service this summer with instant savings of $200 per couple
Provided by Sunwing/Globe Newswire TORONTO, April 04, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sunwing is making it easier than ever for Canadians to discover the beauty of their own backyard with the return of its domestic flight service this summer. Back by popular demand for a 14th consecutive season, travellers who book by April 30, 2019 can enjoy […]