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Air Canada rouge domestic network additions in Summer 2019

News provided by RoutesOnline.com By Jim Liu – Posted 1 March 2019 09:30 Air Canada rouge in mid-February 2019 announced domestic network expansions, as the A319 scheduled to serve following markets from Montreal and Toronto. These routes are scheduled as year-round service. Montreal – St. John’s NFLD eff 05JUN19 2 daily A319Toronto – Fredericton eff 01JUN19 2 daily A319Toronto – […]

Air Canada Makes Strategic Enhancements on Eastern Canadian Regional Routes for Spring 2019

Provided by Air Canada/CNW Toronto to Fredericton, Moncton, Thunder Bay and Montreal to St. John’s flights to be operated with Airbus A319 Capacity added between Montreal and St. John’s and between Calgary and Halifax with larger aircraft MONTREAL, Feb. 14, 2019 /CNW Telbec/ – Air Canada today announced strategic changes to Eastern Canada including upgrading Air Canada Express regional aircraft to larger Air Canada Rouge aircraft with inflight amenities […]

WestJet adds three weekly flights between St. John’s and Edmonton

Provided by WESTJET, an Alberta Partnership/CNW New service announced alongside WestJet’s summer 2019 schedule CALGARY, Jan. 28, 2019 /CNW/ – WestJet today announced new non-stop service between Edmonton and St. John’s as a highlight to its 2019 summer schedule. The three-times weekly service will commence on June 25, with flights timed for convenient connectivity. “We continue to make investments to ensure the best […]

Weekend Weather Woos

News provided by TravelIndustryToday.com 21 JAN 2019: A major winter storm brought some of the coldest temperatures of the season and wreaked havoc on air travel throughout New England in the US and Canada’s east coast on Sunday. More than 2,000 flights were cancelled in and out of the US and other modes of transportation […]

WestJet ends St John’s-Dublin flights

News provided by FlightGlobal.com 03 January 2019 | BY: JON HEMMERDINGER, Boston Canadian discounter WestJet has axed seasonal St John’s-Dublin flights and cut several intra-Canada routes, changes that come as the carrier continues overhauling its network. WestJet says the decision to eliminate the St John’s-Dublin route, which was its first transatlantic route, “was not taken lightly”. “The route […]

Air Canada Unveils New Maple Leaf Lounge Featuring More Amenities and Local Artwork at St. John’s International Airport

Provided by Air Canada/CNW Only lounge available at YYT and 3rd Maple Leaf Lounge unveiled this year, offering premium travellers more comfort Just steps from Air Canada’s gates in the recently expanded departures area of the terminal building Air Canada is the only carrier operating year-round international flights to London-Heathrow from St. John’s MONTREAL, Dec. 19, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ – Air Canada today unveiled […]

Emergency Landing at St. John’s YYT

Travel Industry Today – 27 SEP 2018: More than 200 exhausted passengers were left stranded and frustrated in St. John’s on Wednesday after a flight to Germany made an emergency stop. A representative from the St. John’s international airport confirmed that a Lufthansa flight arrived slightly after 2 a.m. Passenger Bob Burgess of Halifax said […]