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Greater Toronto Airports Authority Ground Lease Extension

TORONTO, Dec. 19, 2024 /CNW/ – The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA), which operates Toronto Pearson, has announced it has exercised a 20-year extension of its Ground Lease with the Minister of Transport on behalf of the Government of Canada.  The Ground Lease had an initial term of 60-years, expiring on December 1, 2056. As provided for in […]

Air Transat to Connect Toronto to Berlin in Summer 2025

MONTREAL, Dec. 18, 2024 /CNW/ – Air Transat, voted 2024 World’s Best Leisure Airline at the Skytrax World Airline Awards, announces a new exclusive non-stop route between Toronto (YYZ) and Berlin (BER). The service will operate from June 19 to October 24, 2025, with two weekly flights on Thursdays and Sundays. Following the recent announcement of a new route to Valencia, Air Transat now adds Berlin to […]

Porter Airlines Landing in Kelowna With New Toronto Pearson Flights

Porter Airlines Landing in Kelowna With New Toronto Pearson Flights December 17, 2024 TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Porter Airlines is expanding its presence in British Columbia with flights between Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) and Kelowna International Airport (YLW). Service begins on May 14, 2025, with five weekly roundtrip flights, increasing to daily roundtrip flights on June 23. […]

Ambitions take flight with CIBC through expanded relationship with Toronto Pearson airport

TORONTO, Dec. 16, 2024 /CNW/ – CIBC announced today it is expanding its longstanding relationship with Toronto Pearson and creating new opportunities to reach and support the almost 50 million travellers who annually journey through Canada’s largest airport.  Whether it’s people arriving to call Canada home, welcoming family members from abroad, taking off for a business venture, or embarking on the […]

Sun seekers celebrate! WestJet inaugurates service between Toronto and Grenada

Airline underpins leisure network with new seasonal service to the island of spice TORONTO, Dec. 15, 2024 /CNW/ – Today WestJet is celebrating the inauguration of service between Toronto and Grenada with the departure of WS2522 at 7:30 a.m. ET. To commemorate the milestone, WestJet and the Grenada Tourism Authority celebrated with live entertainment, giveaways and formal remarks […]

Porter Airlines lands in Thunder Bay with first Embraer E195-E2 connecting Toronto-Pearson

Increasing passenger capacity by more than 10% on Thunder Bay flights  More options for passengers from both Toronto airports TORONTO / December 10, 2024 – Porter Airlines is celebrating its first flights between Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) and Thunder Bay International Airport (YQT) with its Embraer E195-E2 aircraft. Flights will operate with three roundtrips […]

CATSA’s CT Technology Now at YYZ

OTTAWA, ON, Dec. 10, 2024 /CNW/ – The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority’s (CATSA’s) CT X-ray technology is now available on one screening line at Toronto Pearson (YYZ) Terminal 1 International checkpoint, with more to come in 2025. That’s good news for travellers using these lines because it means an elevated security screening experience where they will no longer need […]

Royal Air Maroc launches its new Toronto-Casablanca direct Flight

TORONTO, Dec. 10, 2024 /CNW/ – Royal Air Maroc launched this Sunday December 8th, 2024, the new scheduled international direct air route linking Toronto to Casablanca. The first flight took off from Toronto Pearson International Airport and carried more than 280 passengers. As for the first flight departing from Mohammed V International Airport, it recorded an occupancy rate of 204 passengers, […]

Porter Is Landing in San Diego and Palm Springs for the First Time

TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Porter Airlines is celebrating the launch of its non-stop service to San Diego International Airport (SAN) and Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) this week. These new routes, departing from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ), offer passengers a seamless and elevated economy experience to Southern California. The first flight to San Diego takes off today, […]