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Air Canada Celebrates Earth Day by Dedicating Sustainable Aviation Fuel to Four Flights Through Its Leave Less Travel Program

The combustion of SAF on these four flights will reduce the GHG emissions by approximately 39 tonnes of CO2e, the equivalent of two rounds trips between Ottawa and Vancouver by car MONTREAL, April 22, 2022 /CNW/ – Air Canada announced today that it will dedicate Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) to four commercial flights departing from San Francisco to its major hubs in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, and Montreal. […]

Lynx Air’s Inaugural Toronto to Calgary Flight Takes Off from Toronto Pearson

To celebrate, Lynx is launching an ‘up to 50% off’ seat sale for all routes to and from the Toronto region TORONTO, April 11, 2022 /CNW/ – Lynx Air (Lynx), will launch its inaugural Toronto-Calgary flight from Toronto Pearson International Airport (Toronto Pearson Airport) today. Canada’s new ultra-affordable airline will initially operate four services a week between Toronto […]

Air Transat resumes direct flights to France’s regions

Travellers can soon fly to Bordeaux, Lyon, Marseille, Nantes, Nice and Toulouse once again The airline is also relaunching its non-stop flights to Paris from Toronto and Quebec City Service between Montreal and Paris will be further increased with up to 14 weekly flights MONTREAL, April 8, 2022 /CNW/ – Air Transat, named World’s Best Leisure Airline, is proud to announce the gradual resumption of its operations to France’s regions, starting today with the departure of […]

Flair Airlines Starts Service to New York City

Flair Airlines continues U.S. network growth Twice weekly flights from Toronto to New York begin today Edmonton, Alberta, April 7, 2022 – Flair Airlines, Canada’s everyday low fare airline, begins service to New York City today, with the inaugural flight to John F. Kennedy International Airport from Toronto Pearson International Airport. The non-stop service is […]

Canada Jetlines to Begin Operations at Toronto Pearson International Airport

TORONTO, ON, APRIL 7, 2022 – Canada Jetlines Operations Ltd. (NEO: CJET) (“Canada Jetlines”) the new, all-Canadian, leisure carrier, announced today that it will begin operations out of Toronto Pearson International Airport with a targetted start date in the summer of 2022. Toronto Pearson is Canada’s largest airport, and pre-COVID served 50.5 million arriving and departing […]

Air Transat resumes flights to Madrid

From Travelweek Canada 🔗 link to source story By: Travelweek Group • April 5, 2022 MONTREAL — Air Transat has resumed its flights to Madrid. The first flight on the Montreal-Madrid route, TS384, took off today, April 5. Flights will run three times a week at the height of the season. Until the end of October, […]

Air Canada To Launch Transatlantic Freighter Routes

From Routes 🔗 link to source story The carrier plans to have eight converted Boeing 767 freighters in its fleet by next year. By Aaron Karp • 4 April 2022 Air Canada will commence all-cargo transatlantic flights in May, connecting Toronto (YYZ) to four European cities. The new cargo routes are made possible by the delivery […]

Greater Toronto Airports Authority selects Dufferin Construction as lead contractor for Runway 06L/24R rehabilitation

Project represents one of the largest runway repairs in Toronto Pearson’s history TORONTO, March 29, 2022 /CNW/ – The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA), operator of Toronto Pearson International Airport, today announced the selection of Dufferin Construction as lead contractor for the Runway 06L/24R rehabilitation project, scheduled to start in early April and extend through fall 2022. […]

Air Canada’s Baggage constraints on flights from New Delhi

March 25 Due to operational constraints, Air Canada is implementing an embargo, limiting passengers travelling from Delhi Airport (DEL) in Economy Class to 1 checked bag 23kg (50lb). Premium Economy and Business Class passengers also will no longer be permitted to bring excess baggage beyond the standard allowance. This temporary policy is in effect for […]

GTAA Reports 2021 Annual Results

TORONTO, March 24, 2022 /CNW/ – The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (“GTAA”) today reported its financial and operating results for the year ended December 31, 2021.  Passenger activity increased 279.4 per cent during the fourth quarter of 2021 and decreased 4.5 per cent during 2021 as compared to the same periods of 2020, respectively. The increase in […]