Cat lost in Toronto airport more than 3 weeks ago returned to Winnipeg man
From CBC News – link to source story 3-year-old tabby escaped from crate inside Air Canada baggage warehouse at Pearson International Aiport Cameron MacLean · CBC News · Feb 10, 2021 Emaciated and filthy after going missing for weeks in Canada’s largest airport, Dewy the cat was finally reunited with his grateful owner in Winnipeg Wednesday evening. When CBC […]
Flair Airlines ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ for Charlottetown Airport
From CBC News – link to source story ‘It does give us hope’ Kevin Yarr · CBC News · Posted: Feb 10, 2021 Charlottetown Airport received some good news for a change Wednesday with the announcement that Flair Airlines would begin service to Toronto starting in June. The airport began 2020 with expectations for another record year for traffic, […]
Air Canada cuts 1,500 more jobs, and cancels 17 more routes
From CBC News – link to source story New coronavirus travel restrictions have battered industry CBC News · Posted: Feb 09, 2021 Canada’s biggest airline has informed 1,500 of its workers that they’ll soon be out of jobs as a result of new travel restrictions and a dramatic reduction in demand for flying. The airline will “temporarily […]
Airline cuts mean longer, more expensive commute for rotational workers
From CBC News – link to source story N.L.’s rotational workers face added stress and costs as Air Canada service cuts take effect Conor McCann · CBC News · Posted: Feb 07, 2021 With Air Canada’s cuts in service to Newfoundland and Labrador taking effect last week, the province’s rotational workers are facing longer commutes, less time with family, […]
Travellers fined for refusing COVID-19 tests at Pearson
From the Toronto Star – link to source story By Rob Ferguson, Queen’s Park Bureau | Fri., Feb. 5, 2021 Mandatory COVID-19 tests at Pearson airport have found at least 32 cases of the virus, and Peel police have handed out $750 tickets to three international travellers who refused them as the federal government works to get quarantine […]
Pretty much every major airline at Pearson is still flying out of Toronto
From BlogTO – link to source story Lauren O’Neil | February 4, 2021 Air Canada just announced that it will be halting operations of its low-cost subsidiary Rouge for the forseeable future, laying off some 80 staff indefinitely in response to new travel rules recently introduced by the federal government. Among new travel restrictions meant to stop COVID-19 from entering Canada is […]
WestJet Adds Extra Flights to Canada From Caribbean and Mexico
From TravelPlus Canada – link to source story JIM BYERS | FEBRUARY 02, 2021 WestJet has added extra flights from destinations in Mexico and the Caribbean, following the airline’s announcement to suspend flights to the regions at the request of the Canadian government. A new landing page is available and will be updated as flights are […]
Ontario’s mandatory COVID-19 testing for incoming air travellers begins today
From CP24 News – link to source story The Canadian Press | Monday, February 1, 2021 TORONTO — International travellers will have to take a COVID-19 test upon arrival in Ontario starting today in a bid to stop contagious new variants of the virus from further infiltrating the province. The provincial government announced the plan […]
New federal travel restrictions to halt few remaining flights to Winnipeg from U.S.
From CBC News – link to source story As of 10:59 p.m. on Feb. 3, non-cargo international flights only fly to Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary, Montreal Nicholas Frew · CBC News · Jan 29, 2021 Even fewer passenger flights will be taking off and landing at the Winnipeg airport as a result of federal travel restrictions coming into effect next […]
Government of Canada introduces further restrictions on international travel
OTTAWA, ON, Jan. 29, 2021 /CNW Telbec/ – The Government of Canada continues to take unprecedented action to protect the health and safety of Canadians by introducing measures to prevent further introduction and transmission of COVID-19 and new variants of the virus into Canada. Today, the Government of Canada announced new rules on international travel, in addition to the multi-layered approach on […]