Passengers should expect changes at Windsor International Airport when flights resume
From CBC News – link to story Two flights a day out of Windsor to Toronto starting September 8th CBC News · Posted: Aug 30, 2020 After a five month hiatus because of COVID-19, Windsor International Airport will resume commercial flights to Toronto next month. Air Canada will offer two flights a day to Toronto International Pearson Airport […]
Toronto Pearson wins environment award for 60% reduction in Greenhouse Gas emissions
Pearson is one of five airports recognized by Airports Council International – North America TORONTO, Aug. 18, 2020 /CNW/ – The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) is being recognized for its efforts to reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. The manager and operator of Toronto Pearson International Airport has been awarded a 2020 Environmental Achievement Award in the Environmental Management […]
Pearson International Airport has $6.4 billion in debt and has seen a huge drop in traffic — could privatization be a solution?
News from The Star – link to story By Peter Shawn Taylor, Contributing Columnist, Mon., Aug. 17, 2020 Whatever you might think about the privatization of public infrastructure, it’s now abundantly clear former prime minister Jean Chrétien’s impulsive stance against private sector investment at Toronto’s Lester B. Pearson International Airport is to blame for the grave […]
A return of North Bay–Toronto flights on the horizon?
News from The Star – link to story By Stu Campaigne, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, BayToday.ca Sat., Aug. 15, 2020 Since late June, Jack Garland Airport and the City of North Bay have been working to restore regularly scheduled passenger air service to and from Toronto following the indefinite suspension by Air Canada of service between […]
Air Canada, WestJet, Greater Toronto Airports Authority, and Vancouver Airport Authority Jointly Comment on Transport Canada’s Flight Plan for Navigating COVID-19
Document affirms that the four organizations meet or exceed international health and safety measures Travellers assured of the highest levels of biosafety protocols when travelling Framework now in place for Canada’s next steps to allow aviation and economies to restart and succeed within new normal OTTAWA, ON, Aug. 14, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ – Canada’s two largest airlines and two largest […]
GTAA Reports 2020 Second Quarter Results
TORONTO, Aug. 13, 2020 /CNW/ – The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (“GTAA”) today reported its financial and operating results for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2020. Passenger activity decreased 58.6 per cent during the first six months of 2020 as compared to 2019. This decrease is due to global aviation industry challenges, specifically the COVID-19 pandemic. “In […]
Pearson among 4 Canadian airports now screening temperatures
News from Toronto Sun – link to story Canadian Press • 30 July 2020 Four major Canadian airports will begin taking passengers’ temperatures starting Thursday as part of the effort to curb the spread of COVID-19. The federal government says temperature screening stations are set up at airports in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary and Montreal. Transport Canada says […]
The pandemic from 4,000 feet: Pilots found surprises lurked when flying the empty skies
News from Guelph Mercury Tribune – link to story Jul 26, 2020 by Katie Daubs Feature Writer Mark Brooks saw a very different city from a few thousand feet up as he flew during the early days of the pandemic. Here is a very quiet Billy Bishop airport on March 24. – Mark Brooks On April 11, as […]
Flair Airlines summer schedule to include new Canadian destinations
Route expansion aligns with airline’s commitment to provide affordable travel Edmonton, Alberta, July 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Flair Airlines is thrilled to begin service in the cities of Prince George, Fort McMurray, Regina, and Saskatoon, with a much-anticipated return to Victoria. All flights are available for purchase at https://flyflair.com. “We continuously receive requests from our […]
Air Transat is making its first commercial flights on July 23
After 112 days of air downtime due to COVID-19 MONTREAL, July 23, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ – Transat, one of the largest integrated tourism companies in the world and Canada’s holiday travel leader, is making its first commercial flights today, the day it is resuming air operations after four months of inactivity. There will be three international flights (Montreal-Toulouse, Montreal-Paris and Toronto-London) and […]