Passengers near Manitoba COVID-19 case on June flights now told to self-isolate
News from CBC News – link to story No new cases of COVID-19 announced in Manitoba on Thursday; province has 16 active cases Aidan Geary · CBC News · Posted: Jul 02, 2020 Some passengers on Air Canada flights last month are now being advised to self-isolate because they are considered close contacts of a COVID-19 case identified earlier this week […]
3 flights to Vancouver International Airport possibly exposed to COVID-19
News from CTV News – link to story Regan Hasegawa, Multi-skilled Journalist, CTV News Vancouver | July 2, 2020 Planes are seen on the tarmac at YVR in this photo from April 2019. (Gary Barndt / CTV News Vancouver) VANCOUVER — Health officials are warning passengers on three flights that recently landed at Vancouver International […]
Air Canada Discontinues Service on 30 Domestic Regional Routes and Closes Eight Stations in Canada
From Air Canada Regional flying rationalized due to COVID-19 and government travel restrictions, part of airline’s Cost Reduction Program to reduce cash burn MONTREAL, June 30, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ – Air Canada said today that it is indefinitely suspending service on 30 domestic regional routes and closing eight stations at regional airports in Canada. These structural changes to Air […]
279 N.B. call centre, airport staff among WestJet layoffs
News from CBC News – link to story Company announced Wednesday it had permanently laid off 3,333 employees CBC News · Posted: Jun 25, 2020 More than 270 WestJet employees in New Brunswick were let go as part of the mass layoffs the Canadian airliner announced Wednesday. The company announced it laid off 3,333 employees permanently, citing […]
Toronto Pearson launches Healthy Airport program featuring innovative partnership with BlueDot
From Greater Toronto Airports Authority TORONTO, June 23, 2020 /CNW/ – The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA), which operates and maintains Toronto Pearson, today launched its “Healthy Airport” commitment, a comprehensive program that outlines the steps the airport and its partners are taking to be ready for the new realities of air travel, and to lead the […]
Flights resume at Saint John Airport
News from CBC News – link to story Flights resume at Saint John Airport Saint John Airport officials are worried passengers from outside New Brunswick will be turned away by border patrols as Air Canada resumes flights from Montreal to the Port City. One daily flight arrived at the Saint John Airport shortly before 3:30 p.m. and was to depart at […]
Smokes on a plane: Surrey, BC man arrested after lighting cigarette mid-flight, forcing landing in Winnipeg
News from City News 1130 – link to story BY HANA MAE NASSAR Posted Jun 18, 2020 FILE: A plane is silhouetted as it takes off from Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., on May 13, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward WINNIPEG (NEWS 1130) – A man from Surrey has been arrested and charged after he’s […]
WestJet releases July schedule to get Canadians exploring again
From WestJet, an Alberta Partnership Airline continues to focus on significant safety and hygiene enhancements to ensure a safe travel journey CALGARY, AB, June 15, 2020 /CNW/ – WestJet today released its updated July schedule, developed to allow Canadians the pleasure of summer travel while economically supporting communities across the country in safely reopening travel and domestic tourism. […]
Longer lines, higher fares and no booze: Flying is about to get more aggravating
News from The Star – link to story By Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press, Sun., June 14, 2020 Temperature checks. Bigger lines. Fewer meals. No alcohol. And ultimately, higher prices. Air travel — often a headache before the COVID-19 pandemic — is set to become even more uncomfortable, experts say, as increased in-flight personal space is […]
Transat announces the resumption of its operations as of July 23, 2020, and unveils its Traveller Care health and safety program
From Transat A. T. Inc /CNW Telbec/ – Transat A.T. Inc. is pleased to announce the resumption of its flights and tour operator activities as of July 23, 2020. It will offer a new flight schedule to 22 destinations in Europe, the South, the United States and Canada until the end of the summer season on October 31, 2020. The company will also offer […]