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WestJet Update: 21 May 2020 – Repatriation Flight from San Salvador & Temperature Scanning

From WestJet WESTJET MEDIA BRIEF – May 21, 2020  WESTJET ADDS REPATRIATION FLIGHT FROM SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR   WestJet, in collaboration with Government of Canada, has added a new flight to repatriate Canadians from El Salvador to Toronto on Wednesday, May 27.   The flight will mark WestJet’s 23rd repatriation flight in collaboration with the Government of Canada.   Repatriation flight schedule  Sunday, […]

Air Canada adds A220 Toronto – Vancouver service in June 2020

News from Routes Online – link to story By Jim Liu | Posted 18 May 2020 Air Canada in June 2020 is adding 5th daily service on Toronto – Vancouver route, including the addition of Airbus A220-300 aircraft. The A220-300 will operate as AC111/122 service. Additional changes to planned operation remains likely. AC107 YYZ0700 – 0854YVR 333 DAC103 […]

WestJet Update: 13 May – Continues to Bring More Canadians Home

From WestJet WESTJET CONTINUES TO BRING MORE CANADIANS HOME  Today, WestJet operated its 21st repatriation flight in collaboration with the Government of Canada. The flight from Kingston, Jamaica is scheduled to arrive in Toronto at 7:15 p.m. local and is bringing 174 Canadians home. To date, WestJet has returned more than 2,600 guests’ home.  HEALTH AND SAFETY UPDATES AVAILABLE ON THE WESTJET BLOG  […]

GTAA Reports 2020 First Quarter Results

From Greater Toronto Airports Authority TORONTO, May 12, 2020 /CNW/ – The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (“GTAA”) today reported its financial and operating results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2020.  Passenger activity decreased 17.4 per cent during the first quarter of 2020 as compared to 2019, due to global aviation industry challenges, specifically the COVID-19 pandemic. “The […]

Skytrax Canadian Winners

From World Airport Awards – 11 May 2020 Vancouver International Airport YVR (Top 100 Ranking – 13 | 17 in 2019)– Best Airport: 20-30 million passengers– Best Airport in North America Toronto Pearson YYZ (Top 100 Ranking – 42 | 50 in 2019)-Best Airport: 50-60 million passengers Montréal-Trudeau International Airport YUL (Top 100 Ranking – […]

WestJet Update: 10 May • Schedule to 4 July 2020

From Westjet – 10 May 2020 WESTJET UPDATES SCHEDULE FROM JUNE 5 THROUGH JULY 4, 2020  WestJet has updated its schedule from June 5 through to July 4, 2020 to address significantly reduced guest demand for air travel while continuing to keep critical economic lifelines open for essential travel and cargo. At this time, WestJet is also extending its temporary transborder and international route suspensions through June […]

ACI reveals world’s best airports for customer experience

Awards recognize the largest number of winning airports ever this year Results based on ACI World’s industry-leading Airport Service Quality programme Montreal, 9 March 2020 – Airports Council International (ACI) World has today revealed the winners of its world-renowned Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Awards. The awards recognize those airports around the world that deliver the best customer experience […]

WestJet Update for 8 May – On-time Performance, Wage Subsidy & Repatriation Flights

From WestJet WESTJET’S APRIL ON-TIME PERFORMANCE  For the month of April, WestJet was named the most on-time airline in Canada and North America, as compiled and reported by Cirium Flight Stats Analytics. WestJet’s regional airline, WestJet Encore ranked third in North America and first in Canada.   CANADIAN EMERGENCY WAGE SUBSIDY  “On behalf of all WestJetters, thank you to the Government of Canada for its ongoing efforts […]