WestJet Update: 4 May – Health and Safety Update & Repatriation Flights
From WestJet HEALTH AND SAFETY UPDATES AVAILABLE ON THE WESTJET BLOG Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic we have been taking many extra steps to ensure the safety of our guests and our crew and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. As the various jurisdictions in which we fly begin to open again, our decisions […]
WestJet Update: 2 May – Donates Galley Carts to Alberta Health Services & Make A Wish Video
From WestJet WESTJET DONATES GALLEY CARTS TO ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES SPRUNG PANDEMIC RESPONSE FACILITY As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect communities across the country, WestJet’s Catering Services team found a good use for 115 galley carts in time for the completion of Alberta Health Services’ (AHS) new Sprung Pandemic Response facility in Calgary. The […]
WestJet Update: 1 May – Repatriation Flights
From WestJet REPATRIATION FLIGHTS This weekend in collaboration with Government of Canada, WestJet will operate its second flight to repatriate Canadians from Costa Rica to Toronto on May 2. Seats remain available for booking on westjet.com. Current repatriation schedule: May 2, 2020 from San José, Costa Rica (SJO) to Toronto WS3933, depart 2:00 p.m. local, arrived 9:29 p.m. local […]
Toronto Pearson – Converted Air Canada 777 unload & Vietnam Airline A350 Repatriate Flight
Airports hammered by COVID struggle to survive; $2B in losses predicted
News from CTV News – link to story Colin Perkel, The Canadian Press Staff ~ Published Thursday, April 30, 2020 People carry luggage at Pearson International Airport in Toronto in this file photo dated Dec. 20, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mark Blinch TORONTO — Clobbered by anti-pandemic measures that have stifled travel and grounded much of […]
4 Pearson airport taxi and limousine drivers have died of COVID-19, drivers’ union says
News from CBC News – link to story GTAA extends ‘deepest sympathies,’ says it will help drivers secure protective equipment Nick Boisvert, Derick Deonarain · CBC News · Posted: Apr 29, 2020 At least four taxi and limousine drivers who work at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport have died of COVID-19, according to an industry union which is now calling for […]
WestJet Update: 29 April – Domestic Schedule Changes to June 4
From WestJet WESTJET MAKES FREQUENCY UPDATES TO ITS DOMESTIC FLIGHT SCHEDULE FROM MAY 5 THROUGH JUNE 4 WestJet is making additional changes to its domestic flight schedule, from May 5 through June 4, 2020. These changes are required to address significantly reduced guest demand during the COVID-19 crisis. The following are frequency reductions from May […]
WestJet Update: 28 April – Repatriation Flights Added
From WestJet REPATRIATION FLIGHTS ADDED In collaboration with Government of Canada, WestJet has added three flights to repatriate Canadians from Costa Rica on April 29 and May 2 and Belize to Toronto on May 6. Seats are available for booking on westjet.com. Next scheduled repatriation flights: April 29, 2020 from San José, Costa Rica (SJO) to […]
WestJet Update: 27 April – Cargo-Only Charters Take Flight
From WestJet WESTJET CARGO-ONLY CHARTERS TAKE FLIGHT Yesterday, two WestJet 787 Dreamliners successfully delivered medical supplies from Dublin, Ireland to Atlanta via Toronto as cargo-only charters. As the COVID-19 crisis has worsened and global supply lines have been cutoff due to the closing of borders and less international flying, our commitment to keeping vital supply chains […]
Possible Longest Canadian Flight
From a Canadian Aviation News Supporter and Flightware 27 April-10:00 am Sydney, Australia SYD to 27 April-12:38 pm Toronto Pearson YYZ The approach end of 05 to catch its arrival. It was operated as AC7214 by C-FPQB. Having flown 8,537NM/9,824SM/15,810KM, it was likely the longest flight by any Canadian registered aircraft.