Air France working to lure Canadian business passengers with new jets, more flights — and seats that recline flat
News provided by Vancouver Sun – link to full story and updates Airline plans to increase capacity on the Toronto-Paris route by 15% by summer 2020 on top of a 20% increase over the past three years EMILY JACKSON Updated: October 29, 2019 Air France is vying for more Canadian customers — especially those who fancy […]
Air Transat previews its summer 2020 offering, with new Europe, U.S. destinations
News provided by Travelweek.ca – link to full story and updates Friday, October 25, 2019 Posted by Travelweek Group MONTREAL — Air Transat has unveiled its full program for summer 2020, with 150 flights a week to 27 European cities and more flights to the South and the U.S. New summer destinations include Copenhagen, Faro and […]
WestJet Dreamin’ more Dreamliner in 2020
Provided by WESTJET, an Alberta Partnership/CNW Guests to benefit from more 787 service between Europeandestinations and Calgary, Toronto and Vancouver CALGARY, Oct. 22, 2019 /CNW/ – WestJet today announced its guests in Calgary, Vancouver and Toronto will benefit from more domestic and transatlantic 787-9 Dreamliner service for summer 2020, giving the airline’s guests more opportunity to experience WestJet’s new Business Premium and Economy cabins on the […]
“Stink Fruit” Cargo Spoiled An Air Canada Flight
News provided by Yahoo Finance & Freightwaves Benzinga October 9, 2019 An Air Canada Rouge flight returned to Vancouver after the Boeing 767-300’s cabin filled with the odor from a shipment of durian fruit – whose odor is often compared to rotting meat. Details from the flight on Air Canada‘s (TSX:AC) low-cost subsidiary emerged in the […]
Toronto Pearson releases results of Canada’s first airport workforce survey
Provided by the Greater Toronto Airports Authority/CNW Airport workers optimistic about their futures at Canada’s largest airport, note challenges in commuting to work TORONTO, Oct. 3, 2019 /CNW/ – Toronto Pearson today released a summary report of the first ever multi-employer workforce survey conducted at a Canadian airport. The report was developed in cooperation with the Peel-Halton Workforce Development Group […]
Complaint says Air Canada forced girl, 12, to remove hijab
News provided by The Star – link to full story & updates By Josh Rubin Business Reporter Mon., Sept. 23, 2019 A Muslim advocacy group is launching a formal civil rights complaint against Air Canada after a “traumatized” 12-year-old California girl was asked to remove her hijab before a San Francisco to Toronto flight in August. […]
‘It’s the greatest job in the world’: Captain flies retirement flight with brother as co-pilot
News provided by CTV News – link to full story Tom Podolec, CTV News Toronto, Saturday, September 21, 2019 After 40 years and five months of flying with Air Canada, Captain Paul Albers piloted his last commercial flight Wednesday. But this was no ordinary retirement flight. “What made this particularly special, I was joined in […]
Lufthansa Group to offer five Canadian gateways in 2020 with Ottawa as new addition
Provided by Lufthansa Group/CNW Lufthansa begins flights to and from Ottawa, Canada – Frankfurt, Germany Canadian passengers will have increased opportunities to experience Lufthansa Group carriers when traveling to Europe and beyond EAST MEADOW, NY, Sept. 10, 2019 /CNW/ – Great news is coming for Lufthansa Group passengers in the Canadian capital. The group, Europe’s largest aviation company, will increase its number of gateways […]
WestJet cancels 10 Sask. flights to sunny locations after Max 8 grounding continues
News provided by CBC News – link to full story and updates Flights to Phoenix, Cancun, Puerto Vallarta affected, not known when flights will return to normal CBC News · Posted: Sep 10, 2019 Saskatchewan travellers looking to fly south for the winter this year might be in for a bumpy ride. This week, WestJet announced flight […]
Canadian passengers scramble after British Airways cancels flights due to strike
News provided by BNN Bloomberg – link to full story and updates The Associated Press, 9 September 2019 WATCH: Video British Airways Pilots’ Two-Day Strike Grounds Nearly All Flights LONDON — Canadian travel agencies are scrambling to help passengers whose British Airways flights have been cancelled on Monday and Tuesday after a pilots strike grounded […]