Laid off staff at YVR Airport being recalled to help manage vaccination sites
From Daily Hive – link to source story Kenneth Chan | Mar 15 2021 Aerial of the recently built JetSet parking lot loading zone at Vancouver International Airport. It is currently the largest drive-thru COVID-19 testing centre in the region. (Google Maps) As the provincial government begins to ramp up its COVID-19 vaccination efforts, it needs a […]
Vancouver airport charts course for a greener future
From Business in Vancouver – link to source story March 15, 2021 Source: Vancouver Airport Authority With dramatic reductions in passenger and flight volumes, the global aviation industry will be changed forever by COVID-19. While the industry adapts to changing travel requirements and focusing on innovations to shape a new era of travel, the impacts […]
CBP biometrics at Canadian airports expands with Simplified Arrival implementation
From BioMetric Update – link to source story Biometric facial comparison also deployed to world’s busiest land border crossing Feb 17, 2021 | Chris Burt U.S. Customs and Border Protection is expanding its face biometrics for air passenger preclearance to eight locations in Canada, with deployments of its Simplified Arrival program. The enhanced international arrivals process replaces manual identity […]
Air Canada Hopes For Connecting Traffic As It Anticipates Government Aid
From Simple Flying – link to source story by Chris Loh, Simple Flying ~ February 14, 2021 Strict government travel restrictions have been a huge burden and revenue-killer for Canadian airlines, including Air Canada. The carrier has done several things to position itself for success in 2021, including the full and permanent conversion of some […]
YVR’s Pier D Expansion Project is Complete!
February 11, 2021 · The YVR Blog team The Pier D Expansion project has officially been completed. The new terminal expansion features eight new gates, a glassed-in island forest with access to the outdoors, an immersive digital experience and a yoga, prayer and quiet room. This was a significant project in the history of YVR and our […]
Pacific Coastal Airline’s first flight to Vancouver leaves today
From Kamloops This Week – link to source story Pacific Coastal Airlines’ new non-stop service between Kamloops Airport and Vancouver International Airport’s South Terminal begins on Tuesday and will continue with one daily flight each way, Sundays through Fridays. It is the only airline to fly between the two cities. Kamloops This Week | FEBRUARY […]
Air Canada cuts 1,500 more jobs, and cancels 17 more routes
From CBC News – link to source story New coronavirus travel restrictions have battered industry CBC News · Posted: Feb 09, 2021 Canada’s biggest airline has informed 1,500 of its workers that they’ll soon be out of jobs as a result of new travel restrictions and a dramatic reduction in demand for flying. The airline will “temporarily […]
New federal travel restrictions to halt few remaining flights to Winnipeg from U.S.
From CBC News – link to source story As of 10:59 p.m. on Feb. 3, non-cargo international flights only fly to Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary, Montreal Nicholas Frew · CBC News · Jan 29, 2021 Even fewer passenger flights will be taking off and landing at the Winnipeg airport as a result of federal travel restrictions coming into effect next […]
Government of Canada introduces further restrictions on international travel
OTTAWA, ON, Jan. 29, 2021 /CNW Telbec/ – The Government of Canada continues to take unprecedented action to protect the health and safety of Canadians by introducing measures to prevent further introduction and transmission of COVID-19 and new variants of the virus into Canada. Today, the Government of Canada announced new rules on international travel, in addition to the multi-layered approach on […]
Waterloo airport tops for traffic in Canada in November, Pearson drops to 7th
From Toronto Sun – link to source story Flight schools biggest source of Waterloo’s 13,619 take-offs and landings Jenny Yuen • Toronto Sun • Jan 29, 2021 Canada’s busiest airport didn’t even crack the top five for air traffic activity in November as travel restrictions grounded many travellers from flying internationally through Pearson airport. Instead, according to new data from […]