Air Canada Welcomes Hawaii’s Science-Based Initiative Eliminating Quarantine for Canadians Going to Hawaii
Non-stop flights from Vancouver-Hawaii begin Dec. 17; Calgary-Maui begins Dec. 18 MONTREAL, Nov. 19, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ – Air Canada today welcomed Hawaii’s announcement that Canadians are now eligible to be exempt from the state’s mandatory 14-day quarantine on arrival in the Hawaiian Islands via a pre-travel testing process. “We applaud Governor Ige’s announcement that Hawaii’s science-based, pre-travel testing initiative is now available for Canadians to […]
WestJet to offer approved pre-flight testing for Hawaii travel
Program exempts travellers from Hawaii quarantine and becomes Canada’s first safe air travel corridor CALGARY, AB, Nov. 19, 2020 /CNW/ – WestJet today announced it has collaborated with the State of Hawaii to begin offering a pre-flight COVID-19 testing program for guests travelling to the islands. A negative test result, from WestJet laboratory partner DynaLIFE, is required within 72-hours of departure to Hawaii and will exempt the […]
WestJet adds holiday heat to December schedule
Airline adds flights for sun seekers to the U.S., Mexico, the Caribbean and Costa Rica More domestic flights available to meet Canadians’ travel needs during the holidays CALGARY, AB, Nov. 16, 2020 /CNW/ – WestJet today released its updated December schedule featuring up to 55 daily flights to sun destinations in the Caribbean, the United States (including Hawaii) and Mexico. The schedule also highlights increased […]
Vancouver airport to launch pilot project that offers rapid COVID-19 tests
From Global News – link to story By Jon Azpiri Global News | November 2, 2020 Vancouver International Airport (YVR) is set to roll out a pilot project offering rapid tests for COVID-19. The rapid test is a collaboration between YVR and WestJet, and also involves researchers from the University of British Columbia. Travellers on select domestic […]
YVR, WestJet preparing COVID-19 rapid test pilot for takeoff
From Richmond News – link to story Kirsten Clarke / Richmond News | OCTOBER 29, 2020 08:00 Richmond News archive Vancouver International Airport and WestJet are aiming to get a COVID-19 rapid test pilot up and running some time in November. Rather than target specific routes, testing will be carried out in a four-hour daily window in […]
Air Canada Offers Customers Service on its All-Business Class, Jetz Aircraft Fleet to Select Winter Destinations
Aircraft used by pro sports teams and VIPs redeployed on popular routes MONTREAL, Oct. 21, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ – Air Canada is making its fleet of all-Business Class, Jetz charter aircraft available to customers for commercial flights as it redeploys the fleet on popular winter routes. Each of the airline’s four Airbus A319 Jetz aircraft are configured with […]
Pacific Coastal Airlines Resumes Vancouver – Masset Service
October 5th, 2020 Richmond, BC – Pacific Coastal Airlines will be resuming non-stop service between Vancouver International Airport South Terminal (YVR) and Masset (ZMT) on Thursday, October 29. “We appreciate and respect the approach that the leaders of the Haida Nation have taken as a result of the pandemic and am now looking forward to reinitiating […]
Airline now flying five-times weekly to Toronto on its signature aircraft
CALGARY, AB, Oct. 5, 2020 /CNW/ – Today, WestJet and the Vancouver International Airport (YVR) announced WestJet’s newest aircraft, the 787 Dreamliner, is now operating five-times weekly between Vancouver and Toronto. Vancouver joins Calgary and Toronto as another domestic destination served by the airline’s award-winning aircraft. “The Dreamliner offers our guests the highest safety and health standards as well as an extremely comfortable inflight experience,” said John Weatherill, WestJet Vice-President Network […]
YVR and WestJet select UBC as research partner for COVID-19 testing pilot study
Parties to design and implement a study to enable real-time rapid testing at the airport RICHMOND, BC, Oct. 1, 2020 /CNW/ – Vancouver Airport Authority and WestJet have selected the University of British Columbia (UBC) as the research partner for a COVID-19 rapid testing pilot at Vancouver International Airport (YVR). The pilot, which will be conducted on a voluntary basis […]
Central Mountain Air Announces Service Into Castlegar
17 September 2020 Today, Central Mountain Air announced service between Vancouver and Castlegar starting on October 1st. The service will be provisioned with Beechcraft 1900D aircraft, which doesn’t have side-by-side seating and allows for physical distancing on all flights. Castlegar is known as a challenging airport due to weather and its location. Central Mountain Air […]