Air Canada, WestJet, Greater Toronto Airports Authority, and Vancouver Airport Authority Jointly Comment on Transport Canada’s Flight Plan for Navigating COVID-19
Document affirms that the four organizations meet or exceed international health and safety measures Travellers assured of the highest levels of biosafety protocols when travelling Framework now in place for Canada’s next steps to allow aviation and economies to restart and succeed within new normal OTTAWA, ON, Aug. 14, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ – Canada’s two largest airlines and two largest […]
How are B.C. airports and airlines preparing for a post-COVID future?
News from BC Business – link to story Matt O’Grady Aug 4, 2020Credit: Ray Shipka Victoria International Airport is projecting a 75-percent revenue drop this year The pandemic has forced the industry to park its planes and wait for travel restrictions to be lifted—and consumer demand to rebound When Geoff Dickson entered the aviation world 35 […]
Pearson among 4 Canadian airports now screening temperatures
News from Toronto Sun – link to story Canadian Press • 30 July 2020 Four major Canadian airports will begin taking passengers’ temperatures starting Thursday as part of the effort to curb the spread of COVID-19. The federal government says temperature screening stations are set up at airports in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary and Montreal. Transport Canada says […]
Flair Airlines summer schedule to include new Canadian destinations
Route expansion aligns with airline’s commitment to provide affordable travel Edmonton, Alberta, July 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Flair Airlines is thrilled to begin service in the cities of Prince George, Fort McMurray, Regina, and Saskatoon, with a much-anticipated return to Victoria. All flights are available for purchase at https://flyflair.com. “We continuously receive requests from our […]
Air Transat is making its first commercial flights on July 23
After 112 days of air downtime due to COVID-19 MONTREAL, July 23, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ – Transat, one of the largest integrated tourism companies in the world and Canada’s holiday travel leader, is making its first commercial flights today, the day it is resuming air operations after four months of inactivity. There will be three international flights (Montreal-Toulouse, Montreal-Paris and Toronto-London) and […]
Air Canada to resume flights to Taiwan in March 2021
News from Taiwan News – link to story Airline will operate five weekly flights after resumption of service TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Air Canada announced on Sunday (July 17) that it will resume operating the Taipei-Vancouver flight route from March 28 next year, offering early-bird discounts. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Air Canada suspended flights […]
Passengers aboard flights from Kelowna, Montreal warned of COVID-19 exposure
News from CBC News – link to story B.C. Centre for Disease Control advisory includes two new domestic and two international flights CBC News · Posted: Jul 13, 2020 The B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) is advising the public of two new domestic flights into Vancouver — one from Kelowna and one from Montreal — that had […]
WestJet expands August schedule, updates July flying
From WESTJET, an Alberta Partnership Schedule highlights airline’s continued service to 39 Canadian cities from coast-to-coast Airline’s stringent health and safety measures ensure Canadians can travel safely to 48 destinations CALGARY, AB, July 13, 2020 /CNW/ – WestJet today released its updated August schedule featuring more than 200 daily flights to 48 destinations across Canada, the United States, the Caribbean, Mexico and Europe. The […]
BCCDC warns of COVID-19 exposure on flight from Mexico City to Vancouver
News from CTV News – link to story Jen St. Denis, Reporter, CTVNewsVancouver.ca ~ July 11, 2020 VANCOUVER — The B.C. Centre for Disease Control is warning travellers on board an Aeromexico flight they may have been exposed to COVID-19. The flight from Mexico City to Vancouver took place on June 25, with the flight […]
Air Canada’s First Refurbished Airbus A330 Takes Flight
News from Simple Flying – link to story by Emily Derrick, June 25, 2020 Air Canada is celebrating the first flight of its newly refurbished Airbus A330 aircraft. The A330 flew from Montreal to Vancouver on June 24th. In 2018, Air Canada chose to do an interior refit on its A330s. This was in addition […]