Air North introducing direct flights between Yellowknife and Vancouver in January
News provided by CBC News – link to full story CBC News · November 8 The flight will be offered twice a week, on Mondays and Fridays Yellowknife will be getting another direct flight to Vancouver. Air North will start running the new flights starting in mid-January, according to Air North spokesperson Ben Ryan. Air Canada also offers […]
Flight bound for Denver aborts takeoff at YVR due to bird strike
News provided by Vancouver Sun – link to full story The rare but dangerous event caused the pilots to make an emergency stop on the runway. By Harrison Mooney, November 8, 2019 A United Airlines flight out of Vancouver aborted takeoff Friday afternoon after a bird was sucked into an engine. The rare but dangerous […]
‘Don’t take a chance, dump your stash,’ says lawyer after Air Canada flight diverted to U.S.
News provided by CBC News – link to full story and updates One passenger wondered aloud about the consequences for anyone carrying cannabis products Meera Bains · CBC News · Posted: Nov 07, 2019 A Vancouver-bound Air Canada flight forced to land at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport due to mechanical issues has sparked a discussion about what domestic air passengers […]
YVR to become first Canadian airport to use facial recognition at Nexus kiosks
News provided by Vancouver Sun – link to full story The technology troubles privacy advocates. They say border agencies have no oversight mechanism and if there would be little redress if a breach occurred SUSAN LAZARUK Updated: November 3, 2019 Vancouver airport will become the first Canadian airport to use facial recognition for Nexus cardholders returning […]
Travellers are discovering Canada’s in-terminal airport hotels
News provided by Calgary Herald – link to full story MARK STACHIEW Updated: November 1, 2019 Once the domain of desperate travellers stranded by weather delays or in need of a quick place to sleep before connecting to another flight, in-terminal airport hotels are upping their game and a lot of people are choosing them for […]
YVR’s Innovative Travel Solutions Develops Next Generation Biometric Solution For Canadian Trusted Traveller Program
Press Release from Innovative Travel Solutions by Vancouver International Airport ITS helps the Canada Border Services Agency modernize the NEXUS program Richmond, B.C. October 30, 2019: Today, Innovative Travel Solutions (ITS) by Vancouver International Airport announced that their proprietary line of self-service, biometric-enabled kiosks, BorderXpress, has been configured to meet the requirements of the Canada Border Service […]
WestJet now connecting Vancouver and Cranbrook
Provided by WESTJET, an Alberta Partnership/CNW CALGARY, Oct. 28, 2019 /CNW/ – Yesterday, WestJet’s regional air service, WestJet Link celebrated the expansion of its services following its inaugural flight between the airline’s hub in Vancouver and Cranbrook, B.C. “Guests now have better access and more convenient options for travel to and from the interior of British Columbia,” said Brian Znotins, WestJet Vice-President […]
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 […]
Competition tribunal rules in favour of Vancouver airport on in-flight food case
News provided by BNN Bloomberg News – link to full story The Canadian Press – October 18, 2019 OTTAWA — The federal Competition Tribunal has come down in favour of the Vancouver Airport Authority in a case involving catering companies that provide airplane food. The quasi-judicial body on Thursday dismissed a claim by the Competition […]