Passenger satisfaction has improved in two years at Canada’s three largest airports
THE CANADIAN PRESS September 19, 2018 TORONTO — A J.D. Power survey says passenger satisfaction has improved in two years at Canada’s three largest airports. Vancouver International’s score rose five points to 781 on a 1,000-point scale that measured satisfaction with check-in; food, beverage and retail; accessibility; terminal facilities and baggage claim. Montreal’s Pierre Elliott […]
Competition tribunal to hear case on airline food starting in October
THE CANADIAN PRESS Updated: September 18, 2018 – VANCOUVER — The federal Competition Tribunal has set a date for hearings between the Vancouver Airport Authority and Canada’s competition watchdog, which has accused the airport operator of stifling competition among in-flight catering companies. In a case launched in 2016, the competition commissioner argued the airport authority […]
WestJet latest airline to retreat from Mexico City
05 SEPTEMBER, 2018 SOURCE: FLIGHT DASHBOARD BY: JON HEMMERDINGER BOSTON Calgary-based WestJet will exit Mexico City in October, becoming the latest among several North American airlines to retrench from Mexico’s capital city. The move comes just seven month after WestJet entered the Mexico City market with routes from Calgary and Vancouver. “It’s just not performing […]
Flights from YVR to Hawaii cancelled, as Hurricane Lane approaches
News1130.com by DENISE WONG VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – At least four flights from Vancouver to the Hawaiian Islands have been cancelled, as torrential downpours soak the Big Island. Hurricane Lane is approaching the island, with about 30 centimetres of rain falling in about 12 hours in some parts. It is a Category 4 storm. WestJet has cancelled […]
WestJet gives Canadians more sun and fun this winter
Airline adds Calgary/Montego Bay and Saskatoon/Orlando CALGARY, Aug. 13, 2018 /CNW/ – WestJet guests across Canada will have more ways to escape the cold this winter with the release of WestJet’s seasonal schedule for winter 2018/2019. The schedule includes more flights from WestJet hubs to domestic, transborder, international and sun destinations including Maui, Phoenix, Las […]
Calgary WestJet pilot captures startling aerial photos of B.C. wildfires
Vancouver Sun – Clare Clancy – August 9, 2018 “I’ve been flying for 20 years and I see smoke every summer, but nothing quite as defined,” said Matt Melnyk, who snapped the pictures Wednesday, 8 August, during an hour-long flight from Calgary to Vancouver. Melnyk, a Calgary co-pilot with WestJet, said there were no clouds in the […]
Air Canada Announces Longlist for Canada’s Best New Restaurants 2018
Top 10 to be revealed in November issue of Air Canada enRoute Magazine TORONTO, Aug. 9, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ – Air Canada is proud to present the 30 nominees for Canada’s Best New Restaurants presented by American Express. The highly anticipated longlist, drawn from a coast-to-coast culinary exploration, is out today on CanadasBestNewRestaurants.com. From an […]
Air Canada Completes Inauguration of 25 New Non-Stop International, Transborder and Domestic Routes This Summer
Five regional services launch today: Montreal to Windsor and London ON; Edmonton to Kelowna and Victoria; Calgary to Comox MONTREAL, July 2, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ – Air Canada today inaugurates five new non-stop regional services from Montreal to Windsor, Montreal to London ON, Edmonton to Kelowna, Edmonton and Victoria, Calgary and Comox, completing the successful launch of 25 new year-round and seasonal routes this summer. “We are very pleased to launch our newest domestic regional services today […]
Vancouver Airport YVR announces $9.1 billion expansion – Updated
YVR investing $9.1 billion into the airport under its 20-year blueprint Today, Vancouver International Airport (YVR) broke ground on a number of capital construction projects to enhance the airport experience and improve YVR’s competitive position as a world-class connecting hub. The projects are part of YVR’s multi-year expansion plans that will see the airport complete […]
Air Canada Inaugurates Two New International Dreamliner Routes From Vancouver
VANCOUVER, June 7, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ – Air Canada today launched the first of two new international Boeing 787 Dreamliner routes to Europe with a celebration prior to the departure of the carrier’s inaugural flight from Vancouver to Zurich. Tomorrow, the airline will launch non-stop flights to Paris, marking five non-stop European routes from Air Canada’s YVR hub. “We are delighted to […]