With the arrival of two flights in Europe today, Air Canada has inaugurated two strategic non-stop routes from its Montreal global hub to Europe. Air Canada’s non-stop, year-round service to Toulouse is the airline’s fourth destination in France and marks the only year-round service between North America and southwestern France, connecting two global aerospace centres, as well as two dynamic francophone cities. Additionally, Air Canada’s seasonal services from Montreal to Copenhagen complement its year-round services to the Danish capital from Toronto. “We are very excited to have launched our long-awaited, year-round new flights between our Montreal global hub to the Read more
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Ladies and gentlemen, step right up to the weight scale and get ready to board your flight. It may sound, um, heavy-handed, but Air New Zealand is planning to ask passengers to weigh themselves before climbing onto the plane. Now, before you get your knickers in a knot, please understand that the airline says this is a once every five years measure that would be purely voluntary. My friends at Open Jaw Network report the weigh-ins would not be a permanent policy, and that the New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority is requiring the move so it can properly determine airplane Read more
Air Canada customers have a new lounge to enjoy at the Toronto Island Airport. Air Canada today unveiled its newest Air Canada Café, in collaboration with Aspire, Swissport’s premium lounge brand. As of today (June 1), eligible Air Canada customers departing from Toronto’s downtown airport will have dedicated access to the only airline lounge at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ) to enjoy elevated comfort and convenience before they fly. The new Aspire | Air Canada Café marks the 27th lounge in Air Canada’s lounge network and the sixth Canadian location for Aspire. It’s a 133-seat modern respite at Billy Read more
As a full-time travel writer for a full 15 years (okay, 14 years and eight months), I’ve been able to visit every province in Canada, as well as Yukon several times. There are so many great areas to highlight, and, with the low Canadian dollar, it’s a great time to stay close to home and enjoy a great Canadian holiday. Since most of us are a little short on cash, and a little short on time, I thought I’d post a series of brief Canada travel items over the next few weeks, highlighting different parts of the country. I’ll start Read more
Air Canada today announced the strategic expansion of its winter sun network, including four new routes from Toronto and Montreal to Monterrey and Los Cabos in Mexico and, La Romana and Fort-de-France in the Caribbean. The airline is also deploying a substantial increase in capacity from its Vancouver hub to sought after sun destinations such as Mexico, Miami, Phoenix, Las Vegas and San Diego, and additional flights from coast to coast to popular winter vacation destinations in Florida, Mexico and the Caribbean. Seats are available for purchase now at aircanada.com, via the Air Canada App, Air Canada’s Contact Centres, and Read more
