WestJet has issued a comprehensive update on the progress it is making against its new strategic direction, which was introduced in June 2022 and is focused on building a strong, resilient low-cost airline that has a clear runway for growth. WestJet Group Chief Executive Officer Alexis von Hoensbroech provided the update as part of a State of the Airline address to the Calgary Chamber of Commerce. “We are now seeing the benefits of our new strategy coming to life across Canada; it is ambitious, laser-focused on our strengths and brings back more of what Canadians love about WestJet,” said von Read more
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Early this morning, Air Canada and Dreams Take Flight returned to the skies for the first time since 2020 with a plane load of children from Winnipeg to Florida to experience a trip-of-a-lifetime. Thanks to generous volunteers, many Air Canada employees and retirees, the support of the Air Canada Foundation and the work by the Dreams Take Flight organization, eight flights will operate this year, making dreams come true for an estimated 1000 children with an unforgettable day at a theme park in Florida or California. The flight from Winnipeg left in the early hours of the morning and transported Read more
Snoring passengers, cancelled flights and price gouging by airlines are the three biggest pet peeves of today’s traveler, a new study says. A survey of 4,000 American travelers in March by Destination Analysts found that 39.7% of respondents listed flight delays and cancellations as their biggest beef with travel today. That’s not surprising given the mess we saw this winter with Southwest Airlines and others. Next in the list of top irritants was price gouging by airlines at 37.4%. That was followed by snoring passengers at 37%. Other top ten peeves listed were dirty hotel rooms, people talking too loud Read more
Travel + Leisure has come out with its annual “It List” of the top 100 new hotels in the world. The only Canadian property to make the list was The Ace in Toronto. “Canada’s first Ace property ticks many of the brand’s familiar boxes: a bustling lobby with people on laptops working by day and drinking by night; in-room acoustic guitars and curated vinyl; and walls hung with works by Toronto artists. It’s also one of the city’s boldest buildings,” the magazine said. The Ace in Sydney, Australia also made the list. New York City had seven hotels in Read more
CNN has a chart out today that lists the world’s busiest airports for 2022, and the U.S. is extremely dominant. The top four on the list are American airports, and U.S. facilities make up five of the top ten (indeed, five of the top six). China usually has an entry or two in these sort of lists, but the country has been slow to open up since the pandemic and failed to land an airport in the top 10 this time. The only Asian airport on the list is Delhi. Here’s the top 10. 1. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta, Georgia (ATL): 93.7 Read more
