Air Transat and Porter Airlines have launched a new bilateral codeshare. The agreement is now activated between Porter Airlines’ domestic flights to and from Halifax (YHZ) and Toronto City (YTZ), and select Air Transat’s flights to and from Montreal (YUL). “We are delighted that our codeshare agreement with Porter Airlines is taking off. Our respective networks are highly complementary, with Porter serving Toronto and Halifax, and Air Transat serving some 15 countries,” said Michèle Barre, Air Transat’s Vice President, Network, Revenue Management and Pricing. This will provide both our passengers with an expanded, yet seamless experience, and is perfectly in Read more

People around the world are feeling overwhelmingly more optimistic about travelling in 2023 compared to 2022 and, despite some current instability felt globally, nearly three quarters (64%) of Canadians report that travelling will always be worth it. The mood is shifting from one of hopeful uncertainty to bold adaptability, as world travellers and Canadians look to go off-grid, challenge themselves with new experiences out of their comfort zone, and splurge on great trips to help make up for time lost to the pandemic. To understand how travel will be reimagined in 2023, Booking.com commissioned extensive research with more than 24,000 Read more

The Trudeau government says the situation at Canadian airports continues to improve. The government on Friday afternoon issued the following statement: Flight completions * For the week of October 3-9, 2022, 99 percent of flights planned for Canada’s top four airports were completed (i.e., not cancelled); an improvement from 95 percent for the first week of July. * This percentage is the same as the week of October 7-13, 2019, when 99 percent of flights for the top four airports were completed. On-time performance * From October 3-9, 2022, over 91 percent of flights from the top four airports left Read more

With Hurricane Ian receding on the news cycle, Florida’s tourism-marketing agency is launching a $2.7 million USD campaign to show that large areas of the state were not badly damaged by the storm. Fox News says the Visit Florida campaign will run on digital and social media platforms through the end of October and show recent footage taken from 14 parts of the state with the message, “Sun’s Shining in Florida.” Florida is, of course, a very large state. Hurricane Ian devasted areas around Fort Myers/Sanibel/Captiva, but many other areas of the Sunshine State, including Saint Augustine and Florida’s Historic Read more

Porter Airlines returns to Mont-Tremblant, Quebec this winter with its seasonal service, beginning Dec. 16 and running until March 27, 2023. The schedule includes up to three weekly flights between Tremblant Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport. Mont-Tremblant offers a variety of winter activities including ice skating, snowshoeing, relaxing spas, and world-class lodging and amenities. The European-style pedestrian village also transforms for the holiday season with music and entertainment for the whole family. Skiers, snowboarders, and hikers can enjoy over 100 trails fit for everyone, from beginners to experts, in as little as 70 minutes from Toronto. Connecting flights are also Read more

Air Canada today announced the strategic expansion of its international network for summer 2023, with the addition of new European services to Brussels, Toulouse and Copenhagen. It is also resuming key Asia services to Tokyo-Haneda and Osaka, and is restoring frequencies to leading destinations in the Atlantic, Pacific and South America regions. “We continue to pursue our disciplined approach of expanding our global network in response to anticipated demand. We are especially pleased to be adding three new strategic routes to Europe, resuming important services to Japan, and increasing frequencies to key international destinations for summer 2023,” said Mark Galardo, Read more