With Canadian borders having fully opened October 1, Canadians are eager to travel the world. And the top destination for Thanksgiving weekend is New Delhi, India. “This year, we’re seeing more than half of travel will be international for Thanksgiving from Canada, that’s a big shift from where we were a couple of years ago,” said Laura Lindsay, head of consumer communications and public relations at Skyscanner. “New Delhi is the top destination for Canadians over Thanksgiving. “Obviously, it’s a time that people [tend to] choose to reconnect with friends and family, or take that extra piece of time off Read more
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India Top Destination for Canadians for Thanksgiving; WestJet Launches First Asian Airline Codeshare
WestJet is banking on Calgary as its future hub, moving all its 787 Dreamliners into Calgary International Airport and creating a tourism partnership with the province of Alberta. They’re also talking about using Calgary as a hub for more flights to Europe and even Asia. Speaking at a news conference in Calgary, WestJet CEO Alexis von Hoensbroech said the Alberta-based airline will designate Calgary as its exclusive global connecting hub. “The WestJet Group and the Government of Alberta today announced a first-of-its-kind partnership, focused on significantly advancing aviation across the province in support of a stronger economy and a long-lasting, Read more
Flying out of Toronto Pearson airport is about to get more expensive. The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) today (September 28) announced it will increase the aeronautical rates and the airport improvement fee (AIF) on January 1, 2023. These increases are a result of the high inflationary environment and ongoing impacts from COVID-19. The adjustment to the AIF will put Toronto Pearson in line with the current rates charged by other airports across Canada. Effective January 1, 2023, aeronautical rates for commercial aviation, business aircraft and general aviation aircraft will increase by 4 per cent. The AIF for departing passengers Read more
Canadians have another airline to fly with. Canada Jetlines, which calls itself an “all-Canadian, value-focused leisure carrier,” will fly today from Toronto to Calgary for its first commercial flight. The website Open Jaw says Jetlines is initially offering twice-weekly flights from Toronto to Alberta on Thursdays and Sundays. The flight from Toronto departs at 7:55 a.m. Easter Time and arrives at 10:10 a.m. Mountain Time. The return flight leaves Calgary at 11:40 a.m. local time and arrives in Toronto at 5:20 p.m. The airline hopes to move to three flights per week in the fall. Canada Jetlines will operate out Read more
Montreal-based Air Transat said it posted its first profitable month in two years this summer, and that it expects to match pre-pandemic traffic levels this coming winter. Transat A.T. today (September 8) released its third quarter financial results. The airline and travel company posted revenues of $4508.3 million and reported an adjusted operating loss of $57.8 million. “The recovery emerging at the end of the last quarter has been confirmed in recent months. With our prudent planning and our teams’ exceptionally high quality execution, we were able to deploy virtually all of our programs, with continuously improving load factors,” said Read more
