Published reports say Canada’s newest leisure carrier, Canada Jetlines, has officially launched reservations for departures starting August 15. In a report at OpenJaw.com, the airline said that, pending final government approval, it plans to launch flights that day between Toronto Pearson and both Winnipeg and Moncton. “Canada Jetlines is fully staffed and ready to fly. As a start-up during the pandemic, we emphasize preparation and collaboration and are currently equipped to accommodate and welcome guests to travel with us,” said Eddy Doyle, CEO of Canada Jetlines. “Our team is particularly appreciative of the ongoing support from the various government agencies Read more
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Canada Jetlines, the new, “all-Canadian leisure carrier,” announced today that it will begin operations out of Toronto Pearson International Airport. They have a targeted start date in the summer of 2022. Canada Jetlines will operate out of the airport with a fleet of airbus family aircraft, starting with the A320. Canada Jetlines will operate to international destinations throughout the U.S., Mexico, Caribbean, and domestic cities in Canada. Charter Operations are targetted to commence in the summer of 2022. “This is an exciting day for Canada Jetlines as we name Toronto Pearson as our primary travel hub, in preparation for summer Read more
With demand ramping up and COVID-19 travel restrictions dropping around the world, Air Canada will more than double its capacity this year. Canada’s largest airline said on Wednesday that capacity will jump 150% this year compared to 2021. That’s encouraging, but still represents about 75% of their 2019 levels. Officials said they expect capacity to reach 95% by 2024. “The overall recovery is indeed getting closer,” Air Canada’s chief commercial officer Lucie Guillemette said at the company’s annual investor day on Wednesday. Guillemette said new routes are being added out of Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver, and that officials are encouraged Read more
Go west, young man is a famous quote about the settling of the American West, a call for folks in the crowded Eastern United States to pack up for California and other, less crowded areas to the west. It could well be the slogan for air transportation in the crowded southern Ontario market. There’s been talk for years of building a Toronto Pearson relief airport in Pickering. That could still happen. But, in the meantime, airline folks are answering the call to avoid Pearson congestion (and high fees) by inducing folks to fly out of Hamilton and Kitchener-Waterloo, both an Read more
BANFF NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA – I’m standing in a pretty mountain bowl at Sunshine Meadows with small hills all around dotted with white and yellow flowers. The sky is that famous shade of Alberta blue and the deep grey hills are patchy with winter’s leftover snow. Our guide, Thalia Christou with White Mountain Adventures, points out the yellow Alpine Butter Cups and the western anemones, which look like yellow and white crocuses but grow interesting, fuzzy bits to stay warm. They look like they’ve grown hair in summer, causing Christou to refer to them as “hippie hair flowers.” We spot Read more
