Airlines
Fairmont teams up with British Airways
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts has introduced a new perk for its Fairmont President's Club (FPC) members - a bonus of 500 British Airways Avios every time they stay with Fairmont. With UK hubs at both London Heathrow and Gatwick airports connecting flyers to destinations around the world, British Airways is a premier global airline that boasts topflight service to Fairmont locales from Vancouver to Dubai to Singapore. Through the new partnership, FPC Club level members can now earn 500 Avios per qualifying stay, while Premier members can earn 750 Avios per qualifying stay and Platinum members can...
Cathay welcomes new vice-president to Canada
Cathay Pacific Airways has announced the appointment of Cheuk Lo as vice-president, Canada where he will be responsible for the airline's operations in Canada. He relocates to Vancouver from the headquarters in Hong Kong. Lo brings a broad range of experience to his new role. He joined Cathay Pacific in 2002 as a Revenue Analyst and later joined the Management Trainee Program. This was followed by a move to Cathay Pacific's Bangkok office as assistant to General Manager Southeast Asia before being promoted to the role of Manager Penang, Malaysia. In 2008, he relocated back to Hong Kong and...
WestJet adds more flights for Grey Cup
WestJet has announced it will add flights between Calgary and Toronto to accommodate demand from football fans to huddle up for Grey Cup celebrations in Toronto this weekend. The Calgary Stampeders will play the Toronto Argonauts for CFL supremacy at Rogers Centre on Sunday. WestJet will add one flight on Friday from Calgary to Toronto and one flight on Monday from Toronto to Calgary, plus return flights in the opposite direction each day, in addition to the seven flights it offers each weekday. Travellers wishing to travel to and from Toronto for Grey Cup weekend are urged to book quickly,...
PAL set to launch Toronto, Manila service
Philippine Airlines (PAL) will launch a new service between Manila and Toronto on Nov. 30, giving the carrier a direct link to Canada's largest city and its first gateway on the East Coast of North America in 15 years. "We are always keen on developing new markets and Toronto, with its diverse population, booming economy and status as one of the world's top financial centres, presents us a major opportunity to do so,"said PAL president Ramon S. Ang. The new service will trigger a revamp of PAL's Canadian operation. From Nov. 30, the current daily service between Manila and Vancouver will be...
WestJet takes off to Trinidad and Tobago
WestJet will launch daily, non-stop service between Toronto and Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago later today (Nov. 16). The inaugural flight from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Port of Spain departs tonight at 11:30 p.m. EST, arriving at Port of Spain at 6 a.m. Full schedule details and fares to Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, are available at...
Lufthansa, flight attendants settle pay dispute
Lufthansa German Airlines and the UFO flight attendants union have reached an agreement to settle their pay dispute. Both sides have today accepted proposals to end the conflict put forward at arbitration by former government economic advisor Professor Bert Rürup. Their agreement resolves the pay dispute, which has occupied the airline since April 2012. The issues discussed at arbitration focused on a pay agreement, profit sharing and the commitment on both sides to negotiate the compensation structure from the arbitration procedure on Jan. 16, 2011. The two sides negotiated on further...
US bill blocks EU ETS, ASTA applauds
ASTA is applauding the US House of Representatives' unanimous passage of a bill (S. 1956) that prevents the European Union (EU) from imposing pollution control taxes on the US aviation industry. The bill, which the Senate had also passed unanimously in September, now heads to President Obama's desk. Nina Meyer, ASTA's president and interim CEO, said: "Air travel is the cornerstone of the US travel and tourism industry, and 'selling air' remains a significant contributor to the bottom lines of travel agents across the country. ASTA has long been concerned about proposals that would increase...
AC welcomes EU emissions trading moratorium
Air Canada has welcomed the European Commission's announcement on Monday that it intends to suspend the inclusion of flights to and from non-European Union destinations in its emissions trading scheme. "We are pleased with the Commission's recommendation to suspend the inclusion of international aviation in the EU's trading scheme in order to give ICAO the opportunity to fulfill its mandate and address aviation emissions through a global approach,"said Air Canada president Calin Rovinescu. "Air Canada is fully committed to improving its emissions footprint. We have increased our fuel...