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Air Canada welcomes deals Air Canada welcomed confirmation by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) that its members have ratified a new contract on collective agreement terms for 10 years. The IAMAW represents 7,500 Air Canada employees who work as technical, maintenance and...
Travel Courier Issue Date: Feb 04, 2016
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Turkish Airlines partners with Warner Bros. Turkish Airlines has launched a partnership with Warner Bros. Pictures on the highly anticipated action adventure film, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. In the movie, a pivotal scene unfolds aboard a 777 Turkish Airlines plane. Outside the movie, Turkish Airlines is unveiling innovative...
Travel Courier Issue Date: Feb 04, 2016
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New Routes In The Works For WestJet WestJet will launch non-stop service from Toronto to Nashville and Los Angeles as part of its summer schedule. As well, WestJet announced enhanced schedules for business travellers with additional service from Toronto to Ottawa, Montreal and Fredericton, as well as between Ottawa and...
Travel Courier Issue Date: Jan 28, 2016
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Brussels Airlines In 2015, Brussels Airlines realized the largest passenger growth in the history of the airline, with a total of 7. 5 million guests on its flights. This represents an increase of 12.1% versus 2014 and plus 30% compared to 2013. This growth is significantly higher than the average of the...
Travel Courier Issue Date: Jan 28, 2016
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Take off with Transat seat sale Air Transat has unveiled details of its January Seat Sale which offers travellers deals on more than 60 destinations in Europe and the South, for bookings made by Feb. 1. From Amsterdam to Zagreb, Air Transat offers direct flights to 28 destinations in Europe, including several new ones like...
Travel Courier Issue Date: Jan 21, 2016
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Strong traffic demand continues IATA reports that global passenger traffic continued to be strong in November and was above the 10-year average rate of 5.6%. Total revenue passenger kilometres (RPKs) rose 5.9% compared to the same period a year-ago. Although below the October rate of 7.1%, this largely was owing to the...
Travel Courier Issue Date: Jan 21, 2016
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Lufthansa Group has record year The airlines of the Lufthansa Group transported 107.7 million passengers in 2015, a new record. The Group carried 1.6% more passengers than in the previous year. At the same time the company carried out more than one million flights and achieved the highest ever seat load factor of 80.4%....
Travel Courier Issue Date: Jan 21, 2016
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Aeroplan partners with Toyota Canada Aeroplan members can now start earning miles across the full automotive customer journey on all Toyota and Scion vehicles in Canada. As part of its new partnership with Toyota Canada Inc. (TCI), Aeroplan members can earn the following: Purchase/Lease – members will earn a minimum of 5,000...
Travel Courier Issue Date: Jan 14, 2016
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Record load factor for AC For the month of December, Air Canada reported a system-wide capacity increase of 7.3% cent and a load factor of 81.6%, helping lead the airline to a record 2015. On this additional capacity, traffic increased 6%. “I am pleased to report our highest ever load factor for the full year...
Travel Courier Issue Date: Jan 14, 2016
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Boys and Girls Club youth take flight with WestJet WestJet celebrated the spirit of the holiday season with a surprise adventure for Boys and Girls Clubs. As part of an early Christmas gift, WestJet surprised 16 youth leaders from Boys and Girls Clubs (BGC) of Calgary and Orlando, Florida with the adventure of a lifetime. To view the WestJet...
Travel Courier Issue Date: Jan 07, 2016
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