June 2 Update: TAP Air Portugal ready to go with flight specials out of Toronto and British Airways Executive Club changes terms so you can’t sue them

Rewards Canada Team Uncategorized

TAP Air Portugal is starting to promote the return
of their flights out of Toronto for travel in July and beyond. It does appear for
the most part that Portugal will begin opening up on July 1 to
international travel (their beaches are set to open June 6!) but there
will be some restrictions in place (see below for the current
requirements of the Azores as an example but this could change). I would
recommend reading this page on Visit Portugal
to learn more about their opening plans and what it will entail as a
Canadian travelling to Portugal. The airline will operate 1 flight per
week between Toronto and Lisbon and 2 flights per week between Toronto
and Ponta Delgada for the month of July. Flights start at C$309 one way
or 29,000 Miles&Go Miles. Of course it is entirely possible that you
will have to self-isolate upon return dependent on what transpires with
Canadian regulations over the next few weeks and months. And of course
due to current lack of travel there is Aeroplan availability on a lot of
these flights in both economy and business class. You can learn more and book TAP Air Portugal flights here

Passengers flying to the Azores archipelago will be subject to one of the following options:

1. Submit proof of testing to COVID-19 up to 72 hours prior to flight departure;

2. Perform test on arrival and stay in prophylactic isolation until the result is obtained;

3. Perform voluntary quarantine for a period of 14 days in a hotel indicated for the purpose;

4. Return to the destination of origin or travel to any destination
outside the Region, fulfilling, until the time of the flight,
prophylactic isolation in a hotel indicated for this purpose.

More information at https://covid19.azores.gov.pt    

You may have received an email from British Airways Executive Club outlining
changes to the program. Specifically they have added in a term that
will not allow you to take British Airways to court over issues arising
from the loyalty program or to participate in a class action lawsuit
against them. Rather they will use arbitration to resolve each issue
individually. As this is a change in the loyalty program and not the
flights I assume you can’t sue them when your Avios expire, you can’t
challenge earning or redemption changes etc. However probably the
biggest that will arise will be on award tickets and if things go awry
with them. Gary at View from the Wing raises the question of the legality of this move
and if he is right it is entirely possible BAEC will have to change
their terms and conditions again. (Thanks to Rewards Canada reader
Andrew S. for reminding me to write about this!)

Airline Schedule Updates

This will now be a standard feature for the foreseeable future in our
daily update posts as we summarize Canadian operations based on data
from RoutesOnline and other sources. Remember that many of these route
plans are subject to change and right now they are changing frequently!

Cathay Pacific s is planning to restore daily
service between Vancouver and Hong Kong in July – up from the 2 to 5
flights per week seen this month. Their Toronto-Hong Kong route will
resume with three flights per week in July. (Source RoutesOnline)

Korean Air will be continuing with 3 flights per
week out of Toronto and 4 per week out of Vancouver for the month of
July while bumping the latter up to 5 flights per week in August.
(Source RoutesOnline)

Remember to visit and bookmark our COVID-19 resource page
 where we are keeping you up to date with all the latest airline, hotel,
lounges and loyalty program news, policies, closures and more.

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