Yesterday evening WestJet pilots gave a 72 hour strike notice as their union and the airline have not been able to come to a contract agreement. Today WestJet itself countered the strike notice with their own lockout notice to the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) which is the union that represents WestJet and Swoop pilots. […]
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Iceland’s low cost carrier PLAY launching flights from Hamilton to Iceland
There will be a new option for flights to Europe for those in the Greater Toronto Area this summer. Iceland’s low cost carrier PLAY has announced new flights between Hamilton and Keflavik with easy ongoing connections to a host of cities in Europe. Daily Flights launch on June 22 The flights will be operated with […]
Air Greenland and Alaska Airlines to visit Fort McMurray
If you happen to live in the Fort McMurray, Alberta area you’ll be getting some unique visitors in a few short weeks! YMM planespotters and #avgeeks should be out in full force to welcome Air Greenland and Alaska Airlines charter flights. The northern Alberta city is hosting the Wood Buffalo 2023 Arctic Winter Games and […]
Porter Airlines adding flights to Edmonton
Hot on the heels of last week’s announcements from Porter on enhancements to their products and new E195-E2 jet routes that include Vancouver, we have yet another new city revealed. Porter announced today they will begin flights to Edmonton from Toronto Pearson with their new jets as of February 14, 2023. The new YYZ-YEG will […]
Porter Airlines first E195 jet routes revealed
Earlier in the week we brought you the details of Porter Airlines product enhancements in anticipation of them taking delivery of their first Embraer jets. In today’s airline schedule updates the first routes for the new aircraft have been revealed. We all knew the aircraft would start flying from Toronto Pearson (YYZ) but we didn’t […]
Porter Airlines adding Free WiFi, fresh meals and enhanced legroom
Porter Airlines major expansion plans are coming to closer to fruition with the delivery of their Embraer E195-E2 jet in the coming weeks. With the introduction of this new aircraft type Porter will be enhancing the overall travel experience from the airport to onboard their flights. Porter is already well known for providing a better […]
WestJet to begin Calgary to Tokyo, Barcelona and Edinburgh flights
Less than an hour after we posted that WestJet may start flights to Tokyo, they have officially announced the flights! Our new non-stop route from Calgary (the city’s only non-stop flight to Asia) will commence in spring 2023, in addition to two new non-stop routes to Barcelona and Edinburgh. We’ve also increased frequencies from Calgary […]