In a surprise move that countered most of WestJet’s marketing strategies for the past year and a half or so, the airline announced yesterday that they will begin charging $20 for the second checked bag on flights on or after Jan 19, 2011. The first checked bag for each customer remains free. The fee is […]
We’re giving away 2 prizes of 10,000 Gold Passport Points on the FFB Blog
Once again we have teamed up with Hyatt Hotels for another quick contest on the Frequent Flyer Bonuses blog. This time we are giving away 2 prizes of 10,000 Gold Passport Points for commenting on some Hyatt Itineraries. The contest runs until Nov 10, 10. Check it out and participate if you like. http://blog.frequentflyerbonuses.com/2010/11/enter-to-win-1-of-2-10000-hyatt-gold.html
Delta dropping service to London, ON
A long time Northwest Airlines city, London ON, will see its service cut this winter season due to poor performance. This will be the second city in Ontario that has been cut since Delta’s merger with Northwest. Source: Airline Route Updates
Air Canada cutting Orange County service
This route has not been around very long (well this reincarnation of it) and according to Airline Route Updates the last flight between Toronto and Orange County will be on Oct 29.
AeroMexico to relauch scheduled service to Canada
According to Airline Route Updates, AeroMexico will return to the Canadian market with scheduled service between Montreal and Mexico City. The daily flights will resume on Dec 15. Flight Timings: Montreal – Mexico City Dep 0815 Arr 1330 Mexico City – Montreal Dep 0105 Arr 0700
American Express Gold Rewards Card Review
This is part 3 of a 3 part series on the American Express Gold Rewards Card sees me give the card the full on Rewards Canada review process! As you may recall, American Express has asked me to test drive this new card and in return they offered me 50,000 points to experience the earning […]
Air Canada to allow cell phone usage on the ground
Technically speaking this is new for Air Canada although if you flown recently many passengers were already doing this without permission but Air Canada will now allow passengers to use their cell phones after the aircraft they are on has left the active runway: From Air Canada: Effective October 18, 2010, customers on board all […]