Airlines
Sabre and PLAY Airlines sign distribution agreement
Sabre and Play airlines have entered a multi-year distribution agreement. Through this partnership, Sabre-connected travel agencies will have seamless access to PLAY airlines’ expanding network of affordable flights across North America and Europe. This strategic agreement comes as PLAY airlines continues to grow its presence in key markets, including the Nordics, the United States, and Canada. The carrier’s low-cost model offers travellers cost-effective transatlantic travel options, with Iceland serving as a hub for both North American and European travellers. The airline currently...
TICO issues closure advisory for Canada Jetlines & Canada Jetlines Vacations
TICO has provided an update for customers who booked travel with Canada Jetlines and Canada Jetlines Vacations. Canada Jetlines ceased operations on Aug. 15, 2024 and was declared bankrupt on Sept. 11, 2024. Canada Jetlines Vacations, a TICO-registered travel retailer and tour operator, terminated its TICO registrations on Sept.11, 2024. For Canada Jetlines Vacations (packages) customers and travel agencies, TICO states that it had previously received confirmation that Canada Jetlines Vacations had cancelled all future vacation package bookings (hotel and airfare) and issued refunds...
Air France to serve 170 destinations for winter 2024/2025
During the 2024-2025 winter season (running from November 2024 to March 2025), Air France will serve 169 destinations in 73 countries, including 85 long-haul and 84 short- and medium-haul destinations. Over the winter, Air France will expand its long-haul network with service to four new destinations: Kilimanjaro (Tanzania), with three flights a week operated using Airbus A350-900 aircraft starting November 18, 2024, as an extension of Zanzibar. The introduction of Kilimanjaro marks Air France's 26th destination in Africa this winter (excluding North Africa). Salvador de Bahia...
UPDATED: Industry Relieved as Air Canada, ALPA reach tentative deal
Air Canada reached a tentative, four-year collective agreement with the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), which represents over 5,200 pilots at Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge, on the weekend. Reacting to the announcement of a tentative deal, Christine James, vice president Canada, Travel Leaders Network, pretty much summed things up, tell Travel Press Today that: “It's a great relief for everyone, but In particular our industry and our dedicated travel advisers who have been sitting on the edge for the past week.” And James continued: “I witnessed firsthand how many of...
ACTA urges Air Canada, pilots to negotiate and ‘come to a resolution’
ACTA is calling on Air Canada, the union representing its pilots and the federal government to "work really hard" in resolving issues that could lead to an imminent strike by Air Canada pilots. ACTA president Wendy Paradis told those attending Thursday's 2024 Eastern Canada Travel Industry Summit in Toronto that ACTA has joined with other weighty tourism bodies in urging all parties involved to work towards an agreement that would ward off a labor disruption that many economists are warning would be hugely damaging to the national economy. The travel industry is among industries...
Air Canada urges federal government to direct arbitration to avert disruption
Air Canada said today that if the airline's contract negotiations with its pilot union fail, a government direction for binding arbitration will be necessary to avoid a major disruption of air travel that would upset the plans of 110,000 or more travellers a day and delay time-sensitive cargo shipments. In a newly release statement, the carrier said that there “have now been 100 days of meetings in contract negotiations between the company and the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), which represents 5,200 pilots at Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge. Tentative agreement has been reached...
Transat reports Q3 loss; cites “industry-wide pressure”
Transat A.T. Inc., a leisure travel reference worldwide, operating as an air carrier under the Air Transat brand, has posted the results for the third quarter ended July 31, 2024. Citing "evolving market conditions and industry-wide pressure recently indicated by other carriers", Annick Guérard, president and CEO of Transat confirmed revenues of $736.2 million, down 1.4 per cent from $746.3 million last year. "Demand for leisure travel remains healthy, as evidenced by higher traffic, but consumers are increasingly price conscious given the current economic uncertainty,"Guérard...
95 businesses pen letter urging gov. to act on Air Canada dispute
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce and 95 business groups and chambers of commerce – including ACTA, Restaurants Canada, Nature & Outdoor Tourism Ontario, Retail Council of Canada – have expressed “deep concern” at the possibility of a strike by Air Canada pilots. In a letter to federal Minister of Labour, Steven MacKinnon, they urge the federal government to take “decisive action.” “The potential for a labour disruption is alarming, given the wide-reaching implications it would have on Canadians, the nation’s economy, supply chains, and our global...