Airlines
British Airways kicks off New Year with Europe sale
British Airways, together with partner American Airlines, is launching New Year sale offers to the UK and select European destinations. World Traveller economy roundtrip airfares begin at $224 between Toronto or Montreal and London. Fares between Vancouver or Calgary and London begin from $399. Fares are available for sale through Jan. 24. World Traveller fares are valid for travel Jan. 18 to March 31 and April 9 to May 17. Sixteen European cities are on sale including London, Paris, Athens, Vienna and Moscow. Sample roundtrip fares include Toronto/Edinburgh from $224, Montreal/Paris from...
Porter goes to Washington
Porter Airlines will begin service to Washington Dulles International Airport on April 16. It will be the carrier's sixth US destination with up to three daily roundtrip flights operating between Dulles and Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport....
Visa Debit takes off at WestJet
Visa Canada and WestJet report that Canadian card holders can now use Visa Debit to purchase airline tickets online and through the airline's Sales Super Centre. According to officials, with Visa Debit, card holders can safely and conveniently pay directly from their bank account for air travel. Visa Debit allows one-step online electronic debiting of funds without requiring customers to sign in to their bank account, and is backed by Visa's multiple layers of security, which helps to reduce the risk of fraud through Visa's Zero Liability Policy, Verified by Visa, E-Promise, AVS (Address...
Air Canada reports December traffic
For the month of December, Air Canada reported a system load factor of 81%, versus 80.8% in December 2010, an increase of 0.2 percentage points. System traffic increased 3% on a system-wide capacity increase of 2.8%. Air Canada reports traffic results on a system-wide basis, including regional airlines from which Air Canada purchases capacity. "For the month of December and full year 2011, Air Canada recorded load factors of 81% and 81.6%, respectively,"said Air Canada president Calin Rovinescu. "Load factor for the full year was the second highest in Air Canada's history, surpassed only by...
Porter finishes 2011 with record 2.1 million passengers
Porter Airlines posted record passenger numbers for 2011, including a December load factor of 63.9%, 1.5 points higher than the previous year. More than 2.1 million passengers travelled with Porter during the year, which is another record compared to 1.56 million in 2010. December results show 117.6 million Available Seat Miles (ASMs) and 75.2 million Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs). ASMs increased 26.7% from 92.8 million and RPMs grew 29.9% compared to 57.9 million last year. Overall, 2011 was another year of growth for the airline. New destinations initiated with Windsor and Sault Ste. Marie...
WestJet posts record December traffic results
WestJet reports record December 2011 traffic results with a load factor of 80.9%, tying its second highest December load factor ever. Revenue passenger miles (RPMs), or traffic, increased 8% year over year, and capacity, measured in available seat miles (ASMs), grew 7.1% over the same period. "We finished the year with strong traffic results confirming that our capacity continues to be absorbed by the market. We flew nearly 1.4 million guests this month, a new December record,"said WestJet president Gregg Saretsky. "We also achieved a new single-day record by flying approximately 53,000...
Lufthansa warns of possible fare increases
Beginning this year, all airlines are required to hold emission rights in the form of CO2 certificates for flights to and from Europe. In 2012, 82% of the necessary certificates will be awarded to airlines free of charge, however airlines will have to purchase another 15% of the certificates, with 3% being reserved for new airlines. As these allocations are based on average emissions for the years 2004 to 2006, the Lufthansa Group will have to buy at least 35% of the certificates it needs to represent its growth in recent years. Judging by the average trend in certificate prices, Lufthansa...
Emirates launches first-ever global sale
Emirates is celebrating the New Year by offering discounts on airfares to more than 100 cities around the world, when booking by Jan. 9. Customers will receive 25% off all published First, Business and Economy Class fares departing between Jan. 22 and June 30 when travelling round-trip to any destination in Emirates' extensive global network. Economy Class fares from Toronto to The Middle East, India and South Asia start from under $1,100, while destinations in Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Asia and beyond begin at less than $1,500 return....