Strategies and Movements within the Industry

WestJet announced January 2015 traffic results with a load factor of 79.5%. Revenue passenger miles (RPMs), or traffic, increased 3.6% year over year, and capacity, measured in available seat miles (ASMs), grew 5.5% over the same period. The airline flew a record 1.6 million guests in January, a year-over-year increase of 2%. WestJet media room […]

Program, Product & Service Updates

Air France will operate two daily flights from Paris to San Francisco between June 15 and Aug. 27. DeplacementsPro.com SkyGreece Airlines has announced its new Canadian flight program, with weekly departures from Toronto and Montreal to Athens and Thessaloniki beginning in May. PaxNews.com SkyGreece Airlines will launch a new seasonal flight between Toronto and Zagreb, Croatia beginning […]

Program, Product & Service Updates

Transat is presenting its most complete European coach tour program yet for the 2015-2016 season. Transat media room Air France has joined forces with Sixt, a car rental company, to offer customers luxury transfer services to or from over 50 airports in France and around the world. AirFrance media room WestJet is expanding its service […]

Strategies and Movements within the Industry

Transat has reduced the fuel tax and fees on flights from Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam to Montreal, starting Jan. 8. AirJournal.fr Air Canada saw a 5.7% increase in traffic to Latin America and the Caribbean in 2014. The company totalled 5.14 billion revenue passenger miles to the region in 2014, up from 4.87 billion in 2014. […]

Program, Product & Service Updates

Air Transat has extended its direct flight program from Halifax to Punta Cana during the summer season. Direct flights will be offered from Feb. to May on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Between June 24 and Aug. 19, flights to Punta Cana will operate on Wednesdays. Transat media room Air Transat celebrated its first flight of the season […]

Strategies and Movements within the Industry

IATA and a Coalition of National Travel Agent Associations (The Group) are collaborating on a study to look at options that could benefit travel agents, even as the New Distribution Capability (NDC) XML standard is considered for implementation by airlines and technology providers. IATA media room IATA announced an outlook for improved industry profitability in […]

Program, Product & Service Updates

Air Transat will offer direct flights from Toronto to Havana, every Monday from Dec. 22 until Mar. 30, 2015. Transat media room Transat launched its 12-month reward program, called the Confetti program, on Nov. 1 with a Sun destination challenge to get the ball rolling. Four agents rose to the challenge and were rewarded for their excellent performances. […]

Strategies and Movements within the Industry

Transat A.T. Inc. posted revenues of $844.7 million, compared with $808.6 million in 2013, an increase of $36.1 million, or 4.5%, and adjusted operating income of $72.9 million, compared with $80.6 million for the same period of 2013. During the quarter, the number of travellers increased by 5.4% compared with last year. Transat media room IATA announced global passenger traffic results for Oct. showing a strengthening […]

Program, Product & Service Updates

Transat has announced the launch of its 2015 season, with increased capacity and frequency on flights to such European destinations as Barcelona, Athens and Lisbon. New destinations (such as Budapest) have been recently integrated into Transat’s product portfolio. It is offering the most direct flights from Canada to Europe, with a total of 27 destinations. Transat […]

Program, Product & Service Updates

British Airways has launched a combined rail and air ticket. The carrier has entered into a partnership with rail operators to make international trips easier for holidaymakers in Wales and the South West of England. Telegraph.co.uk The Air France A380 landed in Miami for the first time on Dec. 1. Up to seven flights a week […]