By Travel-Guy, 10 months and 10 days ago

WestJet Adds Quebec City

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050411i WestJet (TSX:WJA) today announced the addition of daily non-stop service from Toronto to Quebec City, coinciding with the celebration of the city's 400th birthday in 2008.

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By Travel-Guy, 10 months and 10 days ago

Southwest Reroutes As US Economy Weakens

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southwest_2 Southwest Airlines said on Wednesday it will cut dozens of routes as it revamps its schedule to focus on faster growing markets and adapt to the slowing US economy.

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By Travel-Guy, 10 months and 10 days ago

Norwegian Air Traffic Rose In December

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Budget airline Norwegian Air Shuttle said on Thursday that its December traffic volume rose, boosted by the company's ongoing expansion.

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By Travel-Guy, 10 months and 10 days ago

AirAsia Sees Growth On KL-Singapore Route

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AirAsia, Asia's largest budget airline, expects to carry 250,000 passengers on its new Kuala Lumpur-Singapore route this year and aims to expand destinations with extra flights to Vietnam and Indonesia.

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By Travel-Guy, 10 months and 11 days ago

Air France KLM Traffic Up 3.1 Percent

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Air France KLM on Tuesday posted a 3.1 percent rise in passenger traffic in December, led by growth on its American and Asian routes, but its passenger load factor fell 0.8 percentage points to 78.6 percent.

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By Travel-Guy, 10 months and 13 days ago

WestJet Kicks Off New Year With $20.08 Flights

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In celebration of the New Year, WestJet (TSX:WJA) today announced a two-day $20.08 New Year's airfare sale for guests travelling from either Calgary or Edmonton to Abbotsford, or from Abbotsford to either Calgary or Edmonton. This fare is only available for purchase on January 7 and January 8, 2008 for travel until March 5, 2008.

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By Travel-Guy, 10 months and 18 days ago

Cathay, Dragonair Launch Carbon Offset Scheme

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Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific Airways and sister airline Dragonair have launched «FLY greener,» a new voluntary carbon offset scheme that will give passengers the opportunity to reduce their carbon footprint by offsetting the carbon emissions attributable to their journey.

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By Travel-Guy, 10 months and 18 days ago

Australia, US To Start Open-Skies Talks

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Australia and the United States will start talks on an open-skies aviation deal within the next six weeks to open up the lucrative trans-Pacific route between the two countries, Australia's government said on Wednesday.

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By Travel-Guy, 1 year and 1 month ago

Pearson Cuts Fees

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Airline service fees at Toronto's Pearson International Airport are being reduced. According to the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA), airlines will see a reduction in fees for all services, effective Jan. 1, 2008.

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By Travel-Guy, 1 year and 6 months ago

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By Travel-Guy, 1 year and 6 months ago

Canadian No Fly List Effective 18 June

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Starting June 18, airlines will begin cross-checking names against a Canadian no-fly list of passengers deemed to be a potential threat to aircraft security, Transport Canada officials said Friday.

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By Travel-Guy, 1 year and 6 months ago

Some Big Airlines Try to Raise Fares

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Delta Air Lines Inc. and AMR Corp's American Airlines said on Friday they raised domestic U.S. air fares $5 each way, again testing pricing power a week after a similar effort failed.

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By Travel-Guy, 1 year and 6 months ago

Southwest Announces San Francisco

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Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) Chief Executive Officer Gary Kelly today announced the low fares and flights Southwest Airlines will offer from San Francisco. During a media conference at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) with the Honorable Gavin Newsom, Mayor of San Francisco, the airline said it will start service to its 64th city on Aug. 26, 2007, with 18 daily nonstop departures-the airline's largest initial new city schedule in its history.

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