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By Shawn Jeffords, The Canadian Press
TORONTO — Two Canadian airlines dealing with the grounding of Boeing Max 8 jets say they have re-assigned other planes to accommodate travellers returning home from March Break vacations.
Both Air Canada and WestJet said Sunday they shifted planes to focus on routes taking travellers to and from vacation destinations like Mexico and the Caribbean.
WestJet is warning Canadians about a telemarketing scam where fraudsters are posing as WestJet representatives.
The Calgary-based airline says it doesn’t engage in telephone marketing and reminds the public to avoid sharing their credit card numbers and other private information with callers posing as WestJet.
Ultra-low-cost airline Swoop has added new routes between Winnipeg and Kelowna, B.C. as part of its summer schedule.
The WestJet-affiliated airline will offer service between Manitoba’s capital and the Okanagan three times per week for $119. The schedule also sees the return of the seasonal route between Abbotsford, B.C. and Winnipeg four times per week for $129.
Swoop Airlines will run Winnipeg to Edmonton and Winnipeg to Hamilton legs as part of their 2019 summer schedule.
The WestJet-owned low-fare air carrier released part of its upcoming summer schedule on Tuesday, making flights available for booking from April 28 to October 26, 2019.
By Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press
Air Canada and WestJet Airlines Ltd. are joining a growing wave of companies that have cut ties to SeaWorld, in sync with the spirit of a bill to ban whale and dolphin captivity and in the wake of concerns raised by animal rights advocates.
The Senate passed legislation last Tuesday that would make keeping and breeding cetaceans such as dolphins and whales a criminal offence.
Swoop airlines is launching a new Winnipeg to Edmonton route four times weekly beginning this fall.
WestJet‘s discount carrier says service will run from October 11 to April 27, 2019.
By The Canadian Press
MONTREAL — Air Canada and WestJet Airlines Ltd. are raising fees for passengers to check their bags.
The country’s two largest airlines are raising the fee for the first checked bag to $30 from $25, and for the second bag to $50 from $30.
Discount airline Swoop has launched its fourth aircraft with a seasonal summer route between Abbotsford, B.C. and Winnipeg.
Flights will be offered daily until Labour Day, which will then shift to five times per week until the end of the summer schedule on October 27.
