Western Aviation News, for its 100th dispatch, examines the symbiotic relationship between Air Canada and its three domestic hubs in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver.
Toronto reported record passenger numbers in 2018, falling just shy of 50 million passengers.
Air Canada moved to further strengthen its Pacific hub, announcing new seasonal service from Vancouver to Auckland, New Zealand.
In a year when Canada’s airlines expect very little capacity growth, London International Airport is poised to boom in 2019 with 75% more domestic capacity for the summer.
Canada’s Competition Bureau said Tuesday a proposed merger between First Air and Canadian North would substantially reduce competition and raise fares if it were allowed to proceed.
Sunwing Airlines says, despite hundreds of furious passengers delayed hours, it committed only ‘minimal breaches’ of the rules during an ice storm in Toronto last April.