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August 2024
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Air Canada Updates

Air Canada is boosting their schedule serving Ottawa by almost 60% with increased frequencies and up to 30 additional weekly flights for the winter season compared to last year.   Non-stop flights to Calgary and Winnipeg extended to year-round and additional capacity added to Quebec, Halifax and Vancouver

 

Travelling internationally? 

Visit Air Canada's Travel Ready Hub for the latest government entry requirements. Customers are responsible for ensuring they meet all government entry requirements, including holding the correct travel documents, visas, any required health certificates, and all other eligibility requirements for any flights they purchase.

 

Are you an Aeroplan Member?

Make sure your Uniglobe Travel Advisor has your Aeroplan number on file to ensure it is on each of your Air Canada reservations.   This will enable you to have access and enjoy free text messaging on board all Air Canada's Wi-Fi enabled aircraft.

 

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WestJet Updates

Condor Airlines codeshare agreement

WestJet guests gained direct access to Frankfurt International Airport from five Canadian airports through the expansion of WestJet's long-standing partnership with Condor Airlines. 

Through the agreement, WestJet will sell itineraries on flights operated by Condor Airlines from Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Toronto and Halifax to Germany’s busiest airport, with the ease of a single ticket and through checked baggage, earning WestJet dollars throughout.  

 

WestJet and Virgin Atlantic expand codeshare relationship

Beginning this winter, WestJet guests will gain access to an extensive list of unique international destinations via London’s Heathrow Airport, through the expansion of their codeshare agreement with Virgin Atlantic.

Through this expansion, WestJet will sell itineraries including flights operated by Virgin Atlantic from London Heathrow to destinations within Virgin Atlantic’s international network for winter 2024/2025.  By summer 2025, WestJet will also provide domestic connectivity to Virgin Atlantic’s newly announced route between Toronto-Pearson and London Heathrow.

 

WestJet bolsters Atlantic Canada’s connectivity to Europe

This includes seasonal service to Scotland, Ireland and London, Gatwick from Halifax.  Additionally, the airline celebrated the return of non-stop service between Halifax and Dublin

  • Halifax - Edinburgh - 3x weekly - service until Oct 13/24
  • Halifax - Dublin - 4x weekly - service until Oct 13/24
  • Halifax - London (Gatwick) 4 x weekly - service unitl Oct 25/24

 

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To all the atheletes competing at the Olympics in Paris this month 

 

GOOD LUCK FROM UNIGLOBE TRAVEL