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Flight Delayed Due to Emotional Support Squirrel

Flight Delayed Due to Emotional Support Squirrel

A Frontier Airlines flight departing from Orlando International Airport on Tuesday was delayed when a passenger boarded the aircraft with an emotional support squirrel in a cage.
The passenger, Cindy Torok, who was on a flight destined for Cleveland, had told the airline of her planes to take an emotional support animal with her but had failed to notify the airline that it was a squirrel.
Cabin crew told Torok that squirrel, …

Air Canada to Increase Frequency for Multiple International Flights from Vancouver

Air Canada to Increase Frequency for Multiple International Flights from Vancouver

Air Canada announced an increase in frequency for multiple international flights starting in Vancouver.
The Montreal-based carrier plans to increase service from Vancouver to Delhi to daily flights as of June 2, 2019. In addition, service between Vancouver and Melbourne will operate four times per week and summer service to from Vancouver to and from Zürich will operate five times per week. Finally, flights from Vancouver to Kansai will operate five …

Hurricane Michael Bears Down on Southeast, Cancelling Flights and Leaving a Trail of Destruction in Its Wake

Hurricane Michael Bears Down on Southeast, Cancelling Flights and Leaving a Trail of Destruction in Its Wake

Hurricane Michael, which made landfall as a Category 4 storm near Mexico Beach in Florida early Wednesday, turned deadly as one man was killed when a falling tree struck his home.
The hurricane is the first Category 4 storm to make landfall on the Florida Panhandle, leaving over 500,000 without power in the Southeast.  It is now a Category 1 storm accelerating through Georgia and expected to cross the South Carolina …

WestJet to Refresh Its Brand, Base Dreamliners in Calgary

WestJet to Refresh Its Brand, Base Dreamliners in Calgary

WestJet announced a refresh of its brand along with details of its new Boeing 787 Dreamliners.
The news was announced at an event in downtown Calgary.
The 787-9 Dreamliners will be based in Alberta at Calgary International Airport. The airline is outfitting them with 320 seats including 16 lie-flat business class seats and 24 seats in premium economy.
“WestJet is investing in Alberta to bring further economic growth, boost tourism to the province, …

KLM Announces Codeshare Agreement with Qantas

KLM Announces Codeshare Agreement with Qantas

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Qantas Airways announced a new codeshare agreement.
Under the agreement, which goes into effect on October 31, 2018, KLM will be able to place its code on Qantas flights between Singapore and four Australian cities, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, and Sydney. Qantas will be able to attach its flight numbers to KLM flights linking Amsterdam with Singapore.
“Australia is an important destination for business and leisure travellers, which …

Marriott to Open 80 New Hotels in the UAE by 2023

Marriott to Open 80 New Hotels in the UAE by 2023

Marriott International announced plans to add 80 hotels in the United Arab Emirates in the next five years.
The hotelier said it will already opened six in the country and plans to open an additional five by year end, bringing the total number of Marriott hotels there to 59.
Among the new hotels is an Elements Hotel that opened earlier this year in Dubai and an Edition property that will open in …

JetBlue September Traffic and Capacity Soar

JetBlue September Traffic and Capacity Soar

JetBlue Airways announced operational results for September 2018. The carrier said that its total traffic, capacity, and load factor were all up for the month.
The New York-based airline’s passenger traffic was 3.89 billion revenue passenger miles, or RPMs, a year-over-year increase of 18.5% from 3.28 billion RPMs in the same period last year.
JetBlue’s capacity also increased by 19.3% to 4.88 billion available seat miles, or ASMs, from 4.09 billion ASMs …