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Canada has extended the entry ban on arrival of foreign travelers into the country until July 31 as a measure to help contain the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. Mandatory quarantine requirement remains valid until August 31 for all the Canadians, permanent residents and other exempted travelers arriving in Canada. Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA) said, “The government remains committed to ...

Air India will be operating another 12 evacuation flights to and from Canada between July 3 and 15 under the fourth phase of the Vande Bharat Mission, according to an airline statement. The stranded passengers in both the countries can book these tickets directly on Air India’s website as the booking through agents is not available for these special flights. ...

The Calgary based aviation company, WestJet said on Wednesday’s that it will permanently lay off 3,333 workers as demand for air travel sinks due to pandemic. The airline had 14,000 employees before pandemic. The subsequent border closures and travel restrictions grounded two-thirds of its fleet, WestJet “Right now, just 4,500 employees are on payroll and WestJet is exploring options to ...

Today, 23 June marks 35th commemoration anniversary of the unfortunate and the deadliest terrorist attack in Canadian history. On June23, 1985, a bomb exploded on Air India Flight 182 “Kanishka” that was en route from Toronto to London, England killing all 329 people on board. Most of them on board were Indo Canadians. Justice John Major who headed the inquiry ...

After being grounded for almost four months due to COVID-19 pandemic, Air Transat is planning to resume flights to domestic and international destinations from July 23. To begin, Montreal-based Air Transat will be operating flights to over 23 destinations across Europe, the Caribbean, the U.S. and Canada. “This is a first step towards getting healthy operations back on track, from ...

Coinciding with the National Tourism Week, the Federal Tourism Marketing Agency, Destination Canada made a significant announcement on May 31, 2020 for the tourism industry. Shifting the focus to domestic tourism, Destination Canada decided for new partnership with the provinces and territories to enable locally-led tourism marketing programs encouraging Canadians to discover their “Own Backyard.” It will be investing $30 ...

Greater Ludhiana Area Development Authority (GLADA) after completing the land acquisition has now taken possession of over 160 acres of land at Aitiana Village which is about 30 Kms from the Ludhiana city for construction of the new Civil International Airport Terminal at Halwara. Ludhiana deputy commissioner Mr. Pradeep Agrawal and ACA – GLADA Mr. Bhupinder Singh said that the ...

Dismissing the demand by customers whose flights were cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic to give any cash refunds, Air Canada has further modified its travel credit policy. Canada’s largest domestic carrier on Friday said customers can either roll the flight’s value and additional 65 per cent into air miles points or receive a travel voucher with no expiry date. ...

Soon after taking off from the Kamloops, B.C. airport, an aircraft with the Canadian Forces Snowbirds demonstration team crashed in a nearby residential area, on Sunday, killing Capt. Jennifer Casey and seriously injuring Capt. MacDougall. The team was on a goodwill fly past over inner Kamloops commending the health care workers and in regards to city’s effective containing of COVID-19. ...

Air India under the ambitious “Vande Bharat” repatriation mission of the Government of India will operate multiple flights to carry Indians back home. Since the lockdown started on March 22, there are many Indians stranded in Canada who desperately want to return to India but weren’t able to because of the lockdown and the absence of air connectivity. India’s High ...