Canadian airlines, airport delays top global list during weekend

Montreal/IBNS: Canadian airlines and airports’ flight delays over the July long weekend claimed top spots around the world during the weekened.

Air Canada to cut dozens of daily flights this summer

Toronto/IBNS: Dozens of daily flights this summer would be cut by Air Canada as it faces challenges amid soaring demand for travel

Air Canada resumes operations in Delhi after four months

New Delhi/IBNS: Air Canada resumed its flights to India after four months, the airline said in a tweet.

Canada blocks travel from UK over the new coronavirus variant

Canada/IBNS: Canada joined several European nations by halting flights from the UK on Sunday in an effort to prevent a new, potentially more contagious strain of the coronavirus found in the UK, media reports said.

Air Canada cancels 30 domestic routes, shuts down 8 regional airports stations

Montreal/IBNS: Air Canada is suspending 30 domestic regional routes indefinitely and closing eight stations at regional airports across Canada due to an unprecedented decline in demand for air travel as a result of COVID-19, media reports said.

Air Canada to lay off more than half of its workers due to COVID-19 pandemic

Ottawa/IBNS: Collapsing of the aviation industry, due to the coronavirus outbreak, forced Air Canada to slash its workforce by 50 to 60 per cent effective June 7, a memo by the company sent to all its employees said.

Air Canada reroutes flights to avoid Iraq airspace after attacks

Toronto/Sputnik: Air Canada is rerouting its flights to Dubai in order to avoid Iraqi airspace amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, Canada’s national air carrier said in a statement to Sputnik on Wednesday.

Air Canada to soon resume full India schedule

Montreal: An announcement was made by Air Canada that it will resume its daily, non-stop Toronto-Delhi flights on October 1, 2019 (eastbound) and October 3, 2019 (westbound), media reports said.