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| Emirates Inaugural Flight Links Dubai to Canada |
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Flight officially opens first direct link between Canada and Dubai
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| Dr. Lloyd McCoomb, president and CEO, Greater Toronto Airports Authority and Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive, Emirates | | When Emirates Airline flight EK241 touched down in Toronto yesterday, it officially opened the first and only non-stop connection between Canada and Dubai. The inaugural flight for Emirates' new three-times-weekly service between Toronto and Dubai was greeted by fanfare at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport. The Boeing 777-300ER, with Canadian captain Warren Montgomery from Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan, at the helm, was welcomed by a water-cannon ceremony on the runway. That was followed by a special cake-cutting ceremony at the airport, presided over by His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive, Emirates Airline and Group, who was among the passengers on the first flight.
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| WINNER OF SENSATIONAL SNAPSHOTS CONTEST 2006 TAKES A TRIP |
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| Sue Woods, last year's "Reader's Choice" winner on her Florida trip, courtesy of Sunwing | | Sue Woods of Alberta Motor Association in Edmonton wins tickets to Florida with Sunwing
Sue Woods from Alberta Motor Association in Edmonton is one happy travel agent. Last year, she submitted her photo, “Oahu Outriggers”, to the TRAVELHotNews.com Sensational Snapshots photo contest and won the reader’s choice prize. A pair of tickets to Florida from Sunwing Vacations was her prize and she had a great time in St.Petersburg/Clearwater. Sue told TRAVELHotNews.com, "Thank you so much to TRAVELHotNews.com and Sunwing Vacations for choosing my photo and sending me on a dream vacation to Florida. We went to the St Petersburg/Clearwater area on the gulf coast, and had a wonderful relaxing week on the beach. Our flights were all on time, and were quite surprised to be offered Champagne for breakfast! Thanks again!" Congratulations once again to Sue.
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| SABRE AND PORTER LAUNCH BRANDED FARES |
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Porter is 1st Canadian airline to use new feature; will improve airline marketing, provide greater efficiency for travel agents
Sabre Travel Network and Porter Airlines this week will launch merchandising capabilities allowing the airline to more broadly and powerfully promote their fare brands to Sabre-Connected travel agents. Sabre Branded Fares provides Porter the ability to promote the specific attributes and value of their various fare groups to travel agencies and travellers. This new way to display fares is completely integrated into the desktop workflow of Sabre-Connected travel agents, allowing the Toronto-based carrier to simplify its fare structure for travellers and travel agents selling their products.
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| ALBATOURS LAUNCHES AIR ONLY ITALY PROGRAM |
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Ready for 2008, ALBATours’ new air only program features 3 EBBs; save up to $500
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| Rome's Trevi Fountain | | After 31 years in the business, ALBATours’ Air Only Italy program just gets better and better. Now open for sale, ALBATours features an extensive flight schedule aboard Skyservice’s Airbus 330 with five weekly, non-stop flights to Rome, Venice, Pescara and Lamezia from May through October 2008. This year, you can also choose the new Premier Class seating for your clients. For an additional $399 each way, Premier Class offers passengers extra comfort with its 54-inch wide, 43-inch pitch seats. The seat configuration is 2-2-2 across, providing passengers with even more room to stretch out and relax. Plus, if you book by Jan. 21, 2008, you can save $500, $400 or $300 per couple depending on your departure and return dates. Read on for more information.
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| SUNWING XMAS/NEW YEAR SPECIALS |
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Thousands of packages on sale; save your clients up to $700
Christmas may come a little early this year, thanks to Sunwing’s newly announced festive season prices and giveaways. The company has put thousands of package holidays on sale and removed the $200 per couple fuel surcharge for departures between December 18 and January 4 and is offering additional bonus savings. Now sun seekers can save as much as $700 per couple on their holiday season getaway – but only when they book by November 2. Sunwing offers festive season holidays from 13 cities across Canada, from Victoria to Quebec City. Destinations include Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America and (from Toronto) Florida. Hotels range from all-inclusives with a huge array of dining and sports options, to cozy boutique hotels. Almost all Sunwing packages are on board Sunwing Airlines. AeroMexico and Zoom Airlines are also featured on selected routes. For more information, visit sunwing.ca.
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| TURBOPROP INCIDENTS: EURO OFFICIALS WANT ANSWERS |
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European officials demand `crisis meeting' with Bombardier, Transport Canada; Porter, Hydro Quebec confident in Q400 planes
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| SAS Q400 plane | | Canadian companies flying Q400 turboprops made by Bombardier Inc. rushed to reassure passengers Monday while European officials called for an ``immediate crisis meeting'' to discuss a spate of crash landings involving the aircraft. A Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 aircraft operated by Scandinavian airline group SAS AB skidded along a runway in Copenhagen on the weekend after a landing gear failure. There were no serious injuries. It was the third crash landing in seven weeks at a European airport for the airline and its model of the Q400 regional aircraft. Focus shifted Monday to the age of the aircraft and SAS maintenance practices. All of the incidents involved SAS planes, which were among the first to roll off Bombardier's Downsview assembly line in Toronto in 2000.
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