Porter to launch seasonal Myrtle Beach service

Porter Airlines has announced that they will offer 2x weekly seasonal service between Toronto Island Airport and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The route will run from Feb 28 to May 30, 2010.

Porter Press Release

United adds third daily Toronto-Denver service

According to Airline Route Update (Jimyvr at Airline Route is a great source for this info!) United will be adding a third daily flight between Toronto and their Denver hub as of Feb 11, 2010. The flight will be operated by United Express with an Embraer E170.

New flight timings:
YYZ-DEN Dep 1500 Arr 1650
DEN-YYZ Dep 0840 Arr 1350

JAL drops Vancouver - Mexico City Route

As part of Japan Airlines major restructuring and downsizing, the popular continuation of their Tokyo-Vancouver to Mexico City will be discontinued as of Jan 18, 2010. The main leg between Vancouver and Tokyo will remain at its regular frequency of 1x daily.

Source: Airline Route Updates

Fly British Airways from Canada to the UK or beyond and earn a Complimentary Companion Ticket

When you book a flight and travel on or before January 29, 2010, you'll receive a complimentary companion ticket* which can be used in conjunction with your next purchased ticket. You and your companion can travel in any cabin, to any of the over 300 destinations British Airways flies to worldwide. Book your ticket and your companion ticket from January 4 through July 30, 2010 and travel from January 11 through December 15, 2010
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* Must book a round-trip transatlantic ticket in qualifying World Traveller (Y, B, H), World Traveller Plus (W, E), Club World (J, C, D, R) or First (F, A) fares

Delta drops Halifax-Boston route, adds Halifax-New York JFK

According to Airline Route Updates, Delta will be dropping their 1x daily Halifax-Boston route and replacing it with a 1x daily Halifax-New York JFK route.

Bonus Page Updates Nov 2-6

Nov 6 - AeroMexico Club Premier | Cathay Pacific Asia Miles | Japan Airlines Mileage Bank | Starwood Preferred Guest
Nov 5 - Accor A|Club | American AAdvantage | El Al Matmid Club | EVA Air Evergreen Club | Priority Club | US Airways Dividend Miles
Nov 4 - Air Canada Aeroplan | Hilton HHonors | Jumeirah Sirius | Marriott Rewards | Scandinavian EuroBonus
Nov 3 - Continental OnePass | Petro Canada Petro Points | United Mileage Plus
Nov 2 - ANA Mileage Club | Miles and More

Bonus Page Updates Oct 26-30

Oct 30, 09 - British Airways Executive Club | bmi Diamond Club | Marriott Rewards | Priority Club | Thai Royal Orchid
Oct 29, 09 - American AAdvantage
Oct 28, 09 - Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan | Continental OnePass | TAP Portugal Victoria
Oct 27, 09 - Air Canada Aeroplan | Delta SkyMiles | Starwood Preferred Guest
Oct 26, 09 - Air France KLM Flying Blue | Cathay Pacific Asia Miles | Jet Airways Jet Privilege | Petro Points

US Airways cuts Las Vegas service by more then 40% including Canadian services

As part of the US Airways huge decrease in service from their Las Vegas hub, the following routes they served from Canada are being axed:

Las Vegas – Edmonton CANCELED eff 16DEC09 (currently 1 Daily Express)
Las Vegas – Toronto CANCELED eff 23NOV09 (currently 1 Daily)
Las Vegas – Vancouver CANCELED eff 01DEC09 (planned resumption from 16DEC09, shelved)

(Source Airline Route Updates)

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Edelweiss returns to Calgary/Vancouver to fly the yearly Zurich route, Swiss to codeshare

It has been a few years since Edelweiss flew into Calgary and Vancouver on the summer seasonal Zurich run. Belair, the Air Berlin subsidiary has plied this route the past couple of summers. Now, with Edelweiss' return, customers will be able to buy the SWISS codeshare on this route and connect to other Swiss flights in or out of Zurich on their itinerary. It also means that as long as your ticket is under the SWISS code (LX) you can earn miles in the Miles and More program. Flights will operate weekly on Mondays from May 31 to Sep 14

Schedule as follows:
YYC-YVR Dep 1240 Arr 1300
YVR-ZRH Dep 1440 Arr 0955
ZRH-YYC Dep 0925 Arr 1130

More details can be found on the Edelweiss website