Air Transat - Toronto flight operations suspended
Jan 27th 2021, 7:12 am
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Air Transat - Toronto flight operations suspended
Air Transat is suspending all flights operations out of Toronto.. until the end of April (full winter season)
Confirmed by other news agencies
https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/mobile/ai...ason-1.5284497
https://toronto.citynews.ca/2021/01/...hs-air-canada/
https://www.airtransat.com/en-GB/boo...-0#!%2Fresults suspension of routes, bottom of page..
https://ca.travelpulse.com/news/airl...-april-30.html
The letter to agencies reads as follows:
"URGENT PLEASE READ - Transat Suspends YYZ Flights
In light of the continuing challenges the travel industry is facing, Transat has made the difficult decision to suspend all flight operations from Toronto for the remainder of our winter season effective January 28 – April 30, 2021.
Travellers affected by these cancellations who paid for their flight or vacation package with cash or credit card will receive a full refund. If the form of payment was a Future Travel Credit, that credit will be reinstated. In either situation agents do not have to contact us, the files will be adjusted automatically.
Please be assured that passengers currently in destination will be rebooked on flights returning to Canada. Agencies / agents will receive notices specific to files that are affected."
The letter to agencies reads as follows:
"URGENT PLEASE READ - Transat Suspends YYZ Flights
In light of the continuing challenges the travel industry is facing, Transat has made the difficult decision to suspend all flight operations from Toronto for the remainder of our winter season effective January 28 – April 30, 2021.
Travellers affected by these cancellations who paid for their flight or vacation package with cash or credit card will receive a full refund. If the form of payment was a Future Travel Credit, that credit will be reinstated. In either situation agents do not have to contact us, the files will be adjusted automatically.
Please be assured that passengers currently in destination will be rebooked on flights returning to Canada. Agencies / agents will receive notices specific to files that are affected."
https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/mobile/ai...ason-1.5284497
https://toronto.citynews.ca/2021/01/...hs-air-canada/
https://www.airtransat.com/en-GB/boo...-0#!%2Fresults suspension of routes, bottom of page..
Montreal-based Air Transat is cancelling all flights out of Toronto, saying travel restrictions and measures implemented by the federal government, including the need to present a negative COVID-19 test and to quarantine upon entry to Canada, have 'had a significant impact on our bookings.' (Evan Mitsui/CBC)
Last edited by Siouxie; Jan 27th 2021 at 7:23 am.
Jan 28th 2021, 3:30 am
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Re: Air Transat - Toronto flight operations suspended
This is probably for the best because so far as I could tell they were really only maintaining routes to popular vacation spots by this point. They suspended most of their European routes last year.
I flew from MAN to Toronto with them last Autumn and there were probably around 30 people on the plane and that was after they'd combined the normally separate MAN and GLA flights into one. The crew sat around doing nothing throughout most of the trip. The return leg was busier though but it was an overnight and there seemed to be quite a few returning IEC participants and international students. That was around the time Boris was telling students it was safe to go back on campus.
I flew from MAN to Toronto with them last Autumn and there were probably around 30 people on the plane and that was after they'd combined the normally separate MAN and GLA flights into one. The crew sat around doing nothing throughout most of the trip. The return leg was busier though but it was an overnight and there seemed to be quite a few returning IEC participants and international students. That was around the time Boris was telling students it was safe to go back on campus.
