May 20, 2021, iPolitics – Still no arrival date for vaccine passports: Transport minister
https://ipolitics.ca/2021/05/20/still-no-arrival-date-for-vaccine-passports-transport-minister/ Ottawa isn’t saying when it will allow Canadians to resume travelling freely, even though allies, with whom it’s been working to create a system of compatible vaccine passports, plan to ease their own travel restrictions soon. “No one more than I wants to see the restart of the travel sector as quickly as possible,” Transport […]
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May 19, 2021, Yahoo Finance – Airline group urges Ottawa to ease travel rules as EU eyes reopening
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/airline-group-urges-ottawa-to-ease-travel-rules-as-eu-eyes-reopening-181201765.html An industry group representing Canadian airlines is urging the federal government to release a travel restart plan as the European Union takes a step towards reopening its borders to fully vaccinated visitors. On Wednesday, EU ambassadors agreed to ease criteria needed for countries to be considered COVID-safe and to allow fully vaccinated tourists into […]
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May 19, 2021, The Globe and Mail – Canada’s largest airlines push Ottawa for clear plan for vaccinated travellers
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-canadas-largest-airlines-push-ottawa-for-clear-plan-for-vaccinated/ Canada’s largest airlines are renewing their call for a clear plan from Ottawa on resuming international travel after the European Union moved to reopen for vaccinated tourists. EU ambassadors today agreed to a plan that would allow fully vaccinated travellers to visit the 27-nation bloc, as well as relax restrictions for all travels from […]
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May 19, 2021, Pax News – EU reopens for vaxxed: “We need a similar & clear plan,” Canadian airlines say
https://news.paxeditions.com/news/airline/eu-reopens-vaxxed-we-need-similar-clear-plan-says-canadian-airlines The National Airlines Council of Canada (NACC) is repeating its call for the federal government to produce a clear re-start plan for aviation and the treatment of vaccinated passengers after the European Union, on Wednesday (May 19), agreed to reopen its borders to fully vaccinated visitors. The NACC, which represents Air Canada, Air Transat, Jazz Aviation and WestJet, is lauding the EU for taking […]
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May 18, 2021, TravelPulse Canada – Canada Needs a Reopening Plan, Business Leaders Tell Trudeau
https://ca.travelpulse.com/news/impacting-travel/canada-needs-a-reopening-plan-business-leaders-tell-trudeau.html A group of influential Canadian business leaders from a variety of industries, including travel and tourism, are urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to provide a clear plan for reopening of the travel sector and a relaxation of other restrictions. More than 60 leaders signed the letter, including officials from the National Airlines Council of […]
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May 11, 2021, Western Aviation News – No timeline on Canadian aviation restart plan
https://westernaviationnews.com/no-timeline-canadian-aviation-restart-plan/ Minister says Canadian officials are working on a plan to safely restart air travel once the pandemic abates, but declines to lay out a timeline Canada’s Transport Minister told reporters Tuesday his government is working on a plan to restart the country’s aviation industry, but declined to give a timeline for implementation. “I know […]
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May 11, 2021, The Globe and Mail – Ottawa lays out criteria for airports to access $740 million in relief
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-ottawa-unlocks-740-million-in-airport-relief/ The federal government is launching a basket of programs to bolster airports with hundreds of millions of dollars in funding first announced back in November, but the sector says more drastic steps are needed. Ottawa has opened the door to $740 million in capital investments for airports over the next six years, laying out […]
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May 11, 2021, CKNW Radio Vancouver, The Lynda Steele Show – The restart plan for airlines in Canada
Mike McNaney, President and CEO of National Airlines Council of Canada, tells us what he hopes for. Click here for the interview
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May 10, 2021, Global News Morning BC – Canada’s national airline carriers look for a restart plan
As the UK prepares to reopen international travel, Canada’s airline industry says the federal government should also be implementing a restart plan. Click here for the interview
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May 8, 2021, Canadian Travel News – Airlines Council, Air Canada Call for Travel Re-Start Plan and End to Quarantine Hotels
https://canadiantravelnews.ca/2021/05/08/airlines-council-air-canada-call-for-travel-re-start-plan/ Air Canada and a group representing Canada’s biggest airlines are calling on the Trudeau government to end hotel quarantines and come up with a plan to re-start the country’s crucial travel and tourism sector. Air Canada President and CEO Michael Rosseau said in a statement that it’s essential that governments “communicate and implement a […]
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May 7, 2021, CTV News – Airline industry group wants Ottawa to follow U.K.’s lead, help bring in restart plan
https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/airline-industry-group-wants-ottawa-to-follow-u-k-s-lead-help-bring-in-restart-plan-1.5419496 OTTAWA — An industry group is calling on Ottawa to follow the United Kingdom’s lead and help bring in a restart plan for Canada’s airline sector. Mike McNaney, President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Airlines Council of Canada, says the U.K. has announced that starting May 17 it will allow travel to […]
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April 28, 2021, Toronto Star – Eager but not optimistic: Business owners ask for reopening plan as summer looms
More than a year into the pandemic, and three weeks into the latest stay-at-home order in Ontario, the Toronto hair salon owner said he’s trying not to be too optimistic about when he might reopen.
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