Canada’s largest airlines and its busiest airport asked the federal government Monday to drop its rule requiring vaccinated travellers to test on arrival for COVID-19.A traveller walks past a testing sign at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport on Dec. 18, 2021. On Monday, Air Canada, WestJet and Pearson airport called for a shift of testing capacity…
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Porter Airlines, other companies to require COVID-19 vaccine or negative test for all staff
by Sue JonesToronto’s Porter Airlines will require all of its staff to either get vaccinated against COVID-19 or test negative for the coronavirus before the start of every shift.Toronto’s Porter Airlines has not operated any flights since March 2020. Porter, with flights currently scheduled to take off again next month, said Wednesday that staff must be fully…
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Airlines face stiff public relations headwind as they prepare Boeing 737 Max for return to passenger service
by Sue JonesCanadian carriers are rolling out new safety campaigns and policies to ease public skepticism about the 737 Max as they ready for the jet’s first Canadian flights after being grounded for nearly two years.A year ago, restoring confidence in a jet after two fatal crashes would have been a big challenge by itself. Now, airlines…
American Airlines will no longer allow emotional support animals to travel on its planes other than as carry-on pets or in the…