‘Give us $600 and also we hate you’: WestJet’s new UltraBasic fare gets roasted online

‘Give us 0 and also we hate you’: WestJet’s new UltraBasic fare gets roasted online

If there’s anything people can agree on these days, it’s that flying sucks. And between the delays and cancellations, extreme turbulence, and jets literally falling apart in the sky, it seems that some people have had about enough of flying experiences getting ostensibly worse instead of better. Which may partially explain the online roasting of WestJet’s new UltraBasic fare, where … Read more

WestJet announces UltraBasic fare with no carry-ons, no seat choice and no points

WestJet announces UltraBasic fare with no carry-ons, no seat choice and no points

WestJet announced that it has introduced an ultra low-cost fare — and if you like carry-ons, seat choice and earning points, there’s a catch. The UltraBasic fare will replace the airline’s basic fare option, and it comes with “some restrictions,” according to an email that was sent to WestJet members. Carry-on bags aren’t permitted unless a passenger is on … Read more

Defunct Lynx Air selling off life-jackets, oxygen masks in bid to recoup losses

Defunct Lynx Air selling off life-jackets, oxygen masks in bid to recoup losses

Lynx Air hopes to sell off everything from life-jackets to oxygen masks as it tries to recoup a portion of the losses it incurred before filing for creditor protection earlier this year. In court filings last week, the defunct discount carrier said it has worked out deals with a pair of aviation companies abroad to … Read more

NASA pauses Mars sample return plan until a cheaper, faster one can be developed

NASA pauses Mars sample return plan until a cheaper, faster one can be developed

NASA’s plan to bring samples from Mars back to Earth is on hold until there’s a faster, cheaper way, space agency officials said Monday. Retrieving Mars soil and rocks has been on NASA’s to-do list for decades, but the date kept moving forward, as costs ballooned. A recent independent review put the total cost at … Read more

WestJet Encore pilots vote for strike mandate, adding to airline’s turbulence

WestJet Encore pilots vote for strike mandate, adding to airline’s turbulence

WestJet Encore pilots could go on strike as soon as April 17 after they approved a strike mandate Tuesday, increasing the prospect of headwinds after a bumpy year for the airline’s owner. Aviators at WestJet’s regional carrier voted 97 per cent in favour of strike authorization after contract talks around pay, schedules and career progression … Read more

‘Nun cho ga,’ the rare baby mammoth found in Yukon, heads to Ottawa

‘Nun cho ga,’ the rare baby mammoth found in Yukon, heads to Ottawa

After an estimated 30,000 to 35,000 years frozen in one spot, Nun cho ga is again on the move — this time, being carried across the country to Ottawa by a delegation of Indigenous elders. Nun cho ga is the name that was given to the almost perfectly-preserved baby mammoth that was dug up by a miner in … Read more

WestJet CEO apologizes for accessibility failures

WestJet CEO apologizes for accessibility failures

WestJet chief executive officer Alexis von Hoensbroech apologized Thursday for incidents where the airline failed to accommodate people living with disabilities, saying he hopes to improve travel accessibility. “To our guests who didn’t have a good travel experience with us, we are sincerely sorry, and we are committed in doing better,” von Hoensbroech said during a House of Commons transport committee … Read more

‘Shocking’: Air Canada CEO blasted over accessibility services at House committee

‘Shocking’: Air Canada CEO blasted over accessibility services at House committee

Lawmakers took Air Canada’s CEO to task on Monday over “shocking” and “scandalous” failures to accommodate passengers living with disabilities. At a House of Commons committee hearing on services for Canadians with disabilities, chief executive Michael Rousseau faced a barrage of questions over reports of passenger mistreatment during the past year. Vice-chair Tracy Gray cited … Read more

Non-London postcode narrows holiday options in one key area – don’t get caught out

Non-London postcode narrows holiday options in one key area – don’t get caught out

A new data report reveals what holiday travelers are in for when they attempt to book a trip outside of London’s six international airports. Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks … Read more

‘It was a nightmare’: why world’s first luxury villa in a plane, in Bali, was so tough to build, according to the Russian entrepreneur who envisioned it

‘It was a nightmare’: why world’s first luxury villa in a plane, in Bali, was so tough to build, according to the Russian entrepreneur who envisioned it

After identifying and striking a deal with the owner – an Australian who bought the Boeing a decade before with the idea of turning it into a nightclub – Demin relocated it to a narrow plot of land he’d leased on the dramatic sea cliffs overlooking Nyang Nyang Beach, on Bali’s south coast. The glass-sided … Read more