http://www.calgaryairport.com RSS feeds for YYC 60 http://www.calgaryairport.com/News/tabid/91/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/122/language/en-US/CATSA-videos-provide-March-break-travel-tips.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.calgaryairport.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=91&ModuleID=627&ArticleID=122 http://www.calgaryairport.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=122&PortalID=0&TabID=91 http://www.calgaryairport.com/News/tabid/91/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/122/language/en-US/CATSA-videos-provide-March-break-travel-tips.aspx OTTAWA, Feb. 27, 2013 /CNW/ - Counting the days until you take off on your March break vacation? Here are a few tips from the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) to help you prepare so you can get through security screening as quickly and effortlessly as possible. #next_pages_container { width: 5px; hight: 5px; position: absolute; top: -100px; left: -100px; z-index: 2147483647 !important; } #next_pages_container { width: 5px; hight: 5px; position: absolute; top: -100px; left: -100px; z-index: 2147483647 !important; } #next_pages_container { width: 5px; hight: 5px; position: absolute; top: -100px; left: -100px; z-index: 2147483647 !important; } #next_pages_container { width: 5px; hight: 5px; position: absolute; top: -100px; left: -100px; z-index: 2147483647 !important; } #next_pages_container { width: 5px; hight: 5px; position: absolute; top: -100px; left: -100px; z-index: 2147483647 !important; } #next_pages_container { width: 5px; hight: 5px; position: absolute; top: -100px; left: -100px; z-index: 2147483647 !important; } #next_pages_container { width: 5px; hight: 5px; position: absolute; top: -100px; left: -100px; z-index: 2147483647 !important; } #next_pages_container { width: 5px; hight: 5px; position: absolute; top: -100px; left: -100px; z-index: 2147483647 !important; } #next_pages_container { width: 5px; hight: 5px; position: absolute; top: -100px; left: -100px; z-index: 2147483647 !important; } #next_pages_container { width: 5px; hight: 5px; position: absolute; top: -100px; left: -100px; z-index: 2147483647 !important; } Sarah Urbanowski Thu, 28 Feb 2013 01:21:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:122 http://www.calgaryairport.com/News/tabid/91/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/121/language/en-US/WestJet-announces-new-US-destinations.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.calgaryairport.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=91&ModuleID=627&ArticleID=121 http://www.calgaryairport.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=121&PortalID=0&TabID=91 http://www.calgaryairport.com/News/tabid/91/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/121/language/en-US/WestJet-announces-new-US-destinations.aspx WestJet today announced the launch of new non-stop service between Toronto and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and between Calgary and Dallas, Texas, beginning this spring. Flights on both routes will be operated using the airline's fleet of Boeing Next-Generation 737 aircraft. Starting May 2, 2013, WestJet will introduce twice-weekly service on Thursdays and Sundays between Toronto and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Daily service between Calgary and Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, will begin April 29, 2013. Flights for both services, featuring great introductory fares, will be available for purchase on February 11, 2013. "We are very proud to announce our 19th and 20th U.S. destinations and our 82nd and 83rd destinations overall," said Chris Avery, WestJet Vice-President, Network Planning, Alliances and Corporate Development. "Myrtle Beach is one of the most popular destinations for Canadian vacationers, with more than 90 kilometres of picturesque beaches, world-class golf and warm southern hospitality," Chris Avery added. "The baggage capacity of our 737 aircraft is ideal for those travelling with golf clubs and our one free checked bag is popular with leisure travellers. Guests will be able to find a variety of packaged vacations featuring ocean-front resorts, condos and hotels through WestJet Vacations." Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport is the fourth-largest airport in the United States, as well as a major hub for WestJet's partner, American Airlines. WestJet's relationship with American Airlines will enable guests to access three round-trip flights a day between Calgary and Dallas, a key Western business route, as well as American's extensive network beyond Dallas. "Our airline partnership strategy continues to complement our growing network and is opening many new markets for our guests," said Chris Avery. Details of WestJet's new non-stop twice-weekly (Thursday and Sunday) service between Toronto and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, are as follows: Flight Departing Arriving Effective 1154 Toronto at 9:30 a.m. Myrtle Beach at 11:35 a.m. May 2, 2013 1155 Myrtle Beach at 12:20 p.m. Toronto at 2:14 p.m. May 2, 2013 Details of WestJet's new non-stop daily service between Calgary and Dallas-Fort Worth are: Flight Departing Arriving Effective 1554 Calgary at 10:25 a.m. Dallas-Fort Worth at 2:58 p.m. April 29, 2013 1555 Dallas-Fort Worth at 3:45 p.m. Calgary at 6:29 p.m. April 29, 2013 About WestJet WestJet is Canada's most preferred airline, offering scheduled service to 83 destinations in North America, Central America and the Caribbean. Powered by an award-winning culture of care, WestJet pioneered low-cost flying in Canada. Recognized nationally as a top employer, WestJet now has more than 9,000 WestJetters across Canada. Operating a fleet of more than 100 Boeing Next-Generation 737 and Bombardier Q400 NextGen aircraft, WestJet strives to be one of the five most successful international airlines in the world. Connect with WestJet on Facebook at www.facebook.com/westjet Follow WestJet on Twitter at www.twitter.com/westjet Subscribe to WestJet on YouTube at www.youtube.com/westjet About WestJet Vacations WestJet Vacations provides guests with affordable, reliable and easy-to-book travel experiences to 52 destinations in 18 countries, including the United States, Mexico and the Caribbean. Leveraging WestJet's fun and friendly image, extensive network and world-class guest experience, WestJet Vacations offers guests a great flight schedule and a wide variety of hotel and resort options to create fun and affordable vacation experiences. For more information, visit www.westjetvacations.com. SOURCE: WestJet For further information: Media contact: Media Relations, 1-888-WJ-4-NEWS (1-888-954-6397), media@westjet.com. Sarah Urbanowski Mon, 11 Feb 2013 18:22:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:121 http://www.calgaryairport.com/News/tabid/91/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/46/language/en-US/YYC-welcomes-over-one-million-passengers-every-month-of-2012.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.calgaryairport.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=91&ModuleID=627&ArticleID=46 http://www.calgaryairport.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=46&PortalID=0&TabID=91 http://www.calgaryairport.com/News/tabid/91/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/46/language/en-US/YYC-welcomes-over-one-million-passengers-every-month-of-2012.aspx Calgary, AB. - It was another record-breaking year at Calgary International Airport (YYC), with over 13.6 million passengers travelling through the airport in 2012. While passenger traffic grew just over six per cent last year, cargo activity also grew with an increase of five per cent to over 117,000 metric tonnes. YYC is the leading passenger hub and cargo gateway in Alberta with the most extensive passenger service network in central Canada and is one of only three airports in Canada to offer passengers nonstop scheduled service to both Europe and Asia. Commercial Development Highlights: The landscape of YYC is changing both outside and inside the facility with new shops and services, including some firsts for Canadian airports. A new boutique iStore and iStore express automated retail shop opened in 2012, along with the only Burger King Whopper Bar in a Canadian airport. HSBC also made YYC part of an exclusive group of 43 worldwide airports with the introduction of the newly branded HSBC passenger bridges. YYC is one of only four Canadian airports to join this exclusive group. The process to fill the new international terminal with world-class retailers and restaurants has begun. A Request for Expressions of Interest (REFI) was issued in 2012. The YYC Commercial team is now reviewing the submissions to ensure the new expansion offers the best selection of shops and services to YYC passengers. Stay tuned for more details in 2013. Air Service Highlights: There is more great news on the passenger network front at YYC. Calgary saw more frequencies in 2012 and new destinations with WestJet's announcement of their new services to Chicago and Manzanillo. Alberta's only connection to Asia continues to be a tremendous success story, with Air Canada's announcement of an increase in frequency from three to five flights to Tokyo, Narita in the summer and three flights a week in the winter. YYC's European connection also continues to be strong with KLM’s announcement of an increase in frequency on their Amsterdam route. The service now offers daily flights in the summer and flights five days a week in the winter. Albertans now have more destinations and airlines to choose from when flying out of YYC. Land Development at YYC: YYC added over 1.8 million square feet of warehouse space on airport land in the last decade, more than any other airport in the country. Land development activity at YYC continued to track according to plan in 2012 with the development of the Deerfoot North Trade Park. Construction began on Sunwest Aviation’s 130,000 square-foot combined hangar and office complex, and Million Air, a fixed-based operator for private aviation services, broke ground at YYC. The Million Air facility will contain a departure lounge, offices and a 50,000 square-foot hangar. Also in 2012, Northwest Geomatics erected a 50,000 square-foot hangar at the Deerfoot North Trade Park. Phase 1 of the development consists of a large hangar and accompanying offices. Airport Development Program:  The Airport Development Program (ADP) is on time and on budget. The addition of the new runway and the expansion of the terminal building is the largest construction project in Calgary's history. The Program made major headway as we move towards opening the runway in 2014 and the terminal in 2015. A significant amount of work has taken place in the past 12 months on the Runway Development Project (RDP) site. ·         Over 8.3 million cubic metres of material has been moved ·         Over 163,000 cubic metres of concrete has been placed ·         1,865 inset lighting base cans have been installed The International Facilities Project (IFP) is well underway. The addition to YYC has started to take shape with windows and walls forming the main terminal building area of the new international check-in hall. ·         Building excavation is now complete with 470,000 cubic metres of material removed ·         Over 67,600 cubic metres of concrete has been poured ·         Over 521 geothermal holes have been drilled (89 per cent complete). ·         The Departures check-in hall roof has 18 of 38 structural steel trusses installed ·         The first IFP escalator has been installed The ADP will provide much needed airport capacity, vital to our airport partners’ growth and development, and will solidify YYC’s position as an important economic growth generator for the city, region, and province.  Other 2012 highlights: For a third time, The Calgary Airport Authority was named a 'Top Employer' in Alberta. This special designation recognizes employers that lead their industries in offering exceptional places to work. WestJet also announced Calgary was selected to be the headquarters of their new regional airline, Encore. The new addition to the WestJet family will be located on the YYC campus and final designs for their facilities are currently underway. About The Calgary Airport Authority The Calgary Airport Authority is a not-for-profit, non-share capital corporation incorporated under the Alberta Regional Airports Authorities Act. Since 1992, it has been responsible for the management, maintenance and development of Calgary International Airport and Springbank Airport under long-term lease from the Government of Canada. YYC is Canada's fourth busiest airport and is an important economic engine for the city, region and province, generating over $6 billion in economic activity. Sarah Urbanowski Fri, 08 Feb 2013 15:00:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:46 http://www.calgaryairport.com/News/tabid/91/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/43/language/en-US/The-Calgary-Airport-Authority-named-a-Top-Employer-in-Alberta.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.calgaryairport.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=91&ModuleID=627&ArticleID=43 http://www.calgaryairport.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=43&PortalID=0&TabID=91 http://www.calgaryairport.com/News/tabid/91/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/43/language/en-US/The-Calgary-Airport-Authority-named-a-Top-Employer-in-Alberta.aspx The Calgary Airport Authority is pleased to once again be named as one of Alberta’s Top Employers by Mediacorp Canada Inc. This special designation recognizes employers that lead their industries in offering exceptional places to work. The Authority’s commitment to creating a dynamic work environment was also recognized by Mediacorp in 2009, 2011 and 2012. “The Authority offers a number of employee programs that help us attract and retain a dedicated group of individuals who are passionate about making YYC one of the leading airports in Canada,” said Cynthia Tremblay, Senior Director of Human Resources for The Calgary Airport Authority. “A key element to our success is the input we get from our YYC Crew. Their invaluable feedback has been instrumental in building programs that meet our employees’ needs.” This distinction solidifies the hard work and dedication of the Authority and its YYC Crew in creating the vibrant workplace it is today. Some of the Authority’s key offerings include: a competitive compensation program, ongoing professional development opportunities, an employee-led community engagement program, and a peer-to-peer recognition program. The Calgary Airport Authority is a not-for-profit, non-share capital corporation incorporated under the Alberta Regional Airports Authorities Act. Since 1992, it has been responsible for the management, maintenance and development of Calgary International Airport and Springbank Airport (1997) under long-term lease from the Government of Canada. Sarah Urbanowski Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:41:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:43