Commentary “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step,” the philosopher Laozi wrote in Tao Te Ching. Yet, when it comes to travel in our modern society, it seems like there’s a thousand steps before we journey a single mile. The state of transportation in Canada can certainly be described as one…

Aviation analytics company Cirium says Canada’s two biggest airlines ranked low in terms of on-time performance this year. The data firm says that among the 10 biggest airlines in Canada and the U.S., Air Canada and WestJet Airlines Ltd. ranked worst and second-worst for their punctuality. Cirium says Air Canada had on-time arrivals (meaning within 15…

As some Canadian airlines look to cut costs and lower ticket prices, Porter Airlines is catering to a more premium economy experience. The Toronto-based airline has made a series of announcements over the past two weeks in preparation for the delivery of 30 aircraft ordered in August last year. Currently, the airline operates 29 aircraft focusing on…

CALGARY—Canadian air travelers are experiencing an uptick in flight cancellations this holiday season, but airlines say weather is a bigger factor than COVID-19. According to airline data company Cirium, Canada’s largest airlines canceled hundreds of flights between Dec. 22 and Dec. 26 of this year. Flair Airlines canceled nine percent of its scheduled flights during…