Latest Vancouver International Airport Stories
MONTREAL, May 7, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - Air Canada welcomed today's launch of Automated Passport Control (APC) at Vancouver International Airport (YVR), now giving U.S. passport holders options for streamlining their airport travel experience while pre-clearing U.S. Customs at YVR. "Air Canada congratulates YVR's leadership in being the first Canadian airport to launch with U.S. Customs and Border Protection Automated Passport Control that gives customers tangible options to use...
RICHMOND, BC, May 2, 2013 /CNW/ - On Tuesday, May 7, Vancouver Airport Authority and U.S. Customs and Border Protection will launch a first-of-its-kind initiative at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to streamline the travel process from international destinations to the United States. This partnership between an airport and U.S. Customs and Border Protection will significantly improve efficiency and is an example of technological innovation and the willingness to change the...
RICHMOND, BC, April 10, 2013 /CNW/ - Vancouver International Airport (YVR) was named Best Airport in North America at the Skytrax World Airport Awards in Geneva, Switzerland on April 10, 2013. YVR is rated 8th overall worldwide and is the only North American airport included in the top ten. The Skytrax World Airport Awards are based on 12 million passenger surveys conducted in airports around the world over a 9 month period. The survey measures 39 dimensions of the airport...
Deeper Canada-China ties will create jobs, growth and long-term prosperity in both countries, Minister says VANCOUVER, June 22, 2012 /CNW/ - The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, along with the Honourable Blair Lekstrom, British Columbia's Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, Larry Berg, President and CEO of Vancouver Airport Authority, Liu Fei, Consul General of the People's Republic of China in Vancouver,...
MONTREAL, June 13, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - Transat A.T. Inc., one of the largest integrated tourism companies in the world and Canada's holiday travel leader, announces today that it has concluded the sale of its Handlex business unit, which provides airport ground-handling services at Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver international airports. Handlex has been acquired by Servisair Holding Canada Inc., a leading global provider of aviation ground services that delivers an integrated...
Transaction to include Handlex's Montreal Trudeau International, Toronto Pearson International and Vancouver International operations. MONTREAL and PARIS, May 22, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - Servisair Holding Canada Inc., a leading global provider of aviation ground services, and Transat A.T. Inc., one of the world's largest integrated tourism companies and Canada's holiday travel leader, announce that they have reached an agreement for the sale of airport services company Handlex, the...
Transaction to include Handlex's Montreal Trudeau International, Toronto Pearson International and Vancouver International operations. MONTREAL and PARIS, May 22, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - Servisair Holding Canada Inc., a leading global provider of aviation ground services, and Transat A.T. Inc., one of the world's largest integrated tourism companies and Canada's holiday travel leader, announce that they have reached an agreement for the sale of airport services company Handlex, the...
VANCOUVER, Canada, Feb. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Canadian government authorities have awarded Air China with the Transit Without Visa (TWOV) and China Transit Trial (CTT) status effective February 1, 2012. Under this program, Chinese citizens with valid U.S. visas who are in direct transit through Vancouver (YVR) on their way to and from the United States are no longer required to obtain a Canadian Temporary Residence Permit. Only five international airlines serving Canada have...
ATLANTA and CALGARY, Alberta, Jan. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) and WestJet today announced a codesharing agreement on flights within the United States and Canada, further expanding the partnership between the two carriers. The codeshare flights are available for purchase now for service beginning Jan. 23, 2012. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090202/DELTALOGO) Last year, the two airlines began an interline agreement that allowed customers to...
Vancouver Airport Authority Launches Unique Contest to Select a Live@YVR Correspondent to Live, Eat and Sleep at YVR for 80 Days To view the Social Media Release, click here: http://smr.newswire.ca/en/vancouver-port-authority/around-the-airport-in-80-days RICHMOND, BC, June 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - Vancouver Airport Authority is on the lookout for an awesome storyteller who's got what it takes to come live at YVR for 80 days and 80 nights and tell the unique, interesting and...
