KLM 5 Day Sale

KLM is offering some pretty decent fares out of Calgary with their current 5 day KLM Flash Fare sale:

Copenhagen from $ 895
Istanbul from $ 895
Moscow from $ 895
Warsaw from $ 895
Berlin from $ 995
Munich from $ 995

Book online at KLM.com

All fares departing from Calgary,  incl. taxes and surcharges. Book by August 16, 2011. Travel from September 11 to December 10, 2011. 1 free stop over in Amsterdam. Weekend departure, add $30 each way.

June 2011 Passenger Statistics

The passenger growth seen at YYC over the past few months nearly came to an end in June with only a slight increase in traffic over 2010. Overall June saw an increase of 0.2% over the same month last year.

Broken down domestic and transborder traffic were the only sectors to see increases of 0.4% and 1.2% respectively while International traffic dropped by 2.9%.

June  2011
Domestic: 775,621
Transborder: 188,736
International: 104,303

Source: YYC.com

KLM set to increase flights between YYC & AMS for Summer 2012

KLM has updated their summer 2012 schedule (per Airline Route Updates) and it looks like KLM is inching its way closer to daily service on the Calgary-Amsterdam route as the schedule shows service 6 times weekly up from 5 seen this summer. The extra flight takes effect on July 6, 2012. The schedule also shows that the service reverts back to an A330-200 which replaces the MD-11 being used currently. Please note that this increased service may change seeing that it is nearly a year away and is definitely not set in stone (KLM has done this in previous years)

WestJet Winter Schedule Update for YYC

I am a little late with this news but I guess its better late than never. WestJet released their winter schedule changes for the 2011/12 season which includes a new city to their roster, San Juan Puerto Rico, however the service is from Toronto not Calgary. Anyways per Airline Route Updates here are the new routes or changes for WestJet's winter flying schedule out of Calgary:

Calgary – Cancun Increase from 6 weekly in W10 to 8 weekly in W11
Calgary – Las Vegas Increase from 14 to 17 weekly
Calgary – Palm Springs Increase from 9 to 14 weekly
Calgary – Phoenix Increase from 14 to 16 weekly
Calgary – Puerto Vallarta Increase from 5 to 7 weekly
Calgary – San Diego Increase from 3 weekly to 4 weekly (Winter operation changes)
Calgary – San Jose/Los Cabos Increase from 4 to 5 weekly
Calgary – Montego Bay Canceled
Calgary – Montreal Winter service increase from 1 to 2 Daily

American expands codeshares on WestJet flights out of YYC

This month American AAdvantage added their flight numbers on the following WestJet routes out of Calgary:
Calgary-Los Angeles
Calgary-Saskatoon
Calgary-Victoria

Source: Airline Route Updates

May 2011 Passenger Statistics

YYC continued to see improved passenger numbers in May 2011 albeit not with not as great of growth as seen in April. Overall May saw increase of 1.6% over the same month last year.

All three sectors saw growth over 2010 with domestic traffic growing by 1.6%, transborder by 0.9% and International by 2.4%.

May  2011
Domestic: 747,609
Transborder: 2196,644
International: 103,356

Source: YYC.com

Air Canada cutting Calgary-Punta Cana but Thomas Cook is adding it

From Airline Route Updates, it appears that Air Canada's winter service to Punta Cana is being canceled. According to this post on SSP, Thomas Cook Canada (operated by Jazz) will introduce the route for the upcoming winter season. Thomas Cook is also adding service between Calgary and Montego Bay, Jamaica.

Molson Brewhouse opens at Calgary International

Just caught this on the YYC website as I have not been in Concourse D for a little while. Looks like we have another option for food/drinks when past security with the opening of the Molson Brewhouse. Apparently the place will showcase Molson's beers (but of course!) and feature pub favorites such as Beer Battered Fish n’ Chips, Mac n’ Cheese Dark, and Sausage with Peppers & Onions. It looks like it is also open for breakfast according to the press release.

If any of our readers have tried it out please feel free to comment below on the food, drinks and service!

Source: YYC

Diners Club Cardholders gain access to YYC Servisair Lounges

Back in March I had mentioned on Rewards Canada that Diners Club had expanded their lounge access program (this is the program where you use your Diners Club card not the Priority Pass that also comes with the card) and now they have expanded it even further. In March the total number of lounges you could access with your Diners Club card was just 350 and that has now grown to over 400. Of particular interest to us Canadians is the expansion of the program to include more lounges in Canada. After the first expansion only the KLM Crown Lounge in Toronto was participating but now there is access to lounges in Calgary (2),  Montreal, Quebec City and Winnipeg. A quick glance at the list of lounges shows a large increase in the  amount of lounges one can access south of the border.

This card keeps getting stronger after a bit of a lull when it was being pawned off by Citibank and we here at Rewards Canada can only anxiously await its return to the general public. Meanwhile us current cardholders can sit back and relax..... in one of the many more lounges now available. And I may just have to get supplementary cards for my kids to avoid the guest fee seeing we would be using the lounges enough to make it worthwhile.

Here are the specifics on the Calgary lounges that are participating, for a list of all the lounges please see here:

Calgary International Airport – Calgary, Canada
Lounge Name	Chinook Lounge
Lounge Location	Concourse D
Telephone	403 221 1506
Fax	N/A
Hours Open	6:00 am - 9:00 pm daily Closed : Dec 25, Jan 01 & 02
Languages Spoken	English
Entry Conditions	Cardmembers must present their Diners Club card. Maximum 3 hour stay. Dress code applies (no shorts, baseball caps or football shirts allowed). Non-smoking.
Amenities Offered	Air conditioning, Disabled access, Flight monitor, Newspapers, Magazines, Conference facilities, Internet, Wi-Fi, Telephone, TV, Snacks, Soft Drinks and Alcoholic beverages.
Fees	Cardmembers please check with your issuer for terms and conditions of lounge access. Children under 2 years are admitted free. Guest fee - US $27.

Calgary International Airport – Calgary, Canada
Lounge Name	Rocky Mountain Lounge
Lounge Location	Concourse C
Telephone	403 221 1534
Fax	N/A
Hours Open	6:00 am - 9:00 pm daily Closed : Dec 25, Jan 01 & 02
Languages Spoken	English
Entry Conditions	Cardmembers must present their Diners Club card. Maximum 3 hour stay. Dress code applies (no shorts, baseball caps or football shirts allowed). Non-smoking.
Amenities Offered	Air conditioning, Disabled access, Flight monitor, Newspapers, Magazines, Conference facilities, Internet, Wi-Fi, Telephone, TV, Snacks, Soft Drinks and Alcoholic beverages.
Fees	Cardmembers please check with your issuer for terms and conditions of lounge access. Children under 2 years are admitted free. Guest fee - US $27.

Fast Track to Delta Elite Status

Alright Delta flyers in YYC, here are couple of fast track to Elite Status offers that I have up on the RewardsCanada.ca/FrequentFlyerBonuses.com sites. Note that these are targeted offers so they may or may not work for you. You can try to register and it will let you know if the promotion works for you or not. Both offers run until December 31, 11

Offer #1
Earn Platinum Medallion Status when you fly just three paid round-trip domestic flights or two paid round-trip international flights on Delta. Register Online (Registration is required)

Offer #2
Earn Gold Medallion Status when you fly just two paid round-trip domestic flights or one paid round-trip international flight on Delta. Register Online (Registration is required)

Air North increases YYC service for the summer season

Recently Air North increase their service between Calgary and Whitehorse from four to six flights per week for the summer season. The current schedule of increased flights will run until September 9.

Source: Airline Route Updates

British Airways Business Class Sale to London

British Airways is currently running a sale on Business Class fares from Calgary to London for the summer season. Fares start at $3298r/t (+taxes &fees) for travel Jun 28 - Sep 3 and need to be booked by Jun 16. . You can book this fare at BritishAirways.com*

* Full disclosure: This is a commissioned link, I Fly Calgary will receive a commission if you book a flight via this link to British Airways