- Weekly Newcastle - Toronto service with flights from £129 one-way -
20th October, 2009 – Canadian Affair, the UK’s largest tour operator to Canada, has announced today that it will offer flights from Newcastle again in Summer 2010 with Air Transat – the airline’s 17th successive year of flights from the airport.
The carrier, which is popular with travellers throughout the North East for its services direct from the region to Canada, will offer a weekly flight from Newcastle to Toronto departing every Wednesday.
The weekly service will operate from 19th May – 29th September, 2010 with flights from just £129 one-way (incl. taxes and charges).
A six-night holiday in Toronto costs from just £419 per person, based on return Economy Class flights from Newcastle to Toronto, and six nights at the 3-star Days Hotel in downtown Toronto (based on two sharing, room only).
Kathryn Munro, Communication & Marketing Director at Canadian Affair, says: “Travellers from the North East have consistently told us that they prefer our service direct from Newcastle, rather than having to travel to airports further afield. We work very hard to ensure that we always offer great value prices, and wide range of flight and holiday options for people to travel from their doorstep.
“We’re delighted to be continuing our successful partnership with Newcastle International Airport, which is an excellent facility and departure point for the North East,” she added.
Graeme Mason, head of planning and corporate affairs at Newcastle International Airport, said: “This prestigious service linking Newcastle with Toronto is important for our region, which is why we are continuing to support and work closely with our partners at Canadian Affair to make it a success. This route brings a large number of Canadians into the region, visitors we and the region would lose without this service. However, the increasing burden of the Government’s Air Passenger Duty (APD) is a significant factor in airline route decisions and we call upon the UK Government to consider carefully the impact it is having and will have on future inbound visitors for tourism and business going forward.”
Flights will be operated by an Air Transat wide-bodied Airbus A310 aircraft. Passengers will have choice of two classes, with a generous seat pitch of 32 inches in Economy Class along with luxury leather seats, complimentary meals, soft drinks, and a hold baggage allowance of 20kgs.
Passengers can also upgrade to Club Class and enjoy a host of benefits such as greater legroom, extra wide seats, a four-course meal with choice of wines, a complimentary bar service, dedicated check-in, increased baggage allowances and much more.
In addition to flights, Canadian Affair also specialises in high quality, tailor-made holidays to Canada. A choice of over 100 hotels are available throughout Canada, plus car hire with free upgrades, train tours, self-drive holidays, motor-homes and much more, all at unbeatable prices.
For information and reservations, visit www.canadianaffair.com or call 0207 616 9933 or 0141 223 7516.
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Notes to Editors
Canadian Affair Lowest Price Guarantee
Canadian Affair commits to guarantee the lowest fares if a passenger finds a cheaper flight on the same day to the same destination airport, departing from the same airport. Terms and conditions apply.
About Canadian Affair
· The Canadian Affair summer programme runs from 19th May – 29th September, 2010
· Outbound flights from Newcastle to Toronto are non-stop. Return flights make a brief stop in Exeter en route.
· Air Transat and Canadian Affair are part of Transat A.T. Inc., an integrated travel company specialising in organising, marketing and distributing holiday travel and packages between Canada and Europe.
· Air Transat was launched in 1987.
· British tour operator The Airline Seat Company (TASC) was created in 1995 and operates under the name Canadian Affair.