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MAY 2008
CELEBRATING 15 YEARS
Prevent, Prepare and Practice I
f you happened to see a buzz of activity on the south side of YVR on the morning of April 15, there was no
cause for alarm. The Airport Authority was simply testing emergency response plans with a live emergency exercise. More than 100 volunteers and multiple agencies participated in a scenario that involved a mid-air collision of two aircraft, in which one aircraft landed in the water and the other at the threshold of the crosswind runway. The scenario was selected to involve multiple airlines and as many responders as possible, including Canada Coast Guard, Richmond RCMP, Richmond Fire Rescue, Canada Border Services Agency and Vancouver Coastal Health Authority. More than 100 volunteers playing injured victims, passengers and family members participated in the exercise,
See Emergency Response page 3
Reeling in big salmon
Queen Charlotte Lodge launches new service with Air North Air North’s Boeing 737-200.
Fairbanks, Alaska, and Inuvik, Northwest Territories. For more information on Air North, please visit the airline’s
Transport Canada continues restrictions on liquids, aerosols and gels use of security tamper-evident bags for
web site at www.flyairnorth.com.
the transportation of duty-free liquids,
For more information on Queen Charlotte Lodge, visit www.
purchased post-TSA security, on flights
queencharlottelodge.com.
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nglers can now hop on a plane in Vancouver and in less than three hours be casting their rods in the waters off the north coast of the Charlottes.
Air North, Yukon’s Airline, has partnered with Queen
Charlotte Lodge to provide a direct flight between YVR’s South Terminal and Masset Airport. The new service launches on May 30, just in time for the opening day of the 18th fishing season at Queen Charlotte Lodge, which runs until early September. The charter flight will operate on Mondays and Fridays, transporting passengers, baggage and freshly caught fish
Air Canada announces changes to its checked baggage policy
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ir Canada will implement changes to its checked baggage policy on flights within Canada, and between Canada and the U.S. including Hawaii, effective May 15,
2008 for travel on or after July 15, 2008.
leaving the U.S. However, passengers are advised that security tamper-evident bags are not approved in Canada at this time. Passengers who arrive in Canada and Containers must be placed in one clear, closed and re-sealable plastic bag no larger than one litre.
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ransport Canada is continuing its restrictions on passenger transport of liquids, aerosols
Under the new policy, customers who purchase Tango
and gels through Canadian airports.
and Tango Plus tickets may check one bag at no charge
Passengers are permitted to bring liquids,
Delivering its signature “golden air of hospitality,” Air
and a second bag for a $25 service fee. Tango and Tango
gels and aerosols through security
North’s flight will enhance the traveller experience with
Plus customers will continue to
screening at Canadian airports only if
increased passenger comfort and reduced flight time to the
have the choice of customizing
the items are packaged in containers
remote north. Flights will take to the skies in Air North’s Boeing
their fare including obtaining a
with a capacity of no more than 100
737-200 or Hawker-Siddeley 748 turbo-prop aircraft. From
discount when travelling without
millilitres/100 grams and the containers
Masset, passengers will be flown via Helijet helicopter service
checked luggage.
fit comfortably in one clear, closed and
between YVR and Masset Airport on an 80-minute flight.
in and out of the lodge in Naden Harbour.
“In an environment of record
resealable plastic bag with a capacity of
Headquartered in Whitehorse, Air North is 48.8 per
high and unrelenting fuel costs it
cent owned by the Vuntut Development Corporation,
is more critical than ever that the airline reviews its product
This reminder is important, as the
the economic arm of the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation. It
offering to ensure it can continue to offer everyday low fares,”
United States Transportation Security
operates scheduled and charter services throughout the
said Duncan Dee, executive vice-president, customer experience
Administration (TSA) announced on
Yukon, with extensions to Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton,
See Air Canada Baggage page 3
no more than one litre.
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May 1, 2008, that it has approved the
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