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Sunwing Airlines reports a glycol vapor entered the cabin of flight 326

Sunwing Airlines (Toronto) issued this statement yesterday:

Sunwing Airlines confirms that its flight 326 en route from Ottawa International Airport to Varadero, Cuba departed at 6:32 am. Approximately 5 minutes after takeoff, the aircraft interior filled with vapor from glycol (de-icing fluid) that entered the aircraft through the auxiliary power unit (APU) vent.

The captain made the decision to return to the Ottawa airport and the aircraft landed without incident. As the vapor had dissipated by that point, the aircraft returned to the gate where all of the passengers and crew disembarked.

At this time, investigations are ongoing to determine how the glycol entered the aircraft through the APU vent. Ottawa International Airport has a centralized de-icing facility that is operated by Aeromag 2000 Ottawa Inc. All Aeromag employees are trained on the safe application of de-icing fluid, which includes avoiding excess spraying on certain areas of the aircraft.

Sunwing Airlines rebooked passengers on a flight that will be departed Ottawa later at 12:35 pm.

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Sunwing Airlines reaches a tentative agreement with its flight attendants union, averting a strike

Sunwing Airlines (Toronto-Pearson) has reached a tentative agreement with its flight attendants represented by the CUPE union.

The agreement will be submitted to members of the union for a vote following a round of general meetings in March. If accepted, this will be the first collective agreement for Sunwing flight attendants, who voted to join the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) in March 2012.

In early February, the union had raised the possibility of a strike at the end of March. With this tentative agreement, that scenario has been avoided.

The union will not comment on the details of the agreement until the conclusion of the voting period towards the end of March.

Copyright Photo: TMK Photography. Boeing 737-8K5 C-FRZJ (msn 34690) in the 2012 “Oasis Loves U” promotional scheme taxies past the camera at the Toronto (Pearson) home.

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Sunwing Airlines to operate Edmonton-Cancun weekly flights

Sunwing Airlines (flysunwing.com) (Toronto-Pearson) has announced the addition of winter flights from Edmonton to Cancun, Mexico. The new flights will depart on Tuesdays, commencing on February 12, 2013 until April 9, 2013.

Copyright Photo: Brian McDonough. Boeing 737-8K5 C-FRZG (msn 35139) was leased for the winter season from Thomson Airways on December 3, 2012 and still retains the new fuselage colors of Thomson creating this unique hybrid livery.

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Sunwing inaugurates flights from Grande Prairie and Fort McMurray to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Sunwing Airlines (Toronto-Pearson) on December 19 inaugurated seasonal service from Grande Prairie and Fort McMurray, Alberta to Puerto Vallarta, on Mexico”s magnificent Pacific coast.

All flights to Puerto Vallarta will operate on Wednesdays until March 20, 2013.

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Sunwing Airlines to fly to San Jose, Costa Rica for the winter

Sunwing Airlines (Toronto-Pearson) has announced the launch of new flights to San Jose, Costa Rica (SJO), in addition to its current flights to Liberia (LIR). Flights from Toronto (Pearson) will depart weekly on Fridays from December 21, 2012 to April 12, 2013.

Copyright Photo: Bruce Drum. Boeing 737-8Q8 C-FTAH (msn 29351) departs from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.

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Sunwing Airlines to serve Mexico from Fort McMurray and Grand Prairie

Sunwing Airlines (Toronto-Pearson) is adding new service from Alberta this winter with new flights from Fort McMurray and Grande Prairie with weekly Wednesday flights to Puerto Vallarta and Riviera Nayarit in Mexico with departures starting on December 19, 2012 through March 20, 2013.

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Sunwing Airlines to fly the Toronto-Glasgow route starting on June 13

Sunwing Airlines (flysunwing.com) (Toronto-Pearson) will launch a summer seasonal route linking Toronto (Pearson) starting on June 13. Flights to Glasgow will operate weekly on Wednesdays and Saturdays, with returns on Thursdays and Sundays, until September 9, 2012. All flights will be aboard the wide-bodied Boeing 767-300, which seats up to 300 passengers.

All flights to Glasgow will be operated on the “High Frills” Sunwing Airlines, where passengers are treated to the award winning Champagne Service, which includes a bon-voyage glass of champagne, hot towel service, a choice of hot meals at lunch and dinner served with choice of wine, and complimentary in-flight entertainment, including first run movies.

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Sunwing Airlines expands into the United States by acquiring Vacation Express

Sunwing Airlines (flysunwing.com) Boeing 737-8Q8 C-FTAH (msn 29351) SEN (Antony J. Best), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

Sunwing Travel Group (Toronto) announced the 100% acquisition of United States-based Vacation Express (Atlanta).

Vacation Express is one of the United States’ leading wholesale Tour Operators and has sold vacation packages to American travellers for over 22 years. It markets vacation packages to destinations and resorts in the Caribbean, Mexico and Central America, most of which are also served by Sunwing and Signature. Its holiday packages are sold by travel agencies across the USA, with departures available from all major cities. Although it has a national presence, Vacation Express’ main strength continues to be in serving the south-eastern states and the mid-West, with its peak selling period being the Summer months, counter-seasonal to Canada.

This acquisition will allow Sunwing Airlines to have a more even revenue flow throughout the year, especially during the slower summer months in Canada.

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ALPA objects to temporary pilots being imported in the winter to fly Canadians south

Sunwing Airlines (flysunwing.com) Boeing 737-86N WL SE-RHS (msn 28617) (Viking Airlines colors) FLL (Dave Campbell), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) of Canada is objecting to a Canadian law which permits charter airlines like Sunwing Airlines (Toronto) from bringing in temporary pilots during its busy winter season. The Canadian chapter of ALPA believes Canadian pilots can be trained for this annual upswing according to this article by The Vancouver Sun. Sunwing leases in extra aircraft during its winter season and increases its flight schedule.

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