> >Air Canada Celebrates Rapidair's 30th Anniversary With One Day $30 Sale On >Montreal-Toronto And Ottawa-Toronto Routes > > > > > > 300 tickets for travel anywhere in North America being given away onboard > Rapidair flights during "30 Years in the Fast Lane" celebrations > > MONTREAL, April 30 /CNW/ - Air Canada has launched a one day sale - today >only - offering one way fares between Ottawa-Toronto and Montreal-Toronto for >just $30, for travel May 4-5 and/or May 11-12 (Mother's Day weekend). The $30 >sale is part of the airline's celebrations to mark the 30th anniversary of Air >Canada's Rapidair Service between Toronto-Ottawa-Montreal. > The Rapidair 30th anniversary one day sale is available immediately and >exclusively online at <http://www.aircanada.ca>www.aircanada.ca . Air >Canada has waived its $15.00 one >way fuel surcharge for this special anniversary offer. > Air Canada is also marking Rapidair's 30th anniversary with a prize- >filled, week-long celebration from April 29 - May 3, including giving away 150 >pairs of tickets to anywhere Air Canada flies in North America, through random >computer draws on random flights between Toronto-Ottawa-Montreal. > > RAPIDAIR SERVICE - 1972 > Air Canada launched its Rapidair service between Toronto and Montreal on >April 30, 1972. As a high frequency commuter service between Montreal and >Toronto on DC-8 and DC-9 aircraft. Rapidair offered 18 daily flights from each >city on an hourly basis, complimented with half hourly flights during peak >periods. Dedicated Rapidair check-in counters and departure lounges were built >in Toronto and Montreal with arrival gates conveniently located close to >ground transportation. Rapidair was an instant success and the volume of >traffic between Montreal and Toronto doubled in its first two months of >operation. In 1977, Rapidair service expanded to include Ottawa. > > - The total number of kilometers flown by Rapidair flights over its > 30-year history would be the equivalent of close to 500 trips to the > moon and back. > - The total number of passengers carried on Rapidair flights over the > past thirty years totals more than twice the population of Canada. > > RAPIDAIR SERVICE - 2002 > Air Canada's Rapidair service in 2002 offers the same ease and >convenience with which it was launched in 1972, however, today Air Canada, in >conjunction with its Tango and Jazz services, offers 60 flights each way per >business day between Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa. With dedicated departure >lounges, daily newspapers and the availability of Maple Leaf Lounges and Xerox >Business Centers, Air Canada continues to focus on the needs of travelers >between Toronto-Ottawa-Montreal. > > Photo Editor's Note: High resolution, downloadable black and white and >color photos of Air Canada's 1972 and 2002 Rapidair service will be available >at <http://www.media.aircanada.ca>www.media.aircanada.ca under "Facts and >Photos". > The owner of Roger's Trinbago Site: Roj (Roger James) *************************************************** escape email mailto:ejames@escape.ca Trinbago site: http://www.tntisland.com CBSC Website http://www.tntisland.com/caribbeansocabrassconnection/ The Trinbago Site of the Week: (Gail's Restaurant) http://www.trinbagoinfo.com/gail/ (Gail's Restaurant) courtesy of Roj Trinbago Website & TnT Web Directory Roj's Trinbago Website: http://www.tntisland.com TnT Web Directory: http://search.co.tt *********************************************************