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YVR to Delhi and beyond

By on April 10, 2013 in Travel Features

By Nigel Fitzpatrick. Six generations of my family lived in India, so when I married Joan, whose mother was born there, we talked of visiting. Thirty years later, volunteering at YVR as a Green Coat, we realized it was time to see what it was about India that had so drawn our families. On February […]

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British Airways flies into Guiness World Records

By on April 10, 2013 in British Airways

British Airways has set two Guinness World Record titles including the Highest Harlem Shake and Highest Concert in the sky. Highest concert in the sky was achieved when English pop singer Kim Wilde along with Tony Hadley from Spandau Ballet performed their hit songs on a Boeing 767 aircraft for Comic Relief’s Red Nose Day, […]

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Pay-by-weight policy on Samoa Air

By on April 10, 2013 in Aviation News

Samoa Air, the national carrier of Samoa, has introduced pay-by weight fare. The airline now determines air fare prices for passengers based only on their weight, plus the weight of their baggage. “You are the master of your Air’fair’, you decide how much (or little) your ticket will cost. No more exorbitant excess baggage fees, […]

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‘Spirit of Malaysia’ single engine aircraft attempts 50-day solo flight

By on April 10, 2013 in Aviation News

On March 26, 2013, Malaysian Captain James Anthony Tan took off from Langkawi, Malaysia, on a mission to be the youngest pilot to fly solo around the world in a single engine aircraft. His expedition will take him across the Northern Hemisphere, visiting 20 countries with 30 scheduled stops, including a seven-city tour in the […]

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Return to GST means two tax rates on goods and services

By on April 10, 2013 in Government

As of April 1, 2013, British Columbians reverted to paying a varying percentage of tax that ranges from no tax, five per cent (GST) or twelve per cent (PST), depending on the service or product being bought. Travel services that remain tax exempt: International air travel, Continental U.S. flights excluded, when originating in B.C. International […]

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