Air Canada and United Airlines today introduced the airline industry`s first true inter-airline (interline) electronic ticketing service, making it possible for customers to use a single electronic ticket for travel on more than one airline. The service, available immediately, is the first electronic ticketing initiative that actually bridges two different airline computer reservations systems.

Beginning this summer, households and small businesses equipped with Nortel’s Vista 350 telephones will be able to consult their phone screen for up-to-the-minute Air Canada flight and cargo information.  Air Canada will become the first airline in Canada to provide consumers with this information using CallMall interactive services on the Vista 350 telephone.

Surf’s rising at Air Canada.  The airline has expanded its successful ‘WEBSAVER’TM program of last minute travel bargains to include promotions on car rentals and hotel accommodations.  In its weekly e-mail to subscribers, Air Canada is now offering special hotel and car rental rates at selected weekend bargain destinations in cooperation with its Aeroplan hotel partners, Delta, Hilton and Radisson, and Aeroplan car rental partners, Hertz, Budget and Avis.