• November 26, 2008 5:34 PM
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Skyservice Airlines and Signature Vacations renew long-term agreement


    TORONTO, Nov. 26 /CNW/ - Skyservice Airlines and Signature Vacations
today announced they have renewed their long-term agreement.
    Signature Vacations and Skyservice Airlines have signed a long-term
commercial agreement where Skyservice will continue as the exclusive provider
of dedicated aircraft to Signature Vacations supporting their network of
vacation packages. Skyservice Airlines has been providing dedicated aircraft
to Signature Vacations since early 2002.
    "Over the past six years, Skyservice Airlines has provided Signature
Vacations' customers with superior customer service" said Mike Price,
President of Signature Vacations. "We are pleased to continue our partnership
with Skyservice and will continue working together to maximize our customers'
inflight experience".
    "We are delighted to have extended our agreement with Signature
Vacations. Over the years Skyservice and Signature have become excellent
partners. We are looking forward to continuing to meet and exceed the
expectations of Signature's customers for a long time to come." said Rob
Giguere, President & CEO of Skyservice Airlines.

    Skyservice operates nine dedicated aircraft supporting the Signature
product line, all configured with Signature's new Star Class service.
Skyservice's renowned service includes welcome cocktails, in-flight meals and
entertainment. Skyservice and Signature serve Mexico, the Caribbean and
Central America.

    Skyservice Airlines carries over one million passengers annually and
currently operates a total fleet of 20 aircraft including the Airbus A-320,
A-330 and Boeing B-757 to popular vacation destinations in Canada, the United
States, the Caribbean, Mexico and Europe. Skyservice Airlines is widely
recognized for its quality service and the versatility of its charter
operations; its customers include tour operators, corporations, governments
and relief agencies.

    Signature Vacations, one of Canada's leading tour operators for package
holidays, offers over 200 all-inclusive or self-catering resorts in
destinations throughout Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, serviced
from 13 gateways across Canada. Signature Vacations is a part of TUI Travel
PLC, (a division of TUI AG), the world's largest leisure travel group with
over 21 billion euros in revenues and 68,000 employees, operating in 180
countries from over 30 source markets, proudly serving over 30 million
customers annually.




For further information: www.skyserviceairlines.com or (416) 679-5718;
www.signaturevacations.com