Travel Industry News & Views for Canadian Travel Agents
WestJet is cancelling 15 per cent of its scheduled flights in JAN as COVID sweeps through staff. Flair says it expects to cancel flights too, and other airlines may follow suit.
Service from YYZ to JFK will begin on 07APR 2022 twice weekly and increase to four times weekly on 16MAY. Flights from YYZ to ORD begin on 17MAY 2022 with a frequency of three times weekly. Introductory one-way fares begin at CAD $109, including taxes and fees.
Flair Airlines has announced an expansion of its U.S. operations with 17 transborder routes launching this week to six U.S. destinations: AZA, LAS, PSP, BUR, SFB, and FLL. Additionally, two new domestic routes are set to start from YYC in 2022 to YLW and YUL.
The airline says it intends to lease an additional 14 Boeing 737 MAX 8s, bringing its fleet to 30 aircraft by mid-2023, on its way to a total of 50 aircraft by 2025. Flair currently has 12 aircraft in service and will have 20 aircraft in service by summer 2022.
Flair Airlines has announced a new program in collaboration with #NotInMyCity, designed to equip airline employees with skills to identify and help stop instances of human trafficking.
Flair Airlines is expanding its Newfoundland service with a new route to from YKF to Deer Lake (YDF), set to begin on 08JUN 2022 with twice weekly service.
A Virtual Buy on Board program will connect pax to Canadian retailers via personal devices, and touchless inflight entertainment will feature Canadian-made content.
A slew of Canadian ULCCs is gearing up for price wars that may sucker-punch more established players in the industry. Will they finally succeed? The pandemic may have levelled the airfield.
It’s the “start of connecting Hollywood North with Hollywood,” said Stephen Jones, President and CEO, Flair Airlines, of the YVR-BUR route. The airline is also launching YEG to BUR flights in DEC.
Ultra-low-cost carrier Flair Airlines has introduced new non-stop flights to Cancun (CUN) and Los Cabos (SJD) from YVR, YXX, YEG, YOW, and YKF beginning 01FEB 2022.