Advertisement

Miami-bound passengers can now fly direct from Edmonton

A file photo of a Flair Airlines plane. Bayne Stanley/CP

For the first-time, travellers flying out of Edmonton International Airport (EIA) can now fly directly to Miami.

On Monday, Edmonton-based Flair Airlines announced six new non-stop flights from Canadian cities to U.S. destinations. The new routes include flights from Edmonton to Las Vegas, Phoenix/Mesa, Palm Springs, Orlando and Miami.

While other airline carriers have offered direct flights from Edmonton to five of the six locations, the Miami route is new for EIA.

Financial news and insights delivered to your email every Saturday.

The low-cost carrier also announced five direct flights out of Winnipeg and one from Toronto.

READ MORE: Alberta sunseekers will soon have daily, direct flights to popular pair of U.S. destinations

Earlier this year, Air Canada announced plans to launch daily, seasonal flights to two popular U.S. destinations. The airline said it was launching daily, direct flights from Calgary to Palm Springs and Las Vegas to Edmonton.

Story continues below advertisement

Last year, Flair Airlines bought discount airline NewLeaf Travel to become one entity. In June, Flair Airlines announced it was moving its headquarters from Kelowna to Edmonton.

READ MORE: Flair Airlines moving headquarters from Kelowna to Edmonton

A competing low-cost carrier, Swoop, started operations out of Edmonton in June with its inaugural flight from Hamilton.

Sponsored content

AdChoices