Low Cost Airlines

• Flair Airlines apologizes to Edmonton customer who cleaned up blood on flight to Vancouver

  An Edmonton woman is calling on Flair Airlines to review its policies after she was left to clean up blood on a flight to Vancouver on Friday.

  Canada

  Nov 18, 2019
  
• Swoop airline starts flying between Hamilton and Puerto Vallarta

  The low-cost carrier will fly twice a week from Hamilton to Puerto Vallarta, and three times each week to Cancun.

  Consumer

  Jan 8, 2019
  
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• Calgary-based Enerjet aims to take off in crowded budget carrier market next year

  The discount airline market is set to become even more crowded, as charter flight company Enerjet aims to relaunch itself as an ultra-low-cost carrier in 2019 after a decade of transporting oilsands workers and tour passengers.

  Consumer

  Dec 20, 2018
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• Swoop adds U.S. destinations from Hamilton’s airport

  Swoop will fly four times each week between Hamilton and Las Vegas, three times weekly from Hamilton to Orlando and Tampa Bay and twice weekly to Fort Lauderdale.

  Lifestyle

  Aug 2, 2018
• Lower taxes, fees to help grow Canada’s airline industry, reduce prices: study

  A new study suggests federal and provincial governments can help ease some of the frustrations of travellers and grow the country's air transport sector by reducing taxes and fees imposed on the industry.

  Canada

  Jun 21, 2018
• These are the low-cost airlines you can fly in Canada

  Air travel is about to get a lot cheaper — and a lot less comfortable — in Canada.

  Lifestyle

  Oct 27, 2017
• New WestJet discount airline service delayed until next year

  The Calgary-based airline says it expects to announce the initial flight schedule early in 2018 with service expected to start in the summer of next year.

  Canada

  Aug 1, 2017
• Liberals promise to boost foreign ownership cap on airlines, passenger rights regime

  The federal transport minister is promising legislation that would allow international companies to own up to 49 per cent of an airline in Canada, a jump from the current cap of 25 per cent.

  Canada

  Nov 3, 2016