Swoop Airline

• Passenger travel through Hamilton expected to be strong, despite impending loss of Swoop

  Executives with John C Munro airport expect a solid year over year increase in passenger travel in 2023, even with Swoop winding down operations this fall.

  Canada

  Sep 11, 2023
  
• Hamilton airport expansion pays off with cargo and passenger traffic up in 2022

  Easing of COVID restrictions as well as passenger and runway expansion efforts saw Hamilton's airport moved more cargo and people in 2022 than the year before.

  Apr 27, 2023
  
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• Punta Cana, Fort Lauderdale added to Swoop airlines winter schedule for Hamilton airport

  Ahead of the winter, Swoop announced new stops and increased frequency of flights from Hamilton to sunny destinations in the U.S., Mexico and the Dominican Republic.

  Canada

  Sep 7, 2022
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• Swoop resumes non-stop flights to Las Vegas from Hamilton airport

  The first flight of the season left John C. Munro International Airport (YHM) just after 2 p.m. Thursday, spurred on by a Vegas-themed gate-side celebration.

  Consumer

  Jun 23, 2022
• Swoop launching non-stop flights from Edmonton to Charlottetown, Moncton

  A Canadian airline is launching two new non-stop flights from Edmonton this week.

  Consumer

  Jun 16, 2022
• Swoop to suspend flights from Winnipeg to Toronto in June

  In an email to Global News on Tuesday, the airline said the service between Winnipeg and Toronto will be suspended as of June 20, 2022. 

  Canada

  Apr 26, 2022
• WestJet brings back former executive to helm budget carrier Swoop

  The WestJet Group says it has hired Bob Cummings to reprise his role as president of discount subsidiary Swoop.

  Money

  Apr 13, 2022
• Low fare airline Swoop returns to Winnipeg

  Canadian budget airline Swoop returned its low-cost flights to Winnipeg on Sunday.

  Consumer

  Apr 25, 2021
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• Flair Airlines pulling out of Abbotsford as competition with Swoop takes off

  Flair cited an intense focus on the Abbotsford-Edmonton route by its competitor Swoop — a subsidiary of WestJet — resulting in a glut of cheap tickets.

  Consumer

  Feb 12, 2020
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• WestJet CEO says Boeing 737 Max grounding a ‘substantial loss’ ahead of buyout

  WestJet chief executive Ed Sims says the grounding of the Boeing 737 Max is having a "substantial negative impact" on the airline, even as the company reported robust earnings in first quarter of 2019.

  Economy

  Jul 29, 2019