Swoop
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Flair adds eight routes but cuts Abbotsford service
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Canadian ultra-LCC Flair Airlines will fly eight new routes in summer 2020 but is pulling service from Abbotsford after strong competition from...
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Swoop suspends scheduled International service 23MAR20 – 31MAY20
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Canadian carrier Swoop on Thursday (19MAR20) is suspending scheduled International service, between 23MAR20 (from 2359LT 22MAR20) and 31MAY20....
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Swoop S20 Domestic network expansion
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Swoop in summer 2020 season plans to expand domestic network, including new routes launch from Edmonton, Hamilton and Winnipeg. Planned service as...
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Swoop adds San Diego service from May 2020
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Swoop earlier this month announced revised launch date to San Diego, as the airline schedules 2 weekly Edmonton – San Diego service, from...
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2019 in review: January to June
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As 2019 draws to a close, Routesonline revisits some of the biggest stories making the headlines. Part one of our review looks at the first six...
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Bulletin board: aviation industry news round-up
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This week: Passenger demand picks up in August; Austrian Airlines to start Birmingham service; Spirit increases Puerto Rico focus and more.
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Swoop delays planned San Diego Oct 2019 Launch
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Swoop in recent schedule update closed reservation for planned service to San Diego, as the airline postponed service launch in October 2019....
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Swoop schedules San Diego launch in Oct 2019
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Swoop yesterday (02JUL19) additional route launch, which sees the airline adding San Diego from 04OCT19. Planned operation includes the...
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Swoop schedules new routes in W19
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Swoop in winter 2019/20 season is adding various new routes for Sun Destinations, including flights from Edmonton, London ON and Winnipeg. Planned...
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Swoop adds Kelowna – Las Vegas service from June 2019
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Swoop last week announced service expansion at Kelowna, with the offering of Kelowna – Las Vegas route. This route will be operated by...
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Swoop's network 'will not cannibalise parent WestJet'
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Ultra low-cost carrier Swoop is stimulating a new market rather than cannibalising that of its parent WestJet, according to the airline’s chief...
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Swoop CEO: ‘We’re playing our own game’
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Seasoned airline executive Steven Greenway took the helm of WestJet’s ultra low-cost carrier Swoop less than a year ago, overseeing its launch and...
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Route rundown: NBO-FCO, CHC-SIN, YEG-MCO
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This week: Kenya Airways is returning to Rome after seven years away; Air New Zealand is set to add Christchurch – Singapore; and Swoop is upping...
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Conference programme confirmed for Routes Americas 2019
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The Routes Americas 2019 speaker and panellist line-up has now been confirmed ahead of the event which will take place 12-14 February in Quebec...
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SWOOP adds new markets in S19
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Canadian carrier SWOOP yesterday (22JAN19) announced new markets scheduled for summer 2019 season, including expanded Trans-Border network from...
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Aviation outlook: nine industry predictions for 2019
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What will the year ahead have in store for the commercial aviation industry? From further consolidation in Europe to a shake-up of global airline...
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Route rundown: YHM-PVR, BLR-LHR, YYC-DUB
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This week: Swoop adds Mexico, Air India to open Bangalore – London, and WestJet reveals first 787-9 routes.
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Swoop plans Mexico launch in 1Q19
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Swoop on Thursday (04OCT18) announced service to Mexico, serving Cancun, Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta. Planned new international service is...
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Swoop plans Jamaica debut in Dec 2018
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Canadian Ultra Low-cost carrier Swoop yesterday announced service launch to the Caribbean, where the airline plans to operate Hamilton –...
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Flair adds US routes as ULCC competition intensifies
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Canada’s Flair Airlines is adding the first US destinations to its network this winter as competition between budget carriers on transborder routes...