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Flair Airlines adds extra flights to help passengers impacted by WestJet pilots strike

Flair Airlines Boeing 737-8 MAX 8 C-FLKI (msn 64944) LAX (Michael B. Ing). Image: 960542.

Flair Airlines has announced it has added extra flights between Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton beginning the holiday weekend.

The airline hopes to help Canadians impacted by the WestJet pilots’ strike embark on their planned travels with minimal disruption.

The first of the additional flights depart May 19, 2023. The airline is creating contingency plans to service more destinations with flight frequencies should the WestJet pilots’ strike continue for an extended period.

Flair Airlines saw an increase in flight bookings since news of the WestJet pilots’ strike was first reported in the news media and began preparing contingency plans before the strike announcement. The airlines’ flights are increasingly full, with load factors in April 2023 reaching 90.3%. In addition, the airline reported on-time performance of 74.1%, among the highest in Canada.

One-way fares, including taxes and fees, for these special flights begin at $99. There are limited seats and availability for the fares. The flights include additional frequencies between Calgary and Vancouver, as well as an additional flight between Edmonton and Vancouver.

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Flair Airlines reports a 90.3% load factor in April

Flair Airlines Boeing 737-8 MAX 8 C-FFEL (msn 64942) YYZ (TMK Photography). Image: 960479.

Flair Airlines has announced that 74.1% of its flights were on time in April. Flights that arrive within 15 minutes of their scheduled arrival time are considered to be on-time, and this key performance indicator is a closely watched metric in the airline industry, globally.

In addition, Flair Airlines announced that its April 2023 load factors — the percentage of seats occupied by paying customers on its flights — was 90.3% in April 2023, with 394,431 passengers booked.

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Flair Airlines has four aircraft seized due to a ‘commercial dispute’

Flair Airlines says its passengers were impacted due to flight cancellations on March 11 after four of its leased Boeing 737 aircraft were seized in Toronto, Edmonton and Waterloo, Ontario according to CBC.

The aircraft were seized by a New York-based hedge fund, owners of the aircraft.

Flair Airlines issued this statement:

On March 11, 2023, we experienced some service disruptions at YEG, YYZ & YKF. We are very sorry to our passengers who were impacted. We know unforeseen interruptions to travel are stressful, and we are doing everything we can to get our customers to their destinations as soon as possible.

Customers affected by these events will receive an update that we have enlisted a dedicated team to support them rebook their flights with Flair, or another airline, at no additional cost.

Alternatively, customers can rebook their own travel and receive a reimbursement from Flair within 7 days. We sincerely apologize for this disruption, especially during a busy travel weekend, and we thank our customers for their patience.

Our team is dedicated to rebooking all affected customers. We guarantee we will work to get you to your destination as soon as we can.

Flair Airlines releases its winter 2023 schedule with more flights to sunny destinations

Flair Airlines Boeing 737-8 MAX 8 C-FLER (msn 62874) BFI (Brian Worthington). Image: 959384.

Flair Airlines has announced the release of its winter 2023 schedule. The schedule features added depth across the network to give customers more choice, particularly to sunshine, at low fares.

This announcement includes several new routes, including Toronto to Puerto Vallarta (beginning October 29, 4x weekly), Kitchener-Waterloo to Puerto Vallarta (beginning December 16, 3x weekly), Calgary to Las Vegas (beginning October 30, 7x weekly), and Calgary to Phoenix (beginning October 30, 4x weekly). Flair will also be the only carrier to serve Ottawa to Las Vegas (beginning October 13, 2x weekly).

Existing service from Vancouver and Edmonton to Phoenix will move to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport for the season, along with the new service from Calgary to Phoenix.

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Flair Airlines to connect Kamloops and Edmonton

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Flair Airlines has announced new service between Kamloops and Edmonton.

Flights will begin on June 15, 2023, with thrice-weekly flights on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. The new route reconnects the two cities, which have not had direct flights in six years, since early 2016.

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