Kelowna International Airport (YLW)

The flag carrier is ramping up flying in Canada next summer.

CEO Michael Rousseau apologizes to carrier’s customers for strained operations.

The startup—which plans to have a fleet of almost 50 aircraft over the next seven years—is looking to enter markets already served by Air Canada, WestJet and Flair.

The network additions include the launch of a new international destination from the ULCC’s Western Canadian base.

The services are part of a winter schedule that will see the Calgary-based carrier’s network grow to more than 95 destinations.

The airline is basing four new Boeing 737 MAX aircraft at Canadian airports this spring.

The fast-growing Canadian ULCC will begin its first US services from Edmonton in December.

As Canada begins to gradually relax some of its border restrictions, the country’s flag-carrier has outlined plans to increase long-haul flying.

The carrier is relaunching its domestic network as part of an agreement with the Canadian government on financial aid.

Swoop is adding a new destination in British Columbia this summer and expanding from a second. Both airports participated in the Canadian carrier’s recent RFP with Routes.

Eleven new domestic services are being launched, with the airline’s CEO Ed Sims calling on Canadian citizens to support the country’s tourism industry.

WestJet’s ultra-low-cost subsidiary Swoop will operate four domestic and five international routes from Toronto Pearson International.

Canadian ULCC Swoop is increasing its domestic network from July but several planned seasonal services have been postponed.

NewLeaf will offer an unbundled travel service for leisure travellers with low base fares and numerous add-ons for passengers to tailor their itineraries depending upon what extras such as checked baggage allowance, inflight meals etc, that they require.

As well as a new route between Edmonton and Nanaimo, the Canadian carrier will increase frequencies on a number of routes including Regina, Grande Prairie, Kelowna and Saskatoon.

Pacific Coastal Airlines has announced the addition of a new scheduled non-stop service between Cranbrook and Kelowna, with effect from November 18