Sunwing Airlines

Although Canada often takes a backseat to the U.S. in North America’s market, the reality is Canada was dynamic before the COVID-19 pandemic.

WestJet CEO Alexis von Hoensbroech joined the company in February 2022.

Canada’s WestJet Group will shut down recently acquired Sunwing Airlines and incorporate its 18 Boeing 737s into WestJet mainline operations next year.

Air Canada has announced the addition of four new sun routes in its winter 2023-24 schedule.

Sunwing Vacations and Sunwing Airlines will bring 18 Boeing 737s to the combined fleet, though initially the companies will continue independent operations.

Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.

WestJet director of commercial strategy Frank Satusky wants to 'own the west' of Canada.

The new route from Montreal will begin in December.

As the carrier prepares to reinstate more routes to its network, it is also adding new flights between Toronto and Chicago.

The acquisition of Toronto-headquartered Sunwing will increase WestJet’s footprint in leisure markets as demand continues to rebound.

The carrier cites ‘soaring vaccination rates’ in Cuba as one reason why it is restarting flights to the island nation.

Routes rounds-up the latest new route announcements, as well as services returning to carriers' networks.

More winter sun destinations are being offered by Canada’s Sunwing.

Routes rounds up the latest new route announcements, as well as services returning to carrier’s networks.

Sun destinations hit as airlines asked for service suspensions.

While Jetstar and Sunwing are resuming suspended routes, Porter Airlines has further delayed its planned restart and Norwegian is preparing to ground 15 of the 21 aircraft currently in operation.

Senior network planners from more than 100 of the world’s leading carriers will be accepting meeting requests when scheduling opens.

This week: Norwegian to serve Italy-Iceland, China Eastern adds service from Guangzhou and Sunwing to operate Vancouver–Liberia route.

Nigel Mayes, ASM senior vice president consulting and product development and Mike St-Laurent, senior consultant, explore the dynamics of the Canadian market.This article is from Issue 1, Volume 11 of Routes News for 2015.

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