Swoop Continues North American Expansion with Release of 2020 Summer Schedule
Provided by Swoop/CNW The ultra-low fare airline adds increased service and three new destinations to its network CALGARY, Dec. 13, 2019 /CNW/ – Today, Swoop, Canada’s ultra-low-fare airline and subsidiary of WestJet Airlines Ltd., released its 2020 summer schedule, announcing increased service and three new destinations. Starting in April 2020, Swoop’s newest routes will take travellers to two new domestic destinations […]
Red Arrows’ quick display over Victoria draws hundreds of spectators
News provided by The Abbotsford News – link to full story with a hint from P.N. The Royal Air Forces’ acrobatic team headed to Vancouver next Evan Taylor, September 27, 2019 – Abbotsford News The Red Arrows, the Royal Air Forces’ acrobatic team, arrived in Victoria right on schedule Thursday. Their display saw them fly […]
Sunwing partners with Swoop to offer customers even more travel options this winter
Provided by Swoop/CNW TORONTO, Sept. 27, 2019 /CNW/ – Canadians looking for a tropical escape that’s easily accessible from their local airport have even more options to choose from this coming winter thanks to a new agreement between leading tour operator, Sunwing, and ultra-low-cost airline, Swoop. Sunseekers departing from Hamilton, London, Abbotsford, Edmonton and Winnipeg can now book […]
Swoop Airlines Review – is it really cheaper?
News provided by Travel Off Path – link to full story KASHLEE KUCHERAN SEPTEMBER 26, 2019 Canadian’s have always gotten the short end of the stick when it comes to cheap air fare, but that finally might be changing! Swoop Airlines is a new discount airline that has launched in selected (smaller) airports throughout Canada, and […]
Updated: Swoop emergency landing in Abbotsford
News provided by The Abbotsford News – link to full story and updates – with a hint from P.N. Passenger jet makes emergency landing in Abbotsford after hitting birds 737 aircraft hit flock of birds shortly after takeoff Patrick Penner, 10 September 2019 A 737 aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing at Abbotsford […]
Swoop plane makes emergency landing at Abbotsford International after bird strike
News provided by City News 1130 – link to full story and updates BY DEAN RECKSIEDLER AND HANA MAE NASSAR Posted Sep 10, 2019 SUMMARY A plane was forced to make an emergency landing at Abbotsford International Airport after a bird strike Tuesday morning The City of Abbotsford says all passengers are safely back at the YXX terminal […]
Flair Airlines Reports 92% Load Factor for Summer 2019
Provided by Flair Airlines/Globe Newswire Edmonton, Alberta, Sept. 05, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Flair Airlines, Canada’s only truly independent low cost airline, is pleased to report an average passenger load factor of 92% for July & August 2019. “We are delighted with the rapidly growing number of Canadians who have flocked to Flair this summer” […]
B.C. company partnered in a sophisticated system for detecting drones
News provided by Global News – link to video 22 August 2019 Jordan Armstrong explains how one B.C. company has partnered in the development of new technology that can spot possible threats posed by drones from kilometres away. WATCH: video link
‘We’re very disappointed’: Swoop flight from Hamilton to B.C. cancelled
News provided by CBC News – link to full story and updates The airline cancelled 30 flights during the first 10 days of July alone CBC News · Posted: Aug 15, 2019 Yet another Swoop flight out of Hamilton has been cancelled, this time stranding a plane-full of people destined for British Columbia. Flight 109 scheduled to take […]
Departure after 14 minutes in heavy snowfall led to 2018 collision with terrain at Abbotsford Airport
Provided by Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB)/CNW RICHMOND, BC, Aug. 14, 2019 /CNW/ – In the release of its investigation report (A18P0031) today, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) found that pilot decision-making and winter weather conditions contributed to a 2018 accident in which a Beechcraft King Air B100, operated by Island Express Air Inc. (Island Express), collided […]