Aviation in Canada will become a bit less competitive this weekend, as ultra low cost carrier Lynx Air ceases operations.
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Canada's market was too crowded given its size. We just can't support a large number of airlines like other parts of the globe.
Porter took over. That’s all that needs to be said. So much better than Lynx or Flair and price is better than Air Canada and Westjet.
I was reading an article about this yesterday. They mentioned how FLAIR had 70M in unpaid icome tax. Might want to avoid booking with them as well!
Canada airports aren't subsidized like the US or EU and it's almost impossible to start an airline here. Hope Flair and Porter survive and would rather not be subject to the AC WJ duopoly.
Good new for Boeing...frees up available slots for future MAX deliveries and puts several MAX models in the used airframe market. I'm sure several of these slots will be offered to Alaska should the AS/HA merger take hold.
RIP, competition made the fares ridiculous on transcon routes. 80 USD one way YEG-YYZ or YYZ-YVR on AC with lounge access through Star Alliance or a credit card. Meanwhile YYZ-YUL is consistently 120 USD for basic economy. Lynx represented about 3% of all domestic seats available. AC 53%, WS 30%, PD 12%, Flair the rest.
Someone said quickest way to become a millionaire is to start an airline. (If you are a billionaire that is).
If a Canadian wrote this article, they might take a stab at the US, saying how bad America is. Strange Canadian preoccupation to be bitter or jealous of America. You can see them filling up plastic containers or Jerry cans with American gas near the border probably cursing that the proce is so much lower.
Canada is technically smaller than the U.S. in land area (AKA excluding water), just a fun fact. But definitely bigger than the lower 48 🙂
Rest in peace, Lynx! We flew them not long after they started flying YYZ-YVR, and did it for $100 USD return.
We've flown low-cost airlines from Swoop to Flair to WestJet to Sunwing (a couple times). Lynx was the kindest - they only served water on board, were efficient in keeping the planes clean and they were timely. But that lack of auxiliary revenue probably didn't help. Especially compared to Flair (which I remember was a lot of yelling, plus a 10 hour delay on a return flight from Nashville!)
We reviewed those flights on video if you're interested in some newly minted nostalgia...
YYZ-YVR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pCpT4soAqk
YVR-YYZ: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8mgLHYoxJE
Maybe AA can restart Calgary and Vancouver service from PHX atleast seasonally, although getting to Canada during the AZ summer would be HUGE! Most Canadian airlines limit service during the summer.
"If a Canadian wrote this article"
It wouldn't be anywhere near as nonsensical as what you gave us.
Kids today...Ricard Branson, hah. Nonsense. This is just a contemporary ripoff and never-ending mangling of a longstanding aviation industry joke (not just airlines, any business to do with flying) - it's been around since the 1920s - a hundred-year-old "dad joke." The original, and best version:
In this business, the best way to end up with a small fortune is to start off with a large fortune.
There, I fixed it for you.
There's no "technical" about it.
Landmass of Canada is 3.866mi2.
Landmass of the 50 US states is 3.797mi2.
Porter hasn’t taken over anything. Chances are Westjet will snatch up those planes, routes and their slots as this company was based in Calgary and the Calgary airport has been working with Westjet to grow it. Furthermore porter is rarely able to fill up their planes as it stands currently.
It was Bob Crandall, executive of AA in the 70’s and 80’s who stated, “A lot of people came into the airline business. Most of them promptly exited, minus their money,"
It will be a miracle if Flair survives, it's just a cattle car and is already facing financial headwinds.
Canada needs competition to AC and WestJet.
WestJet lost a lot of loyalty after the Calgary meltdown in early January.
Porter has carved a niche with the E 195s and quality service.
Dual US/Canada citizen here. Nobody in the US gives a hoot about Canada or Canadians. Yet the US lives rent free in the minds of Canadians. They feel very smug about Americans, a strange and completely baseless feeling of superiority. It is sad to see this airline fold. AC and Westjet need competitors.
I had a flight booked with Lynx for this summer. I got an email saying they are ceasing operations and to contact your credit card company for a refund. They even went as far as saying don’t contact our call center, they won’t help you!
Vermin like you are why right wing seppos are the trash of humanity. Congrats!
LOL typical seppo loser. Someone should lobotomise you with a rusty augur through an eye socket.