Swoop is adding Atlantic flights out of Hamilton airport
- Craig Clark
- 10 Jan 2020
Budget airline Swoop plans to add flights to three cities in Atlantic Canada this summer in an attempt to compete with the Air Canada services to that part of the country.
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Swoop is owned by WestJet Airlines Ltd. and runs mostly out of the John C. Munro International Airport in Hamilton. The airline is looking to add flights to St. John’s, Newfoundland; Moncton, New Brunswick; and Charlottetown, Price Edward Island that would travel between late June and early October.
The new flights represent an opportunity for the airport and Swoop as they have both experienced turbulence over the last few months.
John C. Munro International Airport saw a decline in travellers after the ultra-low cost Flair Airlines began service out of Toronto’s Pearson International Airport.
Swoop has also experienced some difficulties the last while, with stories of abandoned passengers and technical difficulties appearing on social media.
Last week, passengers on Swoop travelling to Hamilton from Halifax and Tampa Bay were diverted to Montreal due to weather conditions. Passengers were then abandoned by the airline with Swoop eventually offering a six-hour bus ride back to Hamilton.
Swoop says that the addition of a 10th aircraft has made the trips to Atlantic Canada possible. It will run daily to St. John’s and several times a week to Moncton and Charlottetown.
Since the inception of Swoop, WestJet has been challenging Air Canada by adding discount routes, transatlantic flights and premium fares.
Swoop entered the market in 2018 after they started service out of Hamilton’s airport.
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