Canadian Swoop to start flights in June
Canada’s first ultra-low-cost carrier and an offshoot of WestJet, announced on February 1 its initial schedule release with service starting from Abbotsford, Hamilton, Edmonton, Winnipeg and Halifax.
Budget carriers as partners in airline alliances
No frills carriers have become valuable prospects for the legacy carriers and could possible become future partners.
Going long-haul at any cost
Cheap fuel and myriad of point-to-point flight connections enabled even more passengers to fly on budget. And that sprung entire new market which it seemed impossible with older planes and engines — paying low cost and flying long haul.