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Originally Posted by homebody
Oh well. I’m sure someone would fill the void. Flair 2x daily year round to Toronto and Montreal!! Morning and evening.
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1.Airlines like Flair aren't much use unless all you want to do is to go nonstop point to point. No extensive network of flights for connections to the US or the rest of the world ....no code share and not part of a major alrline alliance. AFAIK Flair won't even let you book travel past Toronto to the other places they do fly on the same ticket. A cynic might say that's so if they strand you mid trip in TO they have no responsibility to do anything for you because you weren't technically "in transit"
2. Discount airlines have a long history of "here today, gone tomorrow" in Canada. A tough, sparsely populated market with skinny routes is not kind to that segment of the industry. While Flair could well be a big success story it could also end up as just another failed discount airline.
3. Westjet tried competing with AC in the east.....they've decided to return to a focus on western Canada. I'm still not sure that isn't something the competition board shouldn't be looking into. It seemed awfully convenient that Air Canada decided to reduce their presence in the west about the same time Westjet largely withdrew from the east. Quid Pro Quo anybody?
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