Swoop
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EDITORIAL: Necessity, invention and determination
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Governments must match the ambitions and inventiveness of airlines and airports for the sakes of their economies and citizens.
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Three new US destinations join Swoop’s network
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The six transborder services to three new US points follow the Canadian airline’s Request for Proposals on Route Exchange.
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Swoop expands in British Columbia with new domestic routes
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Swoop is adding a new destination in British Columbia this summer and expanding from a second. Both airports participated in the Canadian carrier’s...
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Interview: Parm Sidhu, Abbotsford International Airport
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How COVID-19 has stopped the Canadian ULCC boom in its tracks, and why Parm Sidhu believes his ultra-low-cost airport model is ideal for the recovery.
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Westjet Cuts Routes, Capacity As New Protocols Hit Demand
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Flights from Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver affected.
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Routes Reconnected: North American airlines see ‘pent-up demand’ for air travel
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COVID-19 testing will be critical to building back consumer confidence, airlines and airports say.
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Delta and WestJet scrap joint venture plans
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The airlines have blamed “arbitrary and capricious” conditions imposed by the US Department of Transportation for the decision.
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Exclusive insight to be shared by world’s leading airlines at Routes Reconnected
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The virtual event will provide an unparalleled platform for the globe’s airports and tourism authorities to understand the core information they...
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Over 100 of the world’s leading airlines to attend Routes Reconnected
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Vice presidents and heads of network planning teams have registered for the event that will support the community in reshaping the world’s route...
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Swoop outlines planned Toronto Pearson network
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WestJet’s ultra-low-cost subsidiary Swoop will operate four domestic and five international routes from Toronto Pearson International.
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Recovery Tracker: Norwegian, Swoop, Emirates and Lufthansa
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A weekly round-up of the latest news from the aviation industry as airlines and airports begin to recover from the COVID-19 crisis.
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Interview: Swoop maps out its post-COVID future
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On the second anniversary of Swoop's inaugural flight, head of commercial Bert van der Stege discusses the airline’s response to the COVID-19...
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PRESS RELEASE: Digital innovation supports aviation partnerships and post COVID-19 industry recovery
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Routes’ digital platform Route Exchange is helping to play an important role in the recovery of the aviation industry.
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Swoop eyes new airport partners
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Swoop is using the Route Exchange platform as it seeks to expand its network.
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Swoop outlines domestic network changes
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Canadian ULCC Swoop is increasing its domestic network from July but several planned seasonal services have been postponed.
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Flair adds eight routes but cuts Abbotsford service
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Canadian ultra-LCC Flair Airlines will fly eight new routes in summer 2020 but is pulling service from Abbotsford after strong competition from...
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2019 in review: January to June
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As 2019 draws to a close, Routesonline revisits some of the biggest stories making the headlines. Part one of our review looks at the first six...
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Bulletin board: aviation industry news round-up
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This week: Passenger demand picks up in August; Austrian Airlines to start Birmingham service; Spirit increases Puerto Rico focus and more.
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Swoop's network 'will not cannibalise parent WestJet'
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Ultra low-cost carrier Swoop is stimulating a new market rather than cannibalising that of its parent WestJet, according to the airline’s chief...
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Swoop CEO: ‘We’re playing our own game’
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Seasoned airline executive Steven Greenway took the helm of WestJet’s ultra low-cost carrier Swoop less than a year ago, overseeing its launch and...