Swoop

Flightglobal | June 15, 2018

Canadian start-up Swoop has filed a request with US regulators to begin flights to the USA on 11 October. In an application with the US Department of Transportation, the airline, a division of Calgary-based WestJet, says it intends to fly from Canada to Las Vegas, Orlando, Tampa, Fort Lauderdale, and Phoenix. The 15 June filing does not specify from which cities Swoop intends to serve those destinations. The company tells Flightglobal it expects to release more details near the end of July after...

Airwise | June 13, 2018

WestJet’s new low-cost carrier Swoop has received its air operating certificate (AOC) approval from Transport Canada. Swoop is scheduled to launch is the first commercial flight on June 20 with service between Hamilton, Ontario and Abbotsford, British Columbia.“Receiving our air operators certificate ticks the last check-box,” Swoop chief executive Steven Greenway said. “We’re immensely proud of the Swoop inflight, maintenance and operations teams for getting us her...

Simple Flying | January 17, 2020

Canadian operator WestJet is planning a new transatlantic service. The Boeing 737 operated flight would be used to connect Canada’s Halifax to Manchester in the United Kingdom. The seasonal flight is set to operate over the 2020 summer period. WestJet is launching its third route from Halifax to the United Kingdom this summer. Accompanying its existing routes to London and Glasgow, the new connection will be operated by a Boeing 737 aircraft. Launching in June, the route will remain in ope...

ch-aviation | January 16, 2020

Qatar Airways has announced a codeshare partnership with Deutsche Bahn (DB) the German railway operator, offering its passengers connections to and from eight key destinations in Germany, according to a press release issued by the airline. The Oneworld carrier currently operates 35 weekly flights between Doha Hamad Int'l and the German cities of Frankfurt Int'l (2x daily), Munich (2x daily), and Berlin Tegel (1x daily). Under the DB deal, Qatar Airways passengers will be able to connect ...