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Canada Jetlines Receives Canadian Transportation Agency Licenses to Operate Domestic, Non-Scheduled International and Scheduled International Services

Canada Jetlines Receives Canadian
Canada Jetlines Operations Ltd. (“Canada Jetlines”) the new, all-Canadian, leisure airline, announced today that the Canadian Transportation Agency has issued Canada Jetlines airline licenses.“Canada Jetlines is pleased to announce that it has received its Domestic, Non-scheduled international, and scheduled international service licenses from the Canadian Transportation Agency. With the Air Operator Certificate that was issued on August 18, 2022, by Transport Canada, Canada Jetlines has now completed all government requirements and obtained all certification to start operations.

“I am extremely proud of this achievement and the hard work completed by all the employees and the support we received for this project from Ed Wegel and his team at GlobalX, as well as all our other partners. I want to pass my appreciation for the trust our partners have put in the Canada Jetlines team,

Eddy Doyle CEO Canada Jetlines.

“We will be announcing our fall schedule shortly with an updated inaugural flight date and are excited at the possibilities ahead of us to provide Canadians with a new air service,” said Duncan Bureau Chief Commercial Officer of Canada Jetlines.
“Canada Jetlines is fully staffed and ready to fly. As a start-up during the pandemic, we emphasize preparation and collaboration and are currently staffed to welcome guests to travel with us,” said Eddy Doyle, CEO of Canada Jetlines. “Part of the many benefits of beginning as a startup airline out of the pandemic is our staffing. We don't have to worry about bringing back team members, retraining, and so on. We are fully trained, with the full complement of crew and team members.”
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About Canada Jetlines
Canada Jetlines is a leisure focused air carrier, which will utilize a growing fleet of Airbus 320 aircraft. The air carrier was created to provide Canadians with value vacation choices and convenient travel options to fly to fantastic leisure destinations within Canada, the U.S.A., Cuba, Jamaica, St. Lucia, Antigua, Bahamas, and other Caribbean nations. Canada Jetlines will provide exciting vacation packages to iconic Canadian destinations and beyond via strong partnerships with airports, CVB’s, tourism entities, hotels, hospitality brands, and attractions. With a projected growth of 15 aircraft by 2025, Canada Jetlines aims to offer the best-in-class operating economics, customer comfort and fly-by-wire technology, providing an elevated guest centric experience from the first touchpoint. The efficient aircraft design merged with the experience of the all-Canadian management team, allows for accessible flight options without sacrificing quality or convenience. The carrier will use a state-of-the-art web booking platform, making the turnkey solution available to consumers, travel agents, and tour operators, with the capability of generating revenue on reservations and ancillary sales with the aim to provide more revenue opportunities to current and future agent partners and all the work that they do. We look forward to working with you to create memorable travel experiences for consumers. To learn more, please visit www.jetlines.com and follow on all social media platforms for news and updates.

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