Americas aviation: ambitions ride high among Canada’s ultra-low cost start-ups

Up until a few years ago, Canada was one of the last major air travel markets without the consistent presence of an ultra-low cost carrier (ULCC).

But that has quickly changed in the recent past as Flair Airlines, WestJet’s Swoop and, more recently, Lynx Air, have launched to take advantage of what those entities deem as pent-up demand for cheaper air travel. 

Whether or not the Canadian market will absorb all the growth planned by those airlines is yet to be revealed; or if changes will eventually take place among Canada’s ultra-low cost start-ups.

But for now, particularly for Flair and Lynx Air, their growth will continue unabated.