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Canadian airline Lynx Air is grounded: ‘It is with a heavy heart we leave the skies’
A Canadian budget airline is shutting down over the weekend, blaming rising costs, unfavourable exchange rates and “competitive tension” for its demise. Lynx Air, based in Calgary, told ...
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WestJet gears up for summer growth after snapping up planes from defunct Lynx Air
WestJet is gearing up for a major growth spurt this year, even as rival airlines limit their expansion plans. The ...
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Icelandic discount carrier Play Airlines pulls out of Canada, leaving customers in dark
Several trade publications have reported the airline is leaving Canada. The halt also comes amid a narrowing of the low-cost carrier field after Lynx Air filed for creditor protection last February ...
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WestJet gears up for summer growth as airline banks on domestic travel amid weak loonie
Flight volumes from the country's second-largest airline will increase by 10 per cent this summer compared to last, WestJet says.