Category Archives: Swoop

Swoop takes off to two new U.S. destinations from Edmonton

Swoop this week celebrates the launch of two new inaugural flights fromย Edmonton International Airport with the start of nonstop service toย Palm Springs, California on December 16 and to Sanford, Floridaย onย December 17.

The airline’s twice weekly nonstop service to Palm Springsย operates on Mondays and Thursdays, while flights betweenย Edmonton and Sanfordย will operate weekly on Fridays.

Swoop launches three new routes from Toronto

Swoop this week celebrated the launch of three new inaugural flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport with the departure of new nonstop service to Los Cabos, Mexico, onย December 4,ย Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, onย December 5ย andย Kingston, Jamaicaย on December 8.

Details of Swoop’s Newly Launched Service fromย Toronto

Route

Peak Weekly
Frequency

Introductory All-in
One-Way Fare

Base fare
(CAD)

Taxes & Fees
(CAD)

Toronto โ€“ Los Cabos

1x Weekly

$180 CADย +

$81.69

$98.31

Toronto โ€“ Punta Cana

1x Weekly

$199 CAD++

$87.67

$111.33

Toronto โ€“ Kingston

2x Weekly

$180 CAD+++

$74.43

$105.57

+ย Book by December 18, 2021, travel from Jan 5 to April 30, 2022 (blackouts February 17-22, March 12-20, 2022, April 14-19)

++Book by December 12, 2021, travel from Jan 5 to April 30, 2022 (blackouts February 17-22, March 12-20, 2022, April 14-19)

+++Book from December 8 โ€“ December 15, 2021, travel from Jan 5 to April 30, 2022 (blackouts February 17-22, March 12-20, April 14-19)

Swoop announces a major expansion at Edmonton

Today, Swoop,ย Canada’sย leading ultra-low fare airline, reaffirmed its commitment to the Edmonton Metropolitan Region with the announcement of new service to one U.S. and eight domestic destinations from its Western Canadian base. The airline’s significant new investments were celebrated this morning alongside the unveiling of Swoop’s newest aircraft, which will fly with the name #Edmonton.

The airline’s growth will see Swoop’s flight capacity inย Alberta’sย capital increase 76% compared to pre-pandemic levels, supporting the creation of 140 additional direct and spin-off jobs and an anticipatedย $120Mย of economic output activityi in 2022.

New non-stop flights to eight Canadian citiesย 

The addition of eight new Canadian destinations to Swoop’s summer schedule will see non-stop service fromย Edmontonย toย Charlottetown,ย Comox,ย Halifax,ย Kelowna,ย Moncton,ย Ottawa,ย Reginaย andย Saskatoon. Swoop will be the first carrier to bring non-stop connectivity fromย Edmontonย International Airport toย Charlottetownย andย Monctonย and the airline’s summer schedule will also see the restoration of service toย London, Ont.

Hello, Palm Springs!

Beginningย December 16, Swoop’s transborder presence is growing fromย Edmontonย with the addition of new service to Palm Springs.ย The scheduled non-stop service to Palm Springs will operate twice weekly.

Tom Ruth, President and CEO of Edmonton International Airport welcomes Swoop’s newest aircraft #Edmonton (CNW Group/Swoop)

#Edmonton

To commemorate its history and commitment toย Edmonton, Swoop celebrated the naming of its newest aircraft #Edmonton alongside key government leaders and business stakeholders atย Edmontonย International Airport.

Following the event, the Boeing 737-800 aircraft entered service for the operation of flight WO 770 departingย Edmontonย at 12:00 local time, en route toย Phoenixย (Mesa),ย Arizonaย with a scheduled arrival ofย 3:30 PMย local time. Edmontonians can expect to see #Edmonton operating several of Swoop’s newly announced routes.

Full schedule details of Swoop’s service fromย Edmontonย can be found below.

Domestic Routes

Route

Peak Weekly
Frequency

Start Date

Total one-
way fare
(CAD)
ย โ€ 

Base Fare
(CAD)

Taxes and
Fees (CAD)

Edmonton โ€“ Halifax*

5x weekly

May 1, 2022

$159

$104.35

$54.65

Edmonton โ€“ Charlottetown*

2x weekly

June 16, 2022

$159

$104.35

$54.65

Edmonton โ€“ Kelowna*

7x weekly

May 5, 2022

$49

$1.59

$47.41

Edmonton โ€“ Ottawa*

4x weekly

April 25, 2022

$59

$9.12

$49.88

Edmonton โ€“ Comox*

3x weekly

June 9, 2022

$49

$1.59

$47.41

Edmonton โ€“ Regina*

2x weekly

June 16. 2022

$49

$1.59

$47.41

Edmonton โ€“ Saskatoon*

2x weekly

June 14, 2022

$49

$1.59

$47.41

Edmonton โ€“ Moncton*

2x weekly

June 17, 2022

$159

$104.35

$54.65

Edmonton โ€“ London

3x weekly

June 2, 2022

$59

$9.11

$49.88

Edmonton โ€“ Winnipeg

4x weekly

Continuing

$160

$105.30

$54.69

Edmonton โ€“ Toronto

14x weekly

Continuing

$59

$9.12

$49.88

Edmonton โ€“ Hamilton

7x weekly

Continuing

$60

$10.06

$49.94

Edmonton โ€“ Abbotsford

7x weekly

Continuing

$49

$1.59

$47.41

Edmonton โ€“ Victoria

7x weekly

Continuing

$60

$12.06

$47.94

ย โ€ Special introductory fares are limited quantity. Book by November 29, 2021 for travel between May 2 and June 22, 2022.

Transborder Routes

Route

Peak Weekly
Frequency

Start Date

Total one-
way fare
(CAD)
ย โ€ 

Base Fare
(CAD)

Taxes and
Fees (CAD)

Edmonton โ€“ Las Vegas

7x weekly

Continuing

$99

$8.84

$90.16

Edmonton โ€“ Phoenix (Mesa)

1x weekly

Continuing

$110

$18.36

$91.63

โ€  Book by November 29, 2021 for travel between May 2 and June 22, 2022.

New Service to Palm Springs

Route

Peak Weekly
Frequency

Start Date

Total one-
way fare
(CAD)
ย โ€ 

Base Fare
(CAD)

Taxes and
Fees (CAD)

Edmonton โ€“ Palm Springs*

2x Weekly

December 16, 2021

$99

$7.89

$91.11

โ€ Special introductory fares are limited quantity. Book by November 29, 2021 for travel between January 10 and February 19, 2022.

Swoop now flies to St. Petersburg/Clearwater

Swoop on November 5 celebrated its inaugural flight to St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport (PIE) from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) with a warm welcome reception to the Tampa Bayย area.

Details of Swoop’s service currently for sale:

Service Between

Services Start Date

Peak Weekly Frequency

Toronto โ€“ St. Pete-Clearwater

Nov 5, 2021

3x (Mon, Fri, Sat)

Hamilton โ€“ St. Pete-Clearwaterย 

Nov 9, 2021

2x (Tue, Sat)

To celebrate this new route, Swoop’s Head of Commercial and Finance,ย Bert van der Stegeย and Head of Flight Operations,ย Shane Workman were joined by St. Petersburg-Clearwater International (PIE) Airport Director, Tom Jewsbury and several key stakeholders for an inaugural ceremony upon arrival at St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport. Travelers were also treated to inflight refreshments and giveaways.

Swoop resumes international departures from Abbotsford and Hamilton

Swoop today resumed international flight departures from Abbotsfordย International Airport with flight WO 602 bound forย Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Earlier this week, the ultra-low-cost carrier also resumed transborder flying from John C. Munro Hamilton Airport with its inaugural flight to Orlando Sanford International Airport.

Prior to yesterday’s federal government announcement adding eight airports to the approved international list, Swoop made the decision to proceed with scheduled southbound flights, arranging for northbound travelers to be re-routed or re-accommodated through approved airports until at least November 29, 2021.

Travelers returning from Orlandoย to theย Hamilton area are being re-accommodated on Swoop flights operating to Toronto Pearson International Airport, while travelers returning from Puerto Vallartaย are connecting inย Edmontonย before carrying on to Abbotsford.

Onย November 30, Swoop will operate its St. Petersburg-Clearwater to Hamiltonย flight as scheduled, marking Hamilton Airport’s first international arrival sinceย February 6, 2020. The airline will also begin transborder flights betweenย Victoriaย andย Puerto Vallartaย starting December 19.

Swoop resumes international flights from Winnipeg

Swoop on November 1 resumed international flight operations at Winnipeg Richardson International Airport with the departure of flight WO 728 bound for Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. The ultra-low-cost carrier is set to bring even more sun service to Winnipegย with the return of non-stop flights toย Puerto Vallartaย onย November 4, 2021ย and launch of service to new destinations includingย Cancunย onย December 3, 2021ย andย Orlando (Sanford)ย onย December 11, 2021.

Flight WO 728 marking the first international departure from Winnipegย to a sun destination since the onset of the pandemic.

Swoop Route Map:

Swoop takes off for San Diego

Swoop celebrated its first flight fromย Edmontonย International Airport (YEG) toย San Diego International Airport (SAN) today.

The ultra-low cost airline’s new service between Edmontonย andย San Diego will operate three times weekly during peak season on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.

WestJet requires mandatory employee vaccination and mandatory traveller vaccination

WestJet Airlines Boeing 737-7CT WL C-GQWJ (msn 35505) LAX (Ton Jochems). Image: 955621.

WestJet made this announcement:

The WestJet Group has shared the evolution of its Safety Above All program to reflect mandatory employee vaccination and mandatory traveller vaccination, in line with the Government of Canada mandate.

Effective October 30, 2021, The WestJet Group will implement the federal government’s mandatory vaccination policy for air travelers and will operate as a fully vaccinated airline, managing minimal accommodations pursuant to human rights law.

Mandatory vaccination policy for travelers

For travel on or after October 30, 2021, the implementation of the federal government’s mandatory vaccination policy for travelers marks a major change to the Canadian travel journey.

Forย Phase I, for travel betweenย October 30 and November 29, 2021, in order to travel with The WestJet Group, guests must prepare to provide proof of vaccination or proof of a valid PCR test to demonstrate the requirements for travel.

Forย Phase II, for travel on or afterย November 30, 2021, only proof of vaccination for guests 12 years or older, with narrow exceptions, will be acceptable for travel on the WestJet Group.

The WestJet Group mandatory employee vaccination policy

Asย announced, effective October 30, 2021, WestJet and Swoop will transition to fully vaccinated airlines with the implementation of the company’s mandatory employee vaccination policy.

All WestJet Group employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and full vaccination status is a requirement of employment for all future employees hired by the WestJet Group, with accommodations managed pursuant to human rights law.

Employees who failed to achieve full vaccination status by October 30, 2021, face unpaid leave and termination of employment.

International travel vaccination passport

The WestJet Group welcomes a standardized and digital proof of vaccination that will enable Canadians to securely and quickly demonstrate their vaccination status in order to travel abroad and is awaiting additional details on timelines, nationwide availability and global acceptance.

Top Copyright Photo: WestJet Airlines Boeing 737-7CT WL C-GQWJ (msn 35505) LAX (Ton Jochems). Image: 955621.

WestJet aircraft slide show:

Swoop arrives in Sanford

Swoop on October 9 celebrated its first flight to Orlando Sanford International Airport. The ultra-low-cost airline’s inaugural service took off from Toronto Pearson International Airport at 8:00 a.m. ESTย and safely arrived atย 11:00 a.m.ย local time.

The inaugural flight kicked off the first of four new nonstop routes to Orlando Sanford International Airport for the ultra-low-cost airline. In the coming months, additional nonstop service to Orlando Sanfordย is set to begin fromย Hamilton, ON,ย Winnipeg, MBย andย Edmonton, AB.

Details of Swoop’s service toย Orlando Sanford

Route

Planned Start Date

Peak Weekly Frequency

Toronto (YYZ) โ€“ Orlando Sanford (SFB)

October 9, 2021

3x Weekly

Hamilton (YHM) โ€“ Orlando Sanford (SFB)

November 1, 2021

2x Weekly

Edmonton (YEG) โ€“ Orlando Sanford (SFB)

December 3, 2021

2x Weekly

Winnipeg (YWG) โ€“ Orlando Sanford (SFB)

December 10, 2021

2x Weekly

To celebrate this new route, Swoop’s Head of Flight Operations,ย Shane Workman, was joined byย Tom Nolan, President of Sanford Airport Authority andย Elizabeth Brown, President & CEO, Sanford Internal Inc., for an inaugural ceremony upon arrival at Sanford International Airport. Travelers were also treated to inflight refreshments and giveaways.

Swoop announces new seasonal service to Punta Cana

Swoop today announced new nonstop service from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Punta Canaย International Airport (PUJ). Flights toย Punta Canaย are set to take off onย December 5, 2021.

Details of Swoop’s ultra-low fare service toย Punta Cana

Route

Planned Start
Date

Peak Weekly
Frequency

Total one-way
price (CAD)

Base fare
(CAD)

Taxes and
fees (CAD)

Toronto (YYZ) โ€“
Punta Cana (PUJ)

December 5,
2021

2x weekly

$199.99โ€ 

$87.67

$112.32

โ€  Special introductory fares are limited quantity. Book by October 15, 2021 (11:59 p.m. ET) or while seats last, for travel between December 5, 2021 and February 16, 2022. Blackout dates: December 17, 2021 to January 4, 2022.