Air Canada’s launches Rouge, the low cost carrier
The service will begin on July 1, 2013, unless the world ends this Friday :). The following destinations will be served:
Europe
Toronto Athens
Toronto Venice
Montreal Athens
Toronto Edinburgh
The Caribbean
Toronto Punta Cana
Toronto Liberia
Toronto San José
Toronto Puerto Plata
Toronto Varadero
Toronto Kingston
Toronto Santa Clara
Toronto Cayo Coco
Toronto Holguin
Toronto Samana
The destinations are areas where demand for leisure travel has been growing, said Ben Smith, Air Canada’s chief commercial officer. But many are routes that didn’t generate adequate profits under Air Canada’s existing cost structure.
“The creation of this carrier is to assist us in serving many destinations that our existing model does not work on a competitive basis,” Smith said.
“This is not viewed as entering markets that we haven’t been in the past, they are markets that we’ve always liked to serve, some we’ve already served in the past, we just had to have the right vehicle to exploit them properly.”
For now, most of the flights will depart from Toronto, but the airline plans to add more Canadian gateways, along with more getaway destinations throughout 2013. It is also examining the potential of flights to Asia.
Full article here
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I’m excited for this service, as it might be a fun and easy way to get from Columbus to Toronto (Port Columbus International Airport’s ONLY international destination) to Edinburgh. I wonder if my Aegean miles will convert at a decent rate, though…