Flair Airlines Summer 2022 Network Update - 06APR22

Published at 0620GMT 07APR22

Flair Airlines in March 2022 filed additional changes to its planned Northern summer 2022 operation. Domestically, the airline this week announced new service launch at Windsor, 5 months earlier than planned with the launch of domestic routes. Elsewhere domestically the airline expands its offering at Kitchener/Waterloo, reversed planned expansion at Regina and Saskatoon, while removing Prince George and Thunder Bay from its network for summer season.

Summary of the airline’s changes since March, largely unchanged as of 03APR22 (Windsor added on 05APR22), as follows.

New Domestic Routes:
Calgary – Comox eff 29MAR22 2 weekly 737 MAX 8 (3 from 07JUL22)
Calgary – Montreal eff 05JUL22 7 weekly 737 MAX 8 (Previous: 3 weekly)
Edmonton – Comox eff 29MAR22 3 weekly 737 MAX 8
Edmonton – Montreal eff 15APR22 3 weekly 737 MAX 8
Edmonton – Winnipeg eff 15APR22 3 weekly 737 MAX 8
Kitchener/Waterloo – Charlottetown eff 09JUN22 2 weekly 737 MAX 8
Kitchener/Waterloo – Deer Lake eff 08JUN22 2 weekly 737 MAX 8
Kitchener/Waterloo – Saint John NB eff 08JUN22 3 weekly 737-800 (2 weekly 737 MAX 8 from 08JUL22)
Ottawa – Charlottetown eff 06JUL22 3 weekly 737 MAX 8
Ottawa – Victoria eff 07MAY22 1 weekly 737 MAX 8 (2 from 05JUL22)
Toronto – Halifax eff 01MAY22 1 daily  737 MAX 8
Vancouver – Kelowna eff 16MAY22 3 weekly 737 MAX 8
Victoria – Kelowna eff 16MAY22 3 weekly 737 MAX 8
Victoria – Toronto eff 07MAY22 2 weekly 737 MAX 8 (Previous plan: 1 weekly)
Windsor – Halifax eff 08JUL22 2 weekly
Windsor – Montreal eff 07JUL22 2 weekly

Planned new domestic routes removed:
Edmonton – Regina eff 14APR22 2 weekly 737 MAX 8
Edmonton – Saskatoon eff 15APR22 3 weekly 737 MAX 8
Winnipeg – Regina eff 14APR22 2 weekly 737 MAX 8
Winnipeg – Saskatoon eff 16APR22 2 weekly 737 MAX 8

Removed domestic routes:
Abbotsford – Ottawa Seasonal service removed in NS22 (Previously to resume 27MAR22)
Toronto – Thunder Bay Service removed from 01MAY22
Vancouver – Prince George Seasonal service removed in NS22 (Previously to resume 16MAY22)
Vancouver – Regina Seasonal service removed in NS22 (Previously to resume 28MAR22)

Since March, the airline filed various frequency increases (selected market sees reduction). Below is planned increase, based on schedule comparison 03APR22 vs 13FEB22 (certain routes may see slightly reduced frequency during certain period), not year-on-year comparison:

Calgary – Abbotsford eff 04MAY22 Increase from 7 to 9 weekly (12 from 04JUL22)
Calgary – Kelowna eff 05JUL22 Increase from 2 to 5 weekly
Calgary – Kitchener/Waterloo eff 07JUN22 Increase from 4 to 5 weekly
Calgary – Ottawa eff 27MAR22 Increase from 2 to 3 weekly
Calgary – Toronto eff 27MAR22 Increase from 7 to 9 weekly
Edmonton – Abbotsford eff 27MAR22 Increase from 7 to 10 weekly (14 from 05JUL22)
Edmonton – Kitchener/Waterloo eff 08JUN22 Increase from 3 to 4 weekly
Edmonton – Ottawa eff 27MAR22 Reduce from 4 to 3 weekly
Edmonton – Toronto eff 01MAY22 Increase from 7 to 9 weekly
Montreal – Halifax eff 27MAR22 Increase from 3 to 4 weekly (6 from 05JUL22)
Montreal – Vancouver eff 07JUL22 Increase from 7 to 11 weekly
Kitchener/Waterloo – Halifax eff 10JUN22 Increase from 7 to 9 weekly
Kitchener/Waterloo – Vancouver eff 06JUL22 Increase from 6 to 9 weekly
Kitchener/Waterloo – Winnipeg eff 07JUN22 Increase from 3 to 4 weekly
Ottawa – Winnipeg eff 04MAY22 Increase from 2 to 4 weekly
Toronto – Charlottetown eff 16MAY22 Increase from 2 to 4 weekly (Previous: 3)
Toronto – Montreal eff 01JUL22 Increase from 4 to 5-6 weekly
Toronto – Saint John 08JUL22 – 01SEP22 Increase from 3 to 4 weekly
Toronto – Vancouver eff 16MAY22 Increase from 7 to 13 weekly (Selected period 12)
Toronto – Winnipeg eff 16APR22 Increase from 5 to 6 weekly (8 from 02MAY22, 10 from 05JUL22)
Vancouver – Calgary eff 14APR22 Increase from 7 to 11 weekly (18 from 17MAY22; Previous: increase from 7 to 12 weekly from 17MAY22)
Vancouver – Edmonton eff 14APR22 Increase from 7 to 11 weekly (15 from 17MAY22, 17 from 10JUN22, 22 from 05JUL22)
Vancouver – Ottawa eff 28MAR22 Increase from 3 to 5 weekly

Flair Airlines in summer 2022 season continues to increase US network, with the launch of following routes:
Edmonton – Nashville eff 12APR22 2 weekly 737 MAX 8
Edmonton – San Francisco eff 14APR22 2 weekly 737 MAX 8
Toronto – Chicago O’Hare eff 17MAY22 3 weekly 737 MAX 8
Toronto – Nashville eff 14APR22 2 weekly 737 MAX 8
Toronto – New York JFK eff 07APR22 2 weekly 737 MAX 8 (4 from 15MAY22)
Vancouver – Anchorageeff 19MAY22 2 weekly 737 MAX 8
Vancouver – San Francisco eff 17MAY22 3 weekly 737 MAX 8

Its rival Swoop in summer 2022 season is also adding Edmonton – Nashville, Edmonton – San Francisco, Toronto – Chicago O’Hare, Toronto – Nashville and Toronto – New York JFK route. Except Edmonton – Nashville route, the other 4 routes see both Flair and Swoop operating with similar schedule.

Other changes:
Ottawa – Las Vegas Planned 2 weekly flights removed in summer season
Ottawa – Orlando Sanford Service converts to seasonal, no operations 01MAY22 – 30OCT22
Toronto – Denver Planned service launch on 15APR22 tentatively moved to 01DEC22, 3 weekly 737 MAX 8
Vancouver – Burbank Reduce from 4 to 2 weekly (3 from 14JUN22)
Vancouver – Las Vegas eff 07JUN22 Increase from 3 to 4 weekly