Flair Airlines NW23 Network Changes – 13AUG23
Published at 1100GMT 17AUG23
Flair Airlines earlier this month gradually filed service changes to its Northern winter 2023/24 operation, effective 29OCT23 – 30MAR24.
Revision to its planned new routes:
Calgary – Phoenix eff 30OCT23 2 weekly (3 from 20DEC23, 4 from 18FEB24; Previous: 4 weekly eff 30OCT23)
Edmonton – Phoenix eff 16FEB24 4 weekly (Seasonal service, replacing Phoenix Mesa; Previous: 4 weekly eff 25OCT23)
Montreal – Fort Lauderdale eff 29NOV23 4 weekly 737 MAX 8 (1 daily 737-800/MAX 8 from 20JAN24; Previous: 1 daily eff 29OCT23)
Ottawa – Punta Cana eff 28NOV23 2 weekly (Previous: eff 01NOV23)
Previously planned new routes has been removed:
Kitchener/Waterloo – Punta Cana eff 15DEC23 2 weekly
Montreal – Orlando Sanford eff 29OCT23 1 daily
Previously reported new routes:
Calgary – Las Vegas eff 26OCT23 4 daily (1 daily from 16DEC23)
Calgary – Puerto Vallarta eff 02NOV23 3 weekly (1 daily from 15DEC23)
Edmonton – Cancun eff 29OCT23 1 daily
Kitchener/Waterloo – Las Vegas eff 30OCT23 2 weekly (4 weekly 16DEC23 – 08JAN24)
Kitchener/Waterloo – Puerto Vallarta eff 29OCT23 2 weekly (Previous: eff 17DEC23)
London ON – Cancun eff 29NOV23 2 weekly
London ON – Orlando Sanford eff 22JAN24 2 weekly
Montreal – Cancun eff 30OCT23 1 daily
Ottawa – Las Vegas eff 13OCT23 2 weekly
Saint John – Orlando Sanford eff 23JAN24 1 weekly
Toronto – Puerto Vallarta eff 29OCT23 4 weekly
Toronto – Punta Cana eff 30OCT23 1 daily
Vancouver – Cancun eff 29OCT23 1 daily
Victoria – Las Vegas eff 16FEB24 2 weekly
Windsor – Cancun eff 05DEC23 1 weekly
Windsor – Orlando Sanford eff 21JAN24 2 weekly
Winnipeg – Cancun eff 30NOV23 2 weekly
Winnipeg – Las Vegas eff 17FEB24 2 weekly
Winnipeg – Orlando Sanford eff 22JAN24 2 weekly
Following routes will be suspended in Northern winter 2023/24 season:
Calgary – Montreal eff 29OCT23
Calgary – Ottawa eff 27NOV23
Calgary – Victoria eff 29OCT23
Calgary – Winnipeg eff 29OCT23
Edmonton – Ottawa eff 29OCT23
Edmonton – Victoria eff 29OCT23
Edmonton – Winnipeg eff 29OCT23
Halifax – Ottawa eff 29OCT23
Vancouver – Montreal eff 29OCT23
Vancouver – San Francisco 13NOV23 – 02MAR24
Vancouver – Saskatoon eff 14NOV23
Vancouver – Winnipeg eff 12NOV23
The airline in the second quarter of 2023 already removed following routes:
Abbotsford – Los Cabos
Abbotsford – Puerto Vallarta
Calgary – Los Cabos
Edmonton – Los Angeles
Edmonton – Los Cabos
Toronto – New York JFK
Vancouver – Los Cabos
Vancouver – Phoenix (Originally scheduled to replace Phoenix Mesa)
The airline will be suspending domestic service at Montreal and Victoria, while Victoria overall will not receive Flair Airlines service between 29OCT23 and 15FEB24.
In addition, the airline’s seasonal service at Tucson, operated during Northern winter 2022/23 season, will not be offered in 2023/24 season. Flair previously operated following routes to/from Tucson:
Tucson – Edmonton
Tucson – Fort McMurray
Tucson – London ON
Tucson – Prince George
Tucson – Windsor
Frequency changes based on comparison 14MAY23 vs 13AUG23:
Calgary – Abbotsford Overall service increase from 153 to 165 flights
Calgary – Kelowna 3 weekly service revised to 18DEC23 – 08JAN24 in NW23 (Previously scheduled 4 weekly for entire season)
Calgary – Las Vegas
30OCT23 – 15DEC23 Reduce from 4 to 3 weekly
19DEC23 – 15FEB24 Reduce from 7 to 4 weekly
Calgary – Phoenix 29OCT23 – 16FEB24 Reduce from 4 to 2 weekly (3 from 20DEC23)
Edmonton – Abbotsford Overall service increase from 138 to 165 flights
Edmonton – Kelowna eff 29OCT23 Reduce from 7 to 4 weekly (Reduce from 11 to 7 weekly 18DEC23 – 08JAN24)
Edmonton – Las Vegas eff 18FEB24 Reduce from 4 to 3 weekly
Kitchener/Waterloo – Calgary 2 weekly service revised to 18DEC23 – 08JAN24 in NW23
Kitchener/Waterloo – Cancun eff 29OCT23 Reduce from 3 to 2 weekly (Service will increase to 6 weekly 16DEC23 – 09JAN24)
Kitchener/Waterloo – Orlando Sanford eff 29OCT23 Reduce from 4 to 3 weekly (Except 17DEC23 – 13JAN24)
Kitchener/Waterloo – Vancouver eff 29OCT23 Reduce from 4 to 2 weekly (Except 18DEC23 – 10JAN24)
Ottawa – Cancun eff 21DEC23 Increase from 3 to 4 weekly
Ottawa – Fort Lauderdale 29OCT23 – 30NOV23 Reduce from 4 to 2 weekly
Toronto – Abbotsford eff 29OCT23 Increase from 4 to 6 weekly (7 from 19DEC23)
Toronto – Calgary eff 16DEC23 4 weekly service maintained, instead of 7 weekly
Toronto – Cancun eff 29OCT23 Increase from 10 to 11 weekly
Toronto – Edmonton Reduced from 7-10 weekly to 3 weekly
Toronto – Las Vegas eff 29OCT23 Increase from 4 to 7 weekly
Toronto – Winnipeg eff 17NOV23 Reduce from 7 to 4 weekly
Vancouver – Calgary Overall service reduced from 236 to 178 flights
Vancouver – Edmonton Overall service reduced from 226 to 168 flights
Vancouver – Kelowna eff 29OCT23 Reduce from 7 to 3 weekly (Except 16DEC23 – 09JAN24)
Vancouver – Las Vegas Reduce from 7 to 3 weekly during following periods: 15NOV23 – 15DEC23, 10JAN24 – 01MAR24
Vancouver – Los Angeles Reduce from 7 to 4 weekly during following periods: 14NOV23 – 17DEC23, 10JAN24 – 02MAR24
Vancouver – Puerto Vallarta eff 29OCT23 Reduce from 8 to 7 weekly (6 weekly 22NOV23 – 12DEC23)
Vancouver – Toronto
29OCT23 – 14DEC23 Reduce from 11 weekly to 7 weekly
eff 15DEC23 Reduce from 13 to 7 weekly
Boeing 737-800 operations in NW23 (frequency below specifically focuses on 737-800, not overall):
Kitchener/Waterloo – Calgary 18DEC23 – 08JAN24 2 weekly
Kitchener/Waterloo – Cancun 2 weekly (6 weekly 16DEC23 – 09JAN24)
Kitchener/Waterloo – Fort Lauderdale 3 weekly (4 weekly 17DEC23 – 18JAN24)
Kitchener/Waterloo – Las Vegas 2 weekly (4 weekly 16DEC23 – 08JAN24)
Kitchener/Waterloo – Orlando Sanford 3 weekly (4 weekly 17DEC23 – 13JAN24)
Kitchener/Waterloo – Puerto Vallarta 2 weekly 737-800
Kitchener/Waterloo – Vancouver 2 weekly (4 weekly 18DEC23 – 10JAN24)
London ON – Orlando Sanford eff 22JAN24 2 weekly
Montreal – Fort Lauderdale eff 20JAN24 3 weekly
Saint John – Orlando Sanford eff 23JAN24 1 weekly
Windsor – Orlando Sanford eff 21JAN24 2 weekly
Winnipeg – Orlando Sanford eff 22JAN24 2 weekly