01-06-2016, 02:48 PM
Back to turning over a New Leaf: Discount airline offers $99 flights from Hamilton
In this instance Hamilton seems to have an advantage over Waterloo due to its location between Toronto and Buffalo:
Then again if only we had 1-hour hourly GO Train service between Union and our new transit hub with stops at YYZ and YKF...
Quote:Hamilton will have scheduled air service to Halifax, Regina, Abbotsford, Saskatoon and Winnipeg starting next month. NewLeaf Travel announced in a press conference this morning that fares for flights will be as low as $99 to $119 starting Feb. 12. NewLeaf bills itself as Canada's first ultra low-cost airline. Fights can be booked starting today at flynewleaf.ca...
Dean Dacko, chief commercial officer of Canada's newest travel company, is promising air fares up to 60 per cent below those of WestJet or Air Canada now that the company has launched its service from Hamilton airport... He said the airline’s business model “unbundles” the cost of air travel. The basic fare covers a seat on the aircraft and a seatbelt. Everything else, from luggage to meals to entertainment, is extra.
In this instance Hamilton seems to have an advantage over Waterloo due to its location between Toronto and Buffalo:
Quote:Dacko said NewLeaf chose Hamilton because it sees a huge pool of potential passenger who either don't fly or drive to Buffalo to get lower fares. “Hamilton is a unique market,” he said. “We think there is a significant demand for this kind of service there.”
Dacko said NewLeaf's research concluded there are as many as 5.2 million such passengers available, 4 million of which “drive right past Hamilton” on their way to lower fares through Buffalo airport.
Then again if only we had 1-hour hourly GO Train service between Union and our new transit hub with stops at YYZ and YKF...