NewLeaf Travel is offering ultra budget airfares in Canada for routes starting Feb.12. Flights are through their partner, Flair Airlines, on Boeing 737-400 jets. As with other ultra budget airlines, services like checked bags ,priority boarding ,seat selection, beverages, and printing tickets at the counter cost extra.
Here is a list of some introductory routes and prices:
Kelowna- Saskatoon $89 CAD
Kelowna- Regina $89 CAD
Abbotsford – Saskatoon $99 CAD
Hamilton- Regina $119 CAD
Hamilton- Kelowna $149 CAD
For the rest, see :
http://flynewleaf.ca/travel-info/route-map-south/
For years Canada has had great international fares and lousy domestic ones. This and other budget airlines on the horizon should do a great deal to help Canadians travel within their own country too
Their route map is very limited, but I wish them well. Canada really needs an airline like this.
NewLeaf is grounded, at least temporarily, as the Canadian is reviewing it’s license. Will issue refunds for tickets already sold.
Read more at this link: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/…a-reaction-1.3409694
Since the Canadian Transportation Agency has been looking into this issue of whether Indirect Service Providers should be required to hold a license, I’m surprised NewLeaf Travel didn’t hold off before on selling tickets until this issue was settled
https://www.otc-cta.gc.ca/eng/…ement-hold-a-licence
I agree with Garry. The timing of this is very suspicious.
I can remember this story so many times from the past 50 years – here in the UK.
A new air service provider comes along with hopes of knocking the stuffing out of the “Big Boys”.
Then, always at the last minute – the most costly time – somebody throws a spanner in the works. Hoping to break the back – or bank – of the new kid on the block..
Dirty tricks again. And it wont be the last.
And you never find out who started the fight.
http://www.independent.co.uk/n…s-dirty-1478010.html
Good news for New Leaf. The authorities have given the company permission to start selling its discounted flights in Canada. More on this update at this link.