CanJet

Rebel · Post by **Rebel** » Wed Sep 15, 2004 12:23 am

CanJet will launch weekly nonstop 737 service between Winnipeg and Orlando for a 16-week period beginning Feb. 9. Also, the airline will launch a second weekly nonstop flight between Hamilton and Orlando Feb. 8 and one weekly flight between Hamilton and St. Petersburg Nov. 5.

twinpratts · Post by **twinpratts** » Wed Sep 15, 2004 3:53 am

Go EastJet!

Foo Fighter · Post by **Foo Fighter** » Wed Sep 15, 2004 5:29 am

I think Canjet will continue to do well as long as they don't get too ambitious and move in on Westjets territory.

Probably wouldn't be a good idea to get right in their face by invading the west and opening up new routes.

I realize it hasn't happened yet....just saying that it would be hard to compete with Westjet on their home turf.

Like TP said.....GO Eastjet!

Hun IN the SUN · Post by **Hun IN the SUN** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 3:23 am

I agree

I hope Canjet gets in where they fit in, Go EASTJET

CanadaEH · Post by **CanadaEH** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 1:01 pm

What route will get that aircraft to YWG? The aircraft needs to get there somehow, YHM-YWG? YYZ-YWG?

testlink · Post by **testlink** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 3:54 pm

Or...

YHM-MCO-YWG-MCO-YHM

That way they still don't bump heads with Westjet and they don;t have to carry traffic to YWG domestically.

Hun IN the SUN · Post by **Hun IN the SUN** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 11:59 pm

Westjet will cry foul and bitch. competitive pricing, shut the hell up, bring on the competition send em back west

Panama Jack · Post by **Panama Jack** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 12:37 am

Hun IN the SUN wrote:Westjet will cry foul and bitch. competitive pricing, shut the hell up, bring on the competition send em back west

Ahhh yes. The business of business is business.

J31 · Post by **J31** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 2:32 pm

I think CanJet is going to do very well on this route as it will be the only available nonstop Winnipeg to Florida. Air Canada and Westjet are offering Florida service out of Winnipeg but only though YYC and YYZ.

There you go Winnipegers get that winter break in the sun!

CanadaEH · Post by **CanadaEH** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 4:56 pm

Hun in the Sun, you really have an axe to grind with Westjet eh? At least you make for some entertainment, kind of like a crackhead deleriously shouting random thoughts on a downtown street. You must be one bitter pill to work with.

YHM-MCO-YWG-MCO-YHM

Interesting, that a guess or is that the proposed routing?

think CanJet is going to do very well on this route as it will be the only available nonstop Winnipeg to Florida. Air Canada and Westjet are offering Florida service out of Winnipeg but only though YYC and YYZ.

While I hope that Canjet does do well on that route, Transat/Westjet have yet to release and finalize their winter charter schedule. I've been told that our program is to expand another 200% this year and I can only assume that YWG will have around 3-6 charter flights per week, most likely to the Carribean/Mexico, however. I wonder how much that will affect Canjet's plans?

twinpratts · Post by **twinpratts** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 6:26 pm

Yeah... I heard 100 charter flights / week for WJ.

testlink · Post by **testlink** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 10:28 am

Quote:
YHM-MCO-YWG-MCO-YHM

Interesting, that a guess or is that the proposed routing?

Just a guess. But, without an annouced domestic YWG flight, it makes sense. Especially with a second YHM-MCO flight starting on the 8th and the YWG-MCO flight on the 9th.

So, utilize the YHM-MCO-YWG on Tuesday afternoon into the evening. RON in YWG and then reverse the route, YWG-MCO-YHM, on Wednesday.

Works in a couple of ways. The charter carriers mainly do Sat or Sun to Sat or Sun, so it stays out of there way. It offers the YHM-Florida traffic a several option...Sat to Sat...Sat to Wed...Tues to Sat...or even a ten day trip, so it opens several possible new markets.

It's also short-term on in the peak Florida season on a couple of soft weekdays. Might not be a bad plan. And, with the new alignment with SUN (I think it was SUN), there may be an opportunity to sell off any possible excess capacity.

It might just work out okay. I like the way they are developing without attempting to go head to head with the other three.

Stick-Shaker · Post by **Stick-Shaker** » Sat Oct 02, 2004 1:30 pm

Canjet is is flying low under EVERY-ones radar, and I think that they will be around for a long time. Rumour is they are making money, load factor is over 75% still in Sept, they are getting more 500's and they aren't butting heads with WJ.

This is a niche carrier. Small but stable. I think in time they might be another Air-Transat type of operation. Maybe I should have gone to work there instead.

wrc · Post by **wrc** » Sat Oct 02, 2004 5:41 pm

That's a great idea, you should!