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Is There Room In Canada For Another Airline

Westjet_8 From Canada, joined Jan 2001, 451 posts, RR: 0
Posted (11 years 8 months 3 weeks 3 days 4 hours ago) and read 1182 times:

Do you think there is room in Canada for another airline. With only four major ones (Westjet, Canada 3000, Air Canada and Air Transat but all with there own markets) is there room????

Canadian. RIP 1999

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Crash Landing From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 1, posted (11 years 8 months 3 weeks 3 days 4 hours ago) and read 1164 times:

Canada is the world's second largest country. There is plenty of room for another airline. Heck, there is room for some ships too as well as a few buses.

Slawko From Canada, joined May 1999, 3799 posts, RR: 10
Reply 2, posted (11 years 8 months 3 weeks 3 days 4 hours ago) and read 1160 times:

How do you classify WJ and TS as major airlines?? WJ has virtually no Eastern access and no international route with the exception of some Vegas charters. TS is still a charter offering minimal domestic access. Even C3 is still not as well established domestically as it should be.

"Clive Beddoe says he favours competition, but his actions do not support that idea." Robert Milton - CEO Air Canada

Mcdougald From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 3, posted (11 years 8 months 3 weeks 3 days 4 hours ago) and read 1150 times:

The amount of room for another significant airline is very limited. AC's incorporation of Canadian leaves little room for a new regular-service airline without creating massive overcapacity. Between Westjet, Canada 3000 and Jetz/AC Zip, the discount market will also be well-covered. And with a probable recession on the way, now is hardly a suitable time to start up a Midwest Express-style 'posh' carrier.

Airlinelover From United States of America, joined Jun 2001, 5580 posts, RR: 27
Reply 4, posted (11 years 8 months 3 weeks 3 days 2 hours ago) and read 1135 times:

There's ALWAYS room for more airlines!! Big grin

Chris

Lets do some sexy math. We add you, subtract your clothes, divide your legs and multiply

Airman99o From Canada, joined Aug 1999, 969 posts, RR: 2
Reply 5, posted (11 years 8 months 3 weeks 3 days 2 hours ago) and read 1130 times:

I for one would love to see another carrier to start up but as it was mentioned that with another recession on it's way I highly doubt that someone will make the same mistake that RootsAir / Skyservice did. They should have starte that airline when it was first announced. I think it would be totally different now if they had done that. Too bad, Seeing that Canada 3000 is not a real compeditior to Air Canada, Roots offered a real competitive product to Air Canada Excutitive passengers. Who knows maybe in a couple of years when the industry starts to get better we will see another stab at a REAL compeditior to Air Canada. Who know's Roots? Ya right. Don't think that the company will want to try and lose money again. Which is too bad.

Just my two cents worth.

Airman99o

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