Breaking News: New low cost airline to Canada
Low-cost carrier WestJet is to start flying from Toronto to Bermuda, the Premier announced this afternoon.
The daily flight by the Canadian airline will begin in May next year — adding seat capacity and providing lower fares.
In a press conference this afternoon, Premier Ewart Brown said: “Over the past year, one-way fares between Canada and Bermuda dropped 17 percent. At the same time, demand increased by the same 17 percent. That underscores what we all know: lower fares increase demand.
“Non-stop capacity between Bermuda and Canada has dropped 25 percent over the past three years. Conversely, demand has been steadily increasing during the same period, emphasizing the need for additional seat capacity.
“For a long time, we have been searching for a Canadian airline that would introduce a low cost service from Toronto to compete with the service that Air Canada has so commendably provided for generations.
“Canadian visitors to Bermuda and local residents travelling to Canada to visit friends and relatives or enrol in schools and universities will now have a choice in direct air service between Bermuda and Toronto, Canada's largest and best-known city.”
* Full story in tomorrow’s Royal Gazette.
