CanJet

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CanJet
CanJet Logo.svg
IATA ICAO Callsign
C6CJACANJET
FoundedJune 20, 2002
Ceased operationsSeptember 1, 2015
Operating bases
Fleet size6
Destinations37
Parent company IMP Group International
Headquarters Enfield, Nova Scotia
Key peopleKenneth C. Rowe, CEO
Website canjet.com

CanJet was a Canadian low-cost air carrier headquartered in Enfield, Nova Scotia and based at Halifax International Airport. [1] [2] In addition to initially flying scheduled passenger service, [3] CanJet operated charter flights using its own brand as well as flying contract and ad hoc charters for other tour operators and airlines throughout Canada and the United States. CanJet was wholly owned by IMP Group International and had 572 employees as of March 2007. [4] The airline ceased operations in 2015.

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History

Before the merger with Canada 3000

The airline was established in 1999 and started operations on September 5, 2000. It was launched as a division of IMP Group and merged with Canada 3000 in May 2001 shortly before Canada 3000's bankruptcy.

Scheduled operations from 2002-2006

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A former CanJet Boeing 737-200

CanJet was relaunched on June 20, 2002, as an independent airline. The relaunched airline flew to three destinations, but quickly expanded. Canjet operated a fleet of nine Boeing 737-500 — seven of which were previously operated by United Airlines and one by Sabena — and one Boeing 737-300. These airframes date back to the early 1990s. There were plans to expand the airline's fleet of Boeing 737-500 aircraft to 20 by 2006; however, the plans were not realized.

In April 2004, CanJet launched services at Hamilton/John C. Munro International Airport, Hamilton to fill a void left after WestJet shifted its eastern Canada hub to Toronto Pearson International Airport.

In May 2005, the company began to expand into the western Canadian market with a flight between Calgary and Toronto, with plans to slowly expand to other western markets. In the wake of the bankruptcy of Jetsgo, the company hoped to fill some of that company's market share, and hoped to expand slowly to avoid the fate of other companies such as Canada 3000. In June 2005, two weeks after Air Canada Jazz announced new service to Hamilton/John C. Munro International Airport from Montreal and Ottawa, CanJet announced it would end its service to Hamilton. In August 2005, CanJet announced new service to Fort Lauderdale, Florida from Toronto.

In May 2006, CanJet and Harmony Airways signed a marketing pact to allow greater cross country service. CanJet would end flights west of Toronto, and focus more on Atlantic flights. This pact allowed consumers to book flights with both companies and have their luggage transferred between the two airlines.

Charter operations since 2006

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Headquarters of CanJet in Enfield

On September 5, 2006, CanJet announced that on September 10, 2006, it would cancel all regularly scheduled services [5] and focus instead on charter service because of the highly competitive nature of the airline industry in Canada, and the resulting slim profit margins. Ken Rowe, IMP Chairman and CEO, said, "with the rising business risks of operating a scheduled airline, IMP has decided to suspend year-round scheduled airline service and focus on their increasing charter business." CanJet stated that any passengers who had bought tickets for travel dates after September 10, 2006, would be provided a full refund, or alternative travel arrangements. [6] Before the announcement, CanJet had been operating scheduled services and served 15 cities in Canada and the United States.

On September 27, 2006, CanJet announced that it would rehire more than 100 airline pilots and flight attendants; about 20% of the number laid-off on September 10, 2006, as the company regained a contract to fly chartered flights for tour operator, Sunquest. [7]

On February 13, 2009, CanJet announced a five-year partnership with Montreal based Transat AT. Since 1 May 2009, Transat Tours Canada has chartered CanJet's Boeing 737 aircraft flying from Canadian cities to various destinations. This replaced an agreement with Calgary-based Westjet. [8]

In 2014, CanJet started to sell holiday packages branded CanJet Vacations in addition to its charter activities. [9]

On April 14, 2015, the company [10] laid off approximately half of its flight staff and eliminated its planned summer European operations. [11] It also planned to park five of its six aircraft in the wake of the termination of the cooperation with Air Transat and the insufficient sales of holiday packages. [12] A few weeks later the shut down of its CanJet Vacations holiday package operations was announced after 10 months of service due to much lower demand than expected. [13]

On September 1, 2015, CanJet announced that it was ceasing flight operations indefinitely and effective immediately. Its corporate website www.canjet.com is no longer in operation. [14]

Fleet

Current fleet

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CanJet Boeing 737-800

As of December 2014, the CanJet fleet consisted of the following aircraft: [15]

CanJet fleet
AircraftIn fleetPassengersNotes
Boeing 737-800 61893 were planned to be stored [12]

Historical fleet

CanJet has also operated the following aircraft types: [16]

CanJet fleet development
AircraftIntroducedRetired
Boeing 737-200 20002005
Boeing 737-300 20062010
Boeing 737-500 20042008

Onboard service

CanJet provided free hot meals on all flights (except USA flights) with a free glass of wine, non-alcoholic beverages, coffee and tea on all flights. Pizza and sandwiches were available for purchase on USA flights, with free non-alcoholic beverages, coffee and tea. Snacks and alcoholic beverages were available for sale. On southbound flights, a free glass of sparkling wine was provided on board. Pillow & blanket comfort travel kits, and headsets for in-flight entertainment were available for purchase on board.

Incidents and accidents

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References

  1. ↑ "Map Archived 2006-02-20 at the Wayback Machine ." Halifax Regional Municipality. Retrieved on March 2, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Contact Us Archived 2010-12-23 at the Wayback Machine ." CanJet. Retrieved on December 29, 2010. "CanJet Airlines - Head Office P.O. Box 980 Enfield, Nova Scotia CANADA B2T 1R6"
  3. ↑ "CanJet".
  4. ↑ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International . 2007-04-03. p. 60.
  5. ↑ CanJet website - Press Release [ permanent dead link ]
  6. ↑ Discount carrier CanJet cancels scheduled service as of Sept. 10
  7. ↑ CanJet will rehire 100 pilots, attendants, says CEO
  8. ↑ Transat and CanJet forge 5-year partnership for narrow-body aircraft
  9. ↑ "All Inclusive Vacation Packages & Travel Deals | CanJet Vacations". Archived from the original on 2015-04-10. Retrieved 2015-04-18.
  10. ↑ Blackwell, Robert; Marotte, Bertrand (2015-04-14). "CanJet's future in doubt after mass layoffs". The Globe and Mail. Toronto, Montreal. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
  11. ↑ Harris, Sophia (2015-04-14). "CanJet Airlines to lay off most of its staff, as European routes dropped". CBC News. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
  12. 1 2 "Canjet dampft Flotte ein". 18 April 2015.
  13. ↑ "CanJet Vacations closes down just 10 months after launching".
  14. ↑ "CanJet, Halifax-based airline, to suspend flight operations indefinitely" . Retrieved 2015-09-01.
  15. ↑ "CanJet fleet list at planespotters.net". Archived from the original on 2012-06-24. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
  16. ↑ CanJet fleet list at airfleets.net
  17. ↑ "euronews - Hijack drama in Jamaica ends without incident". Archived from the original on 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
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