Plane seizures a ‘significant blow’ to Flair as passenger frustrations grow
over the weekend after the ultra-low-cost-carrier cancelled flights due to what they say they were told was “maintenance” issues.
“This scenario of getting airplanes seized and losing 20 per cent of your aircraft fleet is a significant blow to the credibility and to the brand that is that the fleet is trying to build in Canada,” said John Gradek, a faculty lecturer at McGill University in aviation and supply management.“You can still get a good deal, but .. you’re taking some chances in terms of buying a ticket with Flair,” he added.
For example, he said that during the pandemic a lease for the kinds of planes Flair was using would likely run around $200,000 each per month amid a “glut” on the global marketplace.Now, those same planes would lease for around $400,000 a month, and for closer to $600,000 a month in the summer peak travel months amid a market that has become “a very different world.
Ontario couple Sadie Vanier and David Masson had a much anticipated week-long holiday in the United States planned, but their flight on Saturday afternoon from Toronto to Palm Springs, Cali., got cancelled just when they were about to check in at the airport.
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