Swoop had planned to begin flying to the United States this month. It would have made it the first Canadian ultra low-cost carrier to fly in the US. But now at least two dozen of Swoop’s first U.S.-Canada flights have been canceled because regulatory approvals have taken longer than expected.
“We apologize to our travelers affected by the cancellations for the inconvenience and for their disappointment,” Swoop spokesperson Karen McIsaac said to Canada’s CBC News. “We are focused on doing what is right and are working directly with those affected travelers to provide options including rebooking on an alternate flight or providing full refunds and compensation.”
Swoop had been set to begin flights in the United States on October 11th, with service between Las Vegas and Edmonton. Six more U.S.-Canada routes had been planned by the end of October, from various Canadian airports to Fort Lauderdale, Orlando and Tampa, Florida, and Phoenix/Mesa, Arizona.
Swoop is a subsidiary of WestJet, a low-cost carrier that’s grown during the past two decades to become Canada’s second-biggest airline.
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