Canada’s newest travel company NewLeaf is ready to take off on Saturday from Calgary to destinations like Hamilton, Halifax, Moncton and Abbotsford.
The travel broker uses a model similar to Ryanair and easyJet in Europe — only a seat and a seatbelt is offered with the base fare.
If you want to check a bag, bring a carry-on, choose your seat or board early you have to pay extra for that as none of the services are bundled.
“There’s 1.1 million people here and I think some of them are looking to be able to travel if the price is right and I hope that we brought the right price for them,” said Jim Young, president and CEO of NewLeaf.
He says Canada is the only country that doesn’t have a low cost carrier option and the goal is to force fares downward.
NewLeaf uses three Boeing 737 400 planes operated by Kelowna’s Flair …