Sunwing Airlines

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Sunwing Airlines
IATA
WG
ICAO
SWG
Callsign
Sunwing
Founded 2005
Hubs Toronto Pearson Int'l Airport
Montréal-Trudeau Int'l Airport
Fleet size 5
Destinations 22
Parent company Sunwing Vacations Group
Headquarters Toronto, Ontario
Key people Colin Hunter, Mark Williams
Website: http://www.flysunwing.com

Sunwing Airlines is an airline based in Canada. It is a subsidiary of Sunwing Vacations offering charter service to Canada, United States, Mexico and the Caribbean.

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[edit] History

Sunwing Vacations started its own in-house airline in November 2005 using 2 leased Excel Airways[1] Boeing 737-800s to operate flights from Ontario to Mexico and the Caribbean. Sunwing also charters a Boeing 757-200 from Skyservice Airlines to operate to destinations down south.

[edit] Destinations

[edit] Canada

From Calgary, Alberta

From Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

  • Toronto, Ontario

From Edmonton, Alberta

  • Toronto, Ontario

From Gander, Newfoundland

  • Toronto, Ontario

From Halifax, Nova Scotia to:

  • Toronto, Ontario

From Montreal, Quebec[1] to

  • Toronto, Ontario
  • Vancouver, British Columbia

From St. John's, Newfoundland to:

  • Toronto, Ontario

From Stephenville, Newfoundland to:

  • Toronto, Ontario

From Sydney, Nova Scotia to:

  • Toronto, Ontario

From Toronto, Ontario to:

  • Calgary, Alberta
  • Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
  • Edmonton, Alberta
  • Halifax, Nova Scotia
  • Gander, Newfoundland
  • Montreal, Quebec
  • Stephenville, Newfoundland
  • St. John's, Newfoundland
  • Sydney, Nova Scotia
  • Vancouver, British Columbia

From Vancouver, British Columbia to:

  • London, Ontario
  • Montreal, Quebec

[edit] Caribbean, Mexico & Panama (Seasonal)

From Bagotville, Quebec to:

From Calgary, Alberta to:

From Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

From Fredericton, New Brunswickto:

  • Holguin, Cuba

From Halifax, Nova Scotia to:

From Gander, Newfoundland

From London, Ontario to:

From Moncton, New Brunswick to:

  • Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

From Montreal, Quebec to:

From Ottawa, Ontario to:

  • Cancun, Mexico
  • Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
  • Varadero, Cuba

From Quebec City, Quebec to:

From St. John, New Brunswick to:

  • Cancun, Mexico
  • Orlando, United States
  • Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

From St. John's, Newfoundland to:

  • Orlando, Florida
  • Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
  • Varadero, Cuba

From Sudbury, Ontario to:

  • Cancun, Mexico
  • Orlando, Florida
  • Varadero, Cuba

From Sydney, Nova Scotia to:

  • Holguin, Cuba

From Thunder Bay, Ontario to:

  • Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

From Toronto, Ontario to:

From Winnipeg, Manitoba (operated by AeroMexico) to:

  • Cancun, Mexico

[edit] Services

Sunwing Airlines flights include features such as:

  • A complimentary welcome glass of champagne
  • Complimentary hot in-flight meals including wine
  • Complimentary non-alcoholic beverages and snacks
  • In-flight audio and visual entertainment featuring first-run movies and no charge for headphones
  • Hot towel service
  • Leather seating throughout the aircraft

[edit] Fleet

As of August 2006 the Sunwing Airlines fleet includes [2] :

  • 5 Boeing 737-800 Sunwing took delivery of its first Boeing 737-800 on June 06, 2006. These aircraft are equipped with winglets.
  • 2 Boeing 737-800 aircraft leased from Excel of the UK. Sunwing will use a single leased 737-800 during the summer season and 2 during the winter season when there is a higher demand for flights to sunshine destinations.[citation needed]

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.sunwing.ca/DomesticFlights2007.asp
  2. ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
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