Sunwing Airlines
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| Sunwing Airlines | ||
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| IATA WG |
ICAO SWG |
Callsign SUNWING |
| Founded | 2005 | |
| Hubs | Toronto Pearson Int'l Airport Montréal-Trudeau Int'l Airport |
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| Fleet size | 9 | |
| Destinations | 51 | |
| Parent company | Sunwing Travel Group | |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Key people | Colin Hunter, Stephen Hunter, Mark Williams | |
| Website: http://www.flysunwing.com | ||
Sunwing Airlines Inc. is an airline based in Canada. It is a subsidiary of Sunwing Vacations offering charter service to Canada, United States, Mexico and the Caribbean. Sunwing operates under the name RED SEAL VACATIONS.
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[edit] History
Sunwing Vacations started its own in-house airline in November 2005 using Boeing 737-800s to operate flights from Canada to Mexico, Dominican Republic, Cuba and the Caribbean and also Domestic Flights.
[edit] Destinations
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Manitoba
- New Brunswick
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Nova Scotia
- Ontario
- Prince Edward Island
- Quebec
- Saskatchewan
- California
- Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport) [begins November 15, 2008]
- Nevada
- Las Vegas (McCarran International Airport) [begins September 11]
International
- Barbados
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Camaguey (Ignacio Agramonte International Airport)
- Cayo Coco (Jardines del Rey Airport)
- Cienfuegos (Jaime González Airport)
- Holguín (Frank País Airport)
- Manzanillo (Sierra Maestra Airport)
- Santa Clara (Abel Santa María Airport)
- Santiago de Cuba (Antonio Maceo Airport)
- Varadero (Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport)
- Dominican Republic
- Jamaica
- Mexico
- Acapulco (General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport)
- Cancún (Cancún International Airport)
- Cozumel (Cozumel International Airport)
- Huatulco (Bahías de Huatulco International Airport)
- Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo (Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport)
- Puerto Vallarta (Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport)
- Panama
- Saint Lucia
[edit] Services
Sunwing Airlines flights include features such as:
- A complimentary welcome glass of champagne (no longer offered)
- 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 (on select flights, they charge $6 for a comfort pack)
- Hot towel service (no longer offered)
- Leather seating throughout the aircraft
As well, for an optional $49 (return) premium on Florida and Caribbean flights a traveler will receive:
- Free seat selection
- Priority check-in in Canada (no longer offered)
- Priority boarding (no longer offered)
- A guarantee of no currency or fuel surcharges
- Administrative fees and ticket/hotel voucher replacement fees waived
- A $50 Sunwing Travel Voucher for any future flight/vacation within 14 months
[edit] Fleet
As of February 2008, the Sunwing Airlines fleet includes[2]:
