Air Canada’s new discount carrier will take off next June with a fleet of only four planes. The airline announced plans Tuesday to merge its new carrier, which it calls low-cost, with its existing tour operator Air Canada Vacations. Michael Friisdahl was named president and chief executive officer of the new leisure group, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Air Canada.
Friisdahl comes from Thomas Cook North America, where he was most recently CEO.
“The creation of a leisure group that combines our new low-cost leisure carrier with Air Canada Vacations, our successful tour operator business, is a major milestone for Air Canada,” Calin Rovinescu, Air Canada’s president and CEO, said in a news release. The new airline will launch with two Boeing 767-300ER aircraft and two Airbus A319 planes, flying to vacation spots in Europe and the Caribbean.
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Friisdahl comes from Thomas Cook North America, where he was most recently CEO.
“The creation of a leisure group that combines our new low-cost leisure carrier with Air Canada Vacations, our successful tour operator business, is a major milestone for Air Canada,” Calin Rovinescu, Air Canada’s president and CEO, said in a news release. The new airline will launch with two Boeing 767-300ER aircraft and two Airbus A319 planes, flying to vacation spots in Europe and the Caribbean.
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