Jetsgo Corp., a discount airline only a few months old, said Friday it will double the size of its fleet and increase staff by a third as it adds more flights and routes.
The Montreal-based carrier credited the expansion to "overwhelming success with consumers" since its launch in June.
The fleet of Boeing MD-80 aircraft will double to six. Another 75 jobs will be added to the current payroll of 225.
Canadian service will be expanded to include flights to Timmins, Ont., Saguenay, Que. and Charlottetown, PEI. The expansion also includes the carrier's first flight to the United States, with service to New York and Fort Lauderdale.
"Jetsgo will be the only discount airline available to Canadians in our new markets of Charlottetown, Timmins, Saguenay and New York," president and general manager Michel Leblanc said in a statement.
"Competition in these markets should see fares drop by as much as 50 per cent over the coming months."
The Montreal-based carrier credited the expansion to "overwhelming success with consumers" since its launch in June.
The fleet of Boeing MD-80 aircraft will double to six. Another 75 jobs will be added to the current payroll of 225.
Canadian service will be expanded to include flights to Timmins, Ont., Saguenay, Que. and Charlottetown, PEI. The expansion also includes the carrier's first flight to the United States, with service to New York and Fort Lauderdale.
"Jetsgo will be the only discount airline available to Canadians in our new markets of Charlottetown, Timmins, Saguenay and New York," president and general manager Michel Leblanc said in a statement.
"Competition in these markets should see fares drop by as much as 50 per cent over the coming months."
