| Zoom Airlines Inc. | ||
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| IATA Z4 |
ICAO OOM |
Callsign ZOOM |
| Founded | May 2002 | |
| Hubs | Toronto Pearson International Airport Vancouver International Airport |
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| Secondary hubs | Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport Halifax Stanfield International Airport Belfast International Airport London Gatwick Airport Cardiff International Airport Glasgow Airport |
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| Member lounge | Executive Lounge operated by Servisair | |
| Fleet size | 4[1] | |
| Destinations | 15[2] | |
| Headquarters | Ottawa, Ontario | |
| Key people | Hugh Boyle - Chairman, Kris Dolinki - President and CEO | |
| Website: http://www.flyzoom.com | ||
Zoom Airlines Incorporated is a Canadian low-fare scheduled transatlantic airline based in Ottawa, Ontario. Zoom operates year-round scheduled services to the United Kingdom and France, as well as a combination of scheduled and charter services to the Caribbean and Southern United States with Canadian tour operators.
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History
Zoom Airlines Inc. was founded in May 2002 as a low-fare trans-Atlantic airline. The carrier, based in Canada's capital city, Ottawa, was conceived by two Scottish brothers, John and Hugh Boyle, to fill an opportunity in the Canadian leisure travel market. The two brothers entered the holiday business in the 1980s with their start-up company Falcon Holidays in their native Scotland, which was later sold for a large profit to a major UK tour operator. Their next venture, Direct Holidays, was started in 1991 and gained strength and market share in Scotland, becoming a household name and the largest 'direct sell' travel company in the United Kingdom. After the sale of Direct Holidays in 1998 to MyTravel Group PLC for £84m (C$200 million), Hugh relocated to Canada. Boyle started GO Travel Direct Vacations, introducing the 'direct sell' method. This business model eliminates the role of travel agents, passing the savings back to the holiday maker. In taking this business model one step further, Boyle launched Zoom Airlines, removing the remaining third parties from the booking process. In November 2006, Zoom Airlines and FlyGlobespan.com embarked on a code share agreement. Zoom Airlines operated two of three weekly Manchester to Toronto FlyGlobespan flights. Zoom flights from Toronto to Belfast, Cardiff, Glasgow, London Gatwick, London Stansted and Manchester were available for booking on the FlyGlobespan website, as well as Ottawa to London Gatwick. This agreement was only for the 2006/2007 winter season, as Flyglobespan subsequently commenced their own Canadian program. In the summer of 2006 John Boyle founded a sister company in the UK formally known as Zoom Airlines Limited.
Destinations
Europe
North America
South America
Caribbean
Fleet
As of December 2007 the fleet[1] consists of:
| Aircraft | Total | Passengers (*W/Y) |
Registration | Name |
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| Boeing 767-300ER | 3 | 269 (62/207) 269 (62/207) 270 (63/207) |
C-GZMM C-GZUM C-GZNC |
City of Halifax City of Ottawa City of Vancouver |
| Boeing 757-200 | 1 | 228 (Y Class) | C-GTSN | City of Montreal |
*W Premium Economy offered only on European flights.
- As of December 2007, the average age of the Zoom Airlines fleet was 14.9 years.[3]
- A second Boeing 757-200 is to be leased from the ILFC from February 2008.
References
- ^ a b Transport Canada listing of aircraft owned by "Zoom Airlines" (enter Zoom Airlines in the box titled "Owner Name")
- ^ Zoom Airlines
- ^ Zoom Airlines Fleet Age at www.airfleets.net
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