Montreal Saint Hubert airport announces partnership with Canada Jetline

[couz]

https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/montreal-saint-hubert-airport-situated-in-longueuil-quebec-announces-partnership-with-canada-jetlines-700014942.html

 

LONGUEUIL, QC, Nov. 8, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ - Montreal Saint Hubert Airport (YHU) and Canada Jetlines Ltd. (TSXV: JET) are proud to announce new Ultra Low Cost Carrier (ULCC) services for the Montreal area in Quebec.     

Jetlines' aircraft roll-out strategy combined with the airport's recent refurbishment of its main runway and its plan to build a passenger terminal building could bring Jetlines to the province as early as 2020.

 

"We are delighted at the prospect of partnering with Jetlines to offer ULCC service to the Montreal and Montérégie regions. Given the renewed interest by scheduled carriers to operate at the airport, we will accelerate our efforts to secure a designated airport status which will enable us to provide security screening services from the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) at an affordable rate. At the same time, our intention is to obtain customs and immigration services from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) in order to offer transborder flights, which will allow us to recapture the exodus of Quebecpassengers who travel to US airports for their flights. These two conditions, which depend solely on federal government decisions, are necessary for us to be able to partner with air carriers of Jetlines' caliber. We will be reaching out to Minister Marc Garneau and our elected officials to accelerate these decisions. We share the federal government's stated goal to offer affordable and efficient services to Canadians and our partnership with Jetlines is an important step towards that goal." said Jane Foyle, General Manager of DASH-L, the non-profit organization that manages the airport. 

"We are excited to enter into this partnership with Montreal Saint-Hubert Airport and support its vision of building a low-cost alternative airport in the Montrealregion. Montreal travellers deserve a low cost domestic option and those looking for low cost air travel options destined south should not have to drive across the border to Plattsburgh. The airport has our full support and we look forward to working together to design and build what will be become Jetlines base in Montreal." stated Javier Suarez, CEO of Jetlines. "Longueuil is a short commute out of the downtown core of Montreal, and our passengers will not only benefit from ultra-low airfares, they will also have convenient access to a new purpose-built low-cost facility near downtown Montreal."

"With this new service, our airport will be one step closer to becoming the low-cost airport of choice in the Montreal area." stated Jane Foyle.

About Montreal Saint-Hubert Longueuil Airport
Strategically located in Longueuil, Quebec, just 15 minutes from downtown Montreal, Montreal Saint-Hubert Airport has a robust airside infrastructure, a control tower and a wide offering of aviation services. DASH-L, a non-profit agency, has operated and managed the airport since September 2004. DASH-L's objective is to develop the airport in a manner that will make air travel accessible and affordable to all.

About Canada Jetlines Ltd.
Canada Jetlines is set to become Canada'sfirst true Ultra-Low Cost Carrier (ULCC) airline, with plans to operate flights across Canada and provide non-stop service from Canada to the United States, Mexico and the Caribbean. The Company plans to commence operations with the Airbus A320 fleet, the most widely used aircraft for ultra-low-cost carriers worldwide. Jetlines is led by a board and management team with extensive experience and expertise in low-cost airlines, start-ups and capital markets. The Company was granted an unprecedented exemption from the Government of Canada that will permit it to conduct domestic air services while having up to 49% foreign voting interests. 

SOURCE Développement Aéroport de Saint-Hubert de Longueuil

 

[jesseps]

Nice to see that announcement, because prior to it, they were showing in a map (without names) a location around Montreal and the same around Ottawa.

[Ousb]

Bruhhh ça va fighter sévère avec les populations riverraines

Edited November 8, 2018 by Ousb

[caribb]

Good news. I heard Porter and Flair were interested in developing YHU too. So maybe some momentum will happen on these lines. Swoop could be another Canadian carrier interested and who knows maybe Sunwing could move some flights there eventually. Allegiant, Spirit  and Southwest would be nice US attractions eventually. So fingers crossed. 

Edited November 9, 2018 by caribb

[chris]

I don't see why YHU can't be an alternative to YUL.

[acpnc]

Si c'est pour mieux concurrencer les aéroports américains près de la frontière comme Burlington et Plattsburg, c'est une bonne chose. Attention cependant de ne pas faire ombrage à YUL, qui a besoin de tout son trafic potentiel pour développer sa pleine capacité de correspondance.

[thenoflyzone]

On 2018-11-08 at 4:56 PM, caribb said:

Good news. I heard Porter and Flair were interested in developing YHU too.

Porter is on record saying that they are not interested in YHU.

I don't see airlines already serving YUL adding YHU. Doesn't make financial sense, unless you plan on moving operations to YHU completely.

AC, TS, WS, WG and PD won't leave YUL for YHU. That's a fact. So starting operations at a second Montreal airport for those airlines is very unlikely. 

All that YHU can hope for is attracting ULCCs with their lower airport fees. That's all.

Lets see if Canada jetlines will be around by the time the new terminal building at YHU opens.

Edited November 11, 2018 by thenoflyzone

[chris]

3 hours ago, thenoflyzone said:

Porter is on record saying that they are not interested in YHU.

I don't see airlines already serving YUL adding YHU. Doesn't make financial sense, unless you plan on moving operations to YHU completely.

AC, TS, WS, WG and PD won't leave YUL for YHU. That's a fact. So starting operations at a second Montreal airport for those airlines is very unlikely. 

All that YHU can hope for is attracting ULCCs with their lower airport fees. That's all.

Lets see if Canada jetlines will be around by the time the new terminal building at YHU opens.

Let's see if they even get off the ground.

[jesseps]

On 2018-11-10 at 10:53 PM, chris said:

Let's see if they even get off the ground.

They may get off the ground now, because foreign ownership is now capped at 49%.

Flights in Canada might be cheaper by 2100 and who knows by that time, the hyperloop might be a reality.

[jesseps]

Another ULCC will be launching in 2019 and has some big names behind it, especially Indigo Partners which has controlling interest in: Frontier and WOW.

Read: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/enerjet-relaunching-as-new-ultra-low-cost-airline-in-2019-1.1186553

So it is possible that Saint Hubert will see other ULCC flying from St Hubert.