According to the Canadian Transportation Agency website, the agency has approved a Lynx Air request for flights to Europe.
The applicant has applied to the Canadian Transportation Agency (Agency)
for a licence to operate a scheduled international service, large aircraft,
in accordance with the Agreement on Air Transport
between Canada and the European Community and its Member States.
The Agency is satisfied that the applicant meets all the applicable requirements
of subsection 69(1) of the CTA. The Agency also finds that the pertinent
terms and conditions of the Agreement have been complied with.
Accordingly, the Agency issues the licence.
Multiple sources state the ruling includes not only potential flights to European Union countries and The United Kingdom, but also Mexico, The Bahamas, Jamaica, Barbados, The Dominican Republic, Costa Rica and other countries.
The applicant has applied to the Canadian Transportation Agency (Agency) for a licence to operate a scheduled international service, large aircraft, in accordance with the Agreement on Air Transport between Canada and the European Community and its Member States, signed on December 18, 2009 (Agreement).
The Agency is satisfied that the applicant meets all the applicable requirements of subsection 69(1) of the CTA. The Agency also finds that the pertinent terms and conditions of the Agreement have been complied with.
Accordingly, the Agency issues the licence.
The Calgary-based ULCC has been steadily expanding its footprint in North America, including flights to Los Angeles, Tampa, Phoenix, Orlando, Las Vegas and Fort Myers.
The website ch-aviation.com reports Lynx Air currently operates a fleet of nine B737-8s. It has another seventeen B737-8s and twenty-one B737-8-200s on order,
Lynx Air earlier this year said it would be operating more than 250 flights a week across North America this summer, which equates to over 45,000 seats.
“The airline’s ambitious growth plans will continue into 2024 and beyond,” with firm commitments in place for a further 36 Boeing 737 aircraft, officials said. That would take the fleet to 46 aircraft by 2028.
The CTA site says the proposed new flights are subject to the normal rules and conditions.
Lynx Air earlier this week announced an exclusive partnership with Allianz Global Assistance.
