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| Founded | September 22, 2002 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | September 2004 (re-integrated into Air Canada) | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | Aeroplan | ||||||
| Alliance | Star Alliance (affiliate; 2002–2004) | ||||||
| Parent company | Air Canada | ||||||
| Headquarters | Hangar 101, Calgary International Airport, Calgary, Alberta | ||||||
| Key people | Steve Smith | ||||||
| Website | 4321ZIP.com | ||||||
Zip was a Canadian discount airline headquartered in Hangar 101 at Calgary International Airport, Calgary, Alberta.[1] It was launched by Air Canada as a no-frills subsidiary in September 2002. It operated a fleet of 12 Boeing 737 aircraft, each painted in a bright, neon colour (blue, fuchsia, green, and orange) with a single class of service. The subsidiary was headed by former WestJet CEO, Steve Smith.[2]
As a direct competition to Canada's leading low-cost carrier WestJet, Zip flew mostly between the western cities of Abbotsford, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Saskatoon, Regina and Winnipeg.[3]
Zip ceased operations in September 2004 when Air Canada resumed a full schedule on its western routes.[4]
- ^ "Directory:World airlines." Flight International. 1–7 April 2003. ""Zhejiang Airlines" p. 98. "Hangar 101, 8050 22 Street North East, Calgary, Alberta, T2E 7H6, Canada"
- ^ Pigg, Susan. "Zip, WestJet in fare war that could hurt them both ; Move follows competition bureau ruling Battle could intensify when Zip flies eastward." Toronto Star. January 22, 2003. Business C01. Retrieved on September 30, 2009.
- ^ "Zip enters no-frills airline war". CBC News. Archived from the original on 10 October 2004. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ "Air Canada's Zip shut down". January 10th, 2014. CBC Canada.