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| Founded | October 10, 2001 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | November 1, 2001 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 2004 (re-integrated into Air Canada) | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | Aeroplan | ||||||
| Alliance | Star Alliance (affiliate; 2001—2004) | ||||||
| Parent company | Air Canada | ||||||
| Headquarters | Montreal, Quebec | ||||||
| Website | Flytango.com | ||||||
Air Canada Tango was a low-cost subsidiary branch of Air Canada, which was established in 2001 to offer no-frills service on some of Air Canada's routes and to reduce operating costs at the struggling main company.[1] Based in Toronto, Tango operated on the major longer-distance Canadian routes between cities such as Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver, as well as to some holiday destinations in the USA and Mexico such as Fort Lauderdale, Seattle, Tampa and Mexico City.[2]
The airline's name is short for "Tan and Go", which is in reference to the southern winter destinations that it had planned to serve.[3]
- ^ "What's Tango?". Tango by Air Canada. Archived from the original on 9 August 2003. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ "TANGO BY AIR CANADA OFFERS LOW FARES, NO RESTRICTIONS AND CONVENIENT SCHEDULE". Tango By Air Canada. Archived from the original on 22 June 2003. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ "Applying rouge". Airliner World: 88–96. March 2015.