CanJet Airlines (Halifax) is planning to set up its own travel/tour operator in Canada starting next winter. To be named either CanJet Vacations or CanJet Holidays, the subsidiary will help the carrier diversify its income base after doubts regarding its future arose when long-term client, Air Transat (TS, Montréal Trudeau), last year announced it would not be renewing a lease contract on expiration in April.
According to Canadian Aviation News, CanJet president Stephen Rowe said the airline had received “tentative executive approval” to launch its own travel tour operator.
“This will be an exciting opportunity for us all and we have the ability together to build (something) special that provides a wonderful holiday experience for Canadians travelling south but also allows us to create long term stability for our employee group that is in our control and not others,” Rowe wrote to staff.
A subsidiary of Halifax-based IMP Group, Canjet currently operates twelve B737-800s largely for charter flights on behalf of Air Transat and other tour operators.
