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2012
18
December
Air Canada launches 'Rouge', a new leisure traveler focused airline - any good deals from Vancouver?
18
December
You may have heard that Air Canada was planning to start an LCC (low cost carrier) airline that caters to leisure travelers. Well today, they released some info on the name of the new carrier (Rouge), their slogan, and the first sampling of what destinations are available from Vancouver, and how much they'll cost.
Really? I could have sworn my French teacher said it meant 'red'...
Google Translate agrees.
But enough about that, let's take a look at what destinations are being offered through Rouge from Vancouver...
https://www.AirCanada.com/en/offers/air/rouge/rouge.html#YVR-INT
Looks like we have the following offers from YVR...
Vancouver - Athens, Greece $1196
Vancouver - Edinburgh, Scotland $1195
Vancouver - Venice, Italy $1195
The prices are roundtrip, after taxes, and valid on departure dates between July 1 and the end of October 2013.
My first thought is that is definitely a decent price to Greece from Vancouver, especially for peak summer travel. It's certainly cheaper than all other carriers at the moment.
Overall, perhaps nothing too mind blowing in terms of price. But even though many will look at Air Canada's past failures and predict a similar demise, I do hope that they succeed with this new venture. Ultimately, the more competition there is in the marketplace, the better it is for the consumer.
And if AC feels they can compete on routes and offer prices that are similar or lower to their low-cost competitors (ie: Air Transat), well, that's good news for those of us that like to travel.
And it does look like they're trying to offer destinations that are not currently served by low-cost carriers out of Vancouver, such as Greece and Venice. Air Transat flys to Amsterdam, the UK, and France out of YVR, but does not offer flights to Greece or Italy. They fly to Scotland, but only to Glasgow, not Edinburgh.
Hopefully this also means more opportunities for a crazy price drop to come around, giving yours truly more to blog about!
2012
30
May
Vancouver to Scotland - $563 roundtrip after taxes (and some cheap ones to Amsterdam and London)
30
May
June 12-20 and June 12-27 from Vancouver to Glasgow, Scotland just dropped to $563 roundtrip after taxes.
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2012
17
April
Vancouver to Amsterdam, Scotland, Paris, London - from $564 roundtrip after taxes
17
April
Air Transat tends to make their biggest price cuts to Europe sometime within a month of departure. They're focused on mostly April/May cuts at the moment, but even some June prices have been slashed.
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2011
19
September
Vancouver to Scotland - $559 roundtrip after taxes - cheapest flight this year
19
September
October flights to Glasgow, Scotland look to have dropped to records lows, down to $559 roundtrip after taxes, making them the cheapest flights to Scotland this year.
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2011
1
July
July flight to Scotland - $609 roundtrip after tax
1
July
July 13-20 from Vancouver to Glasgow, Scotland just dropped to $609 roundtrip after tax. About the only good summer deal to Europe out there at the moment.
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2011
14
June
New record for cheapest flight from Vancouver to Scotland: $569 roundtrip after tax
14
June
June 22 to 29 from Vancouver to Glasgow, Scotland just dropped to a record low price.
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2011
30
May
June flights to Scotland have dropped to $659 roundtrip after tax
30
May
Looks like Air Transat's June flights to Glasgow, Scotland have dropped to $659 roundtrip after tax.
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2011
30
April
Vancouver to Glasgow, Scotland - $679 roundtrip after tax
30
April
May 4-11 from Vancouver to Glasgow, Scotland has dropped to $679 roundtrip after tax. May 4-18 is $30 more.
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2011
8
April
Vancouver to London, UK - $623 roundtrip after tax
8
April
I've been waiting for these ones to start dropping, May is the unofficial start of the Europe travel season.
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2011
24
February
Flights to Manchester, UK in early May have dropped to $659 roundtrip after tax
24
February
Looks like Air Transat has dropped their early May flight prices to Manchester, UK down to $659 roundtrip after tax.
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