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Routes rounds-up the latest new route announcements, as well as services returning to carrier’s networks.

The city is the ninth Canadian domestic destination to be added to the carrier’s network this summer.

The Canadian ULCC plans to serve 18 domestic destinations during the summer season.

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Canada’s Flair Airlines is adding the first US destinations to its network this winter as competition between budget carriers on transborder routes begins to heat up.

New Leaf is expected to initially launch scheduled operations with two Boeing 737-400s and will offer an unbundled travel service for leisure travellers with low base fares and numerous add-ons for passengers to tailor their itineraries depending upon what extras such as checked baggage allowance, inflight meals etc, that they require.