Need to book a flight? Find the best Canada Airline to serve your needs

Air travel in Canada can be made simple once you know which Canada airline flies where.

There are a few key players the provide air transportation in Canada such as Air Canada and Westjet but there are many other smaller regional airlines in Canada that fly to more remote areas.

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National Airlines

Air Canada

Canada's flag carrier, Air Canada together with its regional airline subsidiary, Air Canada Jazz, provides scheduled and charter air travel in Canada for passengers and cargo to more than 150 destinations, vacation packages to over 90 destinations, as well as maintenance, ground handling and training services to other Canadian airlines.

Find out more information on Air Canada.

CanJet

CanJet Airlines serves fourteen destinations in Central and Eastern Canada and the USA, including St. John's, Deer Lake, Moncton, Halifax, Ottawa, Montreal, Hamilton, Toronto, New York LaGuardia, St. Petersburg, Sarasota Bradenton, West Palm Beach and Orlando, Florida. CanJet will be flying coast to coast in Canada with the introduction of service to Calgary and Vancouver in May and June 2005 respectively.

For more information visit the Canjet website

WestJet

WestJet serves the 24 Canadian cities from Victoria to St. John's, Nfld., and eight U.S. cities. Westjet operates a growing fleet of 53 aircraft featuring 35 new Next-Generation Boeing 737-700 aircraft with leather seats and more legroom. Transborder service commenced in the fall of 2004 to the cities of Los Angeles, San Francisco, Phoenix, Fort Lauderdale, Tampa, Orlando, and New York. Service to Palm Springs is scheduled to begin in January 2005 on this Canada airline.

For more information visit the WestJet website.

Regional Airlines

Air Inuit

Air Inuit offers scheduled services throughout Nunavik five days a week. If you're in a rush or if you have a special requirement, seven day charter service is a phone call away for air travel in Canada.

For more information visit the Air Inuit website

Air Canada Jazz

Air Canada Jazz is one of the largest regional airlines in the world, serving 69 destinations in Canada and the United States.

Air Canada Jazz is a wholly owned subsidiary of Air Canada Enterprises Aviation Holdings Inc.

For more information visit the Air Canada Jazz website

Air Labrador

Air Labrador is one of the oldest successfully operating airlines in the world and was established in 1948, as Newfoundland Airways.

For more information visit the Air Labrador website

Air North

Air North, Yukon's Airline is 100% owned by Yukoners and is becoming renown for their legendary in-flight northern hospitality, complimentary light meals including delicious "cheese cake" and Midnight Sun Coffee. They operate Hawker Siddeley 748 and Beech 99 aircraft between Whitehorse and Dawson City, Old Crow, Inuvik, Fairbanks and Juneau, Alaska. In addition this northern Canada airline provides non-stop Boeing 737 jet service to Whitehorse, Yukon from Calgary/Edmonton, Alberta and Vancouver, British Columbia.

For more information visit the Air North website

Baxter Aviation

With 9 DeHavilland Beavers, Baxter Aviation operates 24 scheduled flights daily between downtown Vancouver and downtown Nanaimo.

For more information visit the Baxter Aviation website

Bearskin Airlines

Today, the "Bear" offers almost 200 scheduled departures daily to 37 destinations. No other Canada airline offers more service for air travel in Northern Ontario. Sioux Lookout and Thunder Bay combined offer over 40 departures daily and act as Bearskin's major hubs in the Northwest. Sudbury is emerging as a major hub in Northeastern Ontario and Winnipeg is also growing in terms of the amount of service offered to and from Manitoba's capital city.

For more information visit the Bearskin Airlines website

Calm Air

A full service carrier, Calm Air operates scheduled passenger and cargo flights as well as a charter service throughout Manitoba, and the newly created Nunavut Territory!

For more information visit the Calm Air website

Canadian North - Canada Airline

Canadian North serves over 42 communities in the north through their three gateway cities: Edmonton, Calgary and Ottawa. By working with Northern service partners like Kenn Borek Air, Aklak Air, Calm Air, Air Tindi, and North-Wright Airways, we give you convenient, scheduled connections to destinations across the North.

For more information visit the Canadian North - Canada Airline website

Central Mountain Air

CMA currently contracts four of our planes and flight crews to Air Canada/Jazz to fly designated Air Canada routes in Western Canada on the following routes: Vancouver – Penticton, Calgary – Medicine Hat, Lethbridge and Cranbrook to carry Air Canada passengers which Air Canada sells and markets directly.

For more information visit the Central Mountain Air website

First Air

The Canada Airline of the North. Proudly providing scheduled passenger and cargo service between 24 northern communities with connections to Edmonton, Winnipeg, Montreal and Ottawa. Thier fleet of aircraft ranging from B737, B727, HS748, ATR42-300 and Hercules are available for charter worldwide.

For more information visit the First Air website

Harbour Air

Harbour Air is the largest all seaplane airline in the world. Expansion has given the company bases across the entire of coast of British Columbia. Harbour Air customers can experience adventure in the Khutzeymateen - Valley of the Grizzly Bear in Northern British Columbia, search for Orcas of the shores of Victoria, or spend an afternoon on a secret lake north of Vancouver enjoying a gourmet picnic lunch.

For more information visit the Harbour Air website

Porter Airlines

Porter Airlines Inc. is a regional passenger carrier based at Toronto City Centre Airport. The airline currently serves Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec City, Halifax and New York. Porter plans to fly to at least 17 short-haul Canadian and U.S. destinations.

Porter Airlines flies from its own dedicated terminal at Toronto City Centre Airport, one of the most convenient urban airports in the world, situated just minutes from downtown. Complimentary Porter shuttle buses offer passengers a short transfer to Union Station, only steps from the financial and entertainment districts. The airport is also accessible by public transit, taxi, limo or personal vehicle.

For more information visit the Porter Airlines website

Charter Airlines

Air Transat Canada

They specialize in charter flights from several Canadian and European cities to vacation destinations, mainly in the south during the winter months and in Europe during the summer. This Canada airline has a fleet of 14 aircraft serves 90 destinations in 25 countries.

For more information visit the Air Transat website

Skyservice Airlines

Skyservice operates aircraft from numerous Canadian destinations. Skyservice operates aircraft for Canada's top Tour Operator's. They do not sell seats or packages directly to the public. In order to book a flight, please contact a travel professional or Tour Operators.

For more information visit the SkyService website

Zoom Airlines

Zoom Airlines is no longer flying as of August 28, 2008. Go to Zoom Airline for more information.

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