Swoop celebrated the launch of inaugural service today between Toronto and Varadero in Cuba with flight WO652 departing Toronto Pearson International Airport at 09:10 ET this morning, and arriving in Varadero at 12:50 local time.
On Wednesday (January 11, 2023), Swoop announced the launch of their inaugural flight between Toronto’s Lester B. Pearson International Airport (YYZ) and Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport in Varadero, Cuba. The flight departed Toronto Pearson this morning at 9:10 ET and arrived in Varadero at 12:50 local time. Customers looking for a pre-packaged holiday to an all-inclusive beach resort can access WestJet Vacations Packages with Swoop flights through their favorite travel agent. WestJet will also be launching a WestJetvacations.com website soon. In addition to the inaugural Varadero flight, Swoop also launched new nonstop service today between Hamilton and Punta Cana.
In today’s announcement, Swoop’s President, Bob Cummings, said,
“As Canada’s favourite sun and fun ultra-low-cost carrier, we are thrilled to celebrate our launch into Cuba. Varadero is widely known as a Canadian favourite for affordable beach vacations, and so we’re proud to provide Torontonians a new ultra-convenient, ultra-not-expensive option for travel to Playa Azul.”
Also commenting on Swoop’s new Cuba service, Greater Toronto Airports Authority’s Director of Strategic Customer Relationships, Janik Reigate, said,
“With over two months of winter still remaining, travellers now have more choice for sun destinations served out of Toronto Pearson. We’re proud to partner with Swoop to help our valued passengers break up the cold and snow with a bit of sun and fun this winter season.”
This winter, Swoop will operate over 100 weekly flights to 13 popular vacation destinations across the U.S., Mexico and the Caribbean with one-way fared from CAD $99 for flights, and WestJet Vacations packages starting at CAD $356.
Founded in 2018, Swoop is a subsidiary of the WestJet Group. The airline is Canada’s leading ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC) and operates a fleet of ten modern Boeing 737-800NGs and six Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft, featuring in-seat power and Wi-Fi. The Swoop business model offers low base fares which only include a seat, allowing guests to customize ancillary services to suit their personal needs and budget. The Canadian ULCC offers seasonal and year-round destinations in Canada, the U.S., Mexico and the Caribbean.
Source: Swoop/CNW