OWG
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| Founded | July 6, 2020 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | December 18, 2020 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
| Destinations | 6 | ||||||
| Parent company | Nolinor Aviation | ||||||
| Headquarters | Mirabel, Quebec, Canada[1] | ||||||
| Key people | Marco Prud’Homme (President) | ||||||
| Employees | 300[1] | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
OWG, standing for Off We Go, is a Canadian virtual airline and division of charter airline Nolinor Aviation. It operates flights to leisure destinations from Montréal Trudeau and Toronto Pearson airports.
History
[edit]On July 6, 2020, Nolinor Aviation announced OWG as its new airline.[2] The airline planned to operate a fleet of Boeing 737-400 aircraft in an all-economy configuration of 158 seats,[3] targeting leisure travel to southern destinations.[4][5] On July 13, 2020, OWG announced that it would partner with Canadian travel operator Hola Sun Holidays to operate dedicated flights to Cuba on behalf of the company.[6][7] Its inaugural flight to Cuba departed on December 18, 2020,[8] having originally been planned for August 31, 2020,[4] while the airline operated charter flights within Canada for an interim period beginning on October 18, 2020.[9]
The company ceased its flights to the Caribbean in 2021 at the request of the Canadian government, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[10] The company planned to restart flights in late 2021 using one Boeing 737-800 aircraft,[10] although the 737-800 did not enter service until 2022.[citation needed]
Destinations
[edit]As of July 2022[update], OWG has operated to the following destinations:
| Country | City | Airport | Start date | End date | Notes | Ref |
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| Canada | Montréal | Montréal–Trudeau International Airport | December 18, 2020 | Present | Base | [8] |
| Toronto | Toronto Pearson International Airport | December 18, 2020 | Present | Base | [8] | |
| Cuba | Cayo Coco | Jardines del Rey Airport | July 3, 2022 | Present | [11] | |
| Holguín | Frank País Airport | June 30, 2022 | Present | [12] | ||
| Santa Clara | Abel Santamaría Airport | December 18, 2020 | Present | [8] | ||
| Varadero | Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport | July 2, 2022 | Present | [13] |
Fleet
[edit]The OWG fleet, which is operated by Nolinor Aviation under its air operator's certificate (AOC), comprises the following aircraft as of March 2024[update]:[14][15]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing 737-400 | 2 | — | 158 | ||
| Boeing 737-800 | 1 | — | 189 | ||
| Total | 3 | — | |||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "About Us". OWG. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
- ^ Gordon, Lisa. "OWG poised for takeoff". Skies Magazine. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
- ^ "Our Fleet". OWG. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ a b "OWG reinvents the travel experience by taking its travellers to heart". OWG. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
- ^ Tomesco, Frédéric (July 7, 2020). "New Quebec airline OWG targets sun destinations". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ Wert, Jacob (July 13, 2020). "New Canadian airline OWG to launch with Cuba flights". International Flight Network. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
- ^ Liu, Jim (July 22, 2020). "OWG Outlines Toronto/Montreal". Routesonline. Informa Markets. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
- ^ a b c d Wolfsteller, Pilar (December 18, 2020). "Canada's OWG launches with initial flight to Cuba". FlightGlobal. DVV Media Group. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- ^ "Canada's OWG launches operations". ch-aviation. October 20, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
- ^ a b "OWG Adds 737NG". Canadian Aviator. August 28, 2021. Archived from the original on August 28, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ^ "Aeropuerto Jardines Del Rey recibe el vuelo inaugural de la aerolínea canadiense OWG" [Jardines Del Rey Airport receives the inaugural flight of Canadian airline OWG]. Jardines del Rey Airport (in Spanish). Facebook. July 3, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
- ^ Ruiz Miyares, Jorge (July 1, 2022). "New airline arrived in eastern Cuba". Radio Havana Cuba. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
- ^ Lemus Domínguez, Yenli (July 2, 2022). "Llegó primer vuelo de Off We Go al Aeropuerto de Varadero en 2022" [The first flight Off We Go flight arrived at Varadero Airport in 2022] (in Spanish). Retrieved August 17, 2022.
- ^ "Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: Quick Search Result for Nolinor Inc". Transport Canada. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
- ^ "OWG Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. August 15, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2022.