Icelandic low-cost airline PLAY has launched its first Canadian route to Toronto’s John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport.
Flights will cost just £209 one-way standard fare, or £169 in PLAY’s launch sale until 31 January 2023. The first flight will depart on 22 June 2023 from London Stansted and Liverpool John Lennon Airports.
Flights will transit via Reykjavik for 80 minutes, allowing passengers to extend their trip in Iceland or fly straight on to Canada.
Iceland’s leading low-cost airline, PLAY, has today (10 January 2023) announced its newest route between London Stansted and Liverpool John Lennon to Toronto’s John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport, marking PLAY’s first Canadian route and its fifth North American destination.
Flights will depart from London Stansted or Liverpool John Lennon. Transatlantic flights to Toronto will depart from London five times a week and from Liverpool twice a week.
Birgir Jónsson, PLAY CEO, said: “I have been eagerly anticipating the launch of ticket sales for flights to Canada, as it will be a major market for us at PLAY.
“Our services in North America have been met with great success, and I am excited to be able to offer more people the opportunity to travel between North America, Iceland, and Europe at affordable prices.
“Toronto, with its population of approximately 8 million, will greatly expand our market reach as people there will now have a reliable and cost-effective way to reach our many destinations in Europe and Iceland.”
PLAY says it carried 74,620 passengers in December 2022 which is more than four times the number of passengers PLAY carried in December 2021.
The load factor in December was 82.8% compared to a 79.1% load factor in November.
Routes to and from London, Paris, and the Canary Islands were the most popular, with a load factor of around 90 percent. 40% of all passengers were connecting passengers who travelled transatlantic (VIA).
PLAY’s load factor in December was higher than all other publicly listed airlines in Scandinavia, showing the effectiveness of the PLAY network and its commercial activity.
Learn more about PLAY or book a flight at www.flyplay.com.
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