Airline Overview
Air Transat is the airline which is headquartered at Saint-Laurent in Canada. It operates charter flights as well as scheduled flights. The company is operated by Transat A.T. Inc. The major destinations of the airline vary from season to season. The main gateways in Canada include the Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Vancouver International Airport, etc. During summer, the major destinations are in Europe while during winter, the major destination of the company is in Mexico and the USA.
Company Profile
The inaugural flight of Air Transat was made in 1987. It was the flight that took passengers from Montreal to Acapulco.
In the current context, the company helps more than 3 million of passengers to travel from place to place every year. It has become one of the leaders in the aviation industry of Canada.
The safety of the flights was once questioned by the passengers. It was because there were some incidents happened in early 2000. But the company improved a lot regarding the safety of the flights and it performed more frequent check-ups for the aircrafts. This helped the company to regain the support from clients in the previous years and grow to be one of the leaders in Canadian aviation industry.
Sometimes, the company would provide special offers to attract clients. They would work closely with some of the travel agents to provide discounted packages for clients to enjoy some of the destinations by travelling through their airlines. They might have some discount coupons for them to enjoy some sightseeing tours at their destinations if they purchase the plans provided by Air Transat. They might also enjoy discounted air tickets if they purchase those plans. This helped Air Transat to establish the image of ‘cheap yet reliable’ in the minds of customers.
Fleet
The company uses Airbus A310-300, A330-200 and A330-300 to form the fleet. Some of the aircrafts are bought from other airlines in order to save the cost. This is one of the methods used by the company to save the operational cost so as to bring cheaper tickets for passengers. This is also the important reason explaining the growth and the popularity of this company.
Destinations
Air Transat operates flights to many different countries, including the USA, Germany, Belgium, Spain, Greece, Italy, France, Netherland, Switzerland, Ireland, the UK, Portugal, etc. It also operates a lot of flights for domestic travel. There are many destinations that can be reached by Air Transat within Canada.
