OWG
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.
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Founded | July 6, 2020 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | December 18, 2020 | ||||||
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Fleet size | 4 | ||||||
Destinations | 6 | ||||||
Parent company | Nolinor Aviation | ||||||
Headquarters | Mirabel, Quebec, Canada[1] | ||||||
Key people | Marco Prud’Homme (President) | ||||||
Employees | 300[1] | ||||||
Website | owg.com |
History
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.[11]
Destinations
As of July 2022, 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 | Hub | [8] |
Toronto | Toronto Pearson International Airport | December 18, 2020 | Present | Hub | [8] | |
Cuba | Cayo Coco | Jardines del Rey Airport | July 3, 2022 | Present | [12] | |
Holguín | Frank País Airport | June 30, 2022 | Present | [13] | ||
Santa Clara | Abel Santamaría Airport | December 18, 2020 | Present | [8] | ||
Varadero | Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport | July 2, 2022 | Present | [14] | ||
Fleet
The OWG fleet, which is operated by Nolinor Aviation under its air operator's certificate (AOC), comprises the following aircraft as of October 2021:[15][16]
Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | |
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Boeing 737-400 | 3 | — | 158 | ||
Boeing 737-800 | 1 | — | 189 | ||
Total | 4 | — |
References
- "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.
- "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.
- 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.
- "OWG Adds 737NG". Canadian Aviator. August 28, 2021. Archived from the original on August 28, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- Loh, Chris (August 5, 2021). "Canada's OWG Takes Delivery Of Its First Boeing 737-800". Simple Flying. Retrieved August 5, 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.