Jetlines, to corner the West Canadian market

Jetlines is a new Ultra Low Cost Carrier (ULCC) that plans to follow the in footsteps of other ULCC such as Ryanair, easyJet and Lion Airlinand corner the West Canadian travel market. Backed by USD126million in funding being sourced by Vancouver’ Salman Partners Inc. and Robson Capital Markets Advisory, the startup intends to launch with two A319-100s in the fall of 2014, before expanding to 16 aircraft by 2017 using a fleet of A319s and A320s.