OWG
Canadian airline
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OWG, standing for Off We Go, was a Canadian virtual airline and division of charter airline Nolinor Aviation. It operated 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 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | May 1, 2025 | ||||||
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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 | ||||||
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.[citation needed]
Destinations
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 | May 1, 2025 | Base | [8] |
| Toronto | Toronto Pearson International Airport | December 18, 2020 | Base | [8] | ||
| Cuba | Cayo Coco | Jardines del Rey Airport | July 3, 2022 | [11] | ||
| Holguín | Frank País Airport | June 30, 2022 | [12] | |||
| Santa Clara | Abel Santamaría Airport | December 18, 2020 | [8] | |||
| Varadero | Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport | July 2, 2022 | [13] | |||
Fleet
Prior to closure, the OWG fleet (operated by Nolinor Aviation) under its air operator's certificate (AOC), comprising the following aircraft as of March 2024[update]:[14]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | |
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| Boeing 737-400 | 2 | — | 158 | ||
| Boeing 737-800 | 1 | — | 189 | ||
| Total | 3 | — | |||